As the 1950's was Closing and the "Teenage" Icons of "Ozzie and Harriet",
Leave it to Beaver", and the Rest, were Fading Fast.
The Teen-Angst Shown in this Surprising Entry was Totally Absent in the Teens of the TV Sit-Com.
Also, on the Way to "No-Where-Ville" was the Juvenile-Delinquent, or "JD" Movies,
that Lit Up the Dark Back-Seats of the Drive-In, and the Balcony at the Main-Street Movie-Palace.
This is One of the Last in the Wild Wave of No-Budget, No-Star, Quickies.
That Capitalized on the Youth Market with "Forbidden" Come-Ons like Rock n' Roll, Hot-Rods, Hot-Chicks, and Parental Defiant Behavior of All Sorts.
Most of the Genre was Typically a Lot More Sizzle than Steak.
With Maybe a Scene or Two that Cut the Edge of "Respectability".
"Date Bate", Odd Title Aside, goes the Extra-Mile by Including Dope-Addicts (actually showing Needles and Usage.
A Teen Romance Eloping to Vegas, and We get to See the "Wedding Night" Jitters at the Motel in Close-Up.
A First-Act Hot-Rod Car-Chase that Betrays the Low-Budget that is Effectively Shot and quite the Ride.
Razor and Fist-Fights Galore, Smack-Peddlers Preying on a Disfigured Junkie, and its All Backed with Rockabilly Beat.
More Sensational Stuff than Expected in This Type.
An Under the Radar Treat that is...
Worth a Watch.
The Teen-Angst Shown in this Surprising Entry was Totally Absent in the Teens of the TV Sit-Com.
Also, on the Way to "No-Where-Ville" was the Juvenile-Delinquent, or "JD" Movies,
that Lit Up the Dark Back-Seats of the Drive-In, and the Balcony at the Main-Street Movie-Palace.
This is One of the Last in the Wild Wave of No-Budget, No-Star, Quickies.
That Capitalized on the Youth Market with "Forbidden" Come-Ons like Rock n' Roll, Hot-Rods, Hot-Chicks, and Parental Defiant Behavior of All Sorts.
Most of the Genre was Typically a Lot More Sizzle than Steak.
With Maybe a Scene or Two that Cut the Edge of "Respectability".
"Date Bate", Odd Title Aside, goes the Extra-Mile by Including Dope-Addicts (actually showing Needles and Usage.
A Teen Romance Eloping to Vegas, and We get to See the "Wedding Night" Jitters at the Motel in Close-Up.
A First-Act Hot-Rod Car-Chase that Betrays the Low-Budget that is Effectively Shot and quite the Ride.
Razor and Fist-Fights Galore, Smack-Peddlers Preying on a Disfigured Junkie, and its All Backed with Rockabilly Beat.
More Sensational Stuff than Expected in This Type.
An Under the Radar Treat that is...
Worth a Watch.