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Untamed Youth

  • 19571957
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 20m
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4.1/10
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Mamie Van Doren in Untamed Youth (1957)
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Follows the vagrant sisters working for crooked characters at a rock 'n' roll prison-farm.Follows the vagrant sisters working for crooked characters at a rock 'n' roll prison-farm.Follows the vagrant sisters working for crooked characters at a rock 'n' roll prison-farm.
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    • Howard W. Koch
    • John C. Higgins(screenplay)
    • Stephen Longstreet(story)
  • Stars
    • Mamie Van Doren
    • Lori Nelson
    • John Russell
    • Howard W. Koch
    • John C. Higgins(screenplay)
    • Stephen Longstreet(story)
  • Stars
    • Mamie Van Doren
    • Lori Nelson
    • John Russell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Mamie Van Doren in Untamed Youth (1957)
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    Jeanne Carmen, Eddie Cochran, Lori Nelson, and Mamie Van Doren in Untamed Youth (1957)
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    Jeanne Carmen and Eddie Cochran in Untamed Youth (1957)
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    Lori Nelson and Mamie Van Doren in Untamed Youth (1957)
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    Mamie Van Doren
    Mamie Van Doren
    • Penny Lowe
    Lori Nelson
    Lori Nelson
    • Jane Lowe
    John Russell
    John Russell
    • Russ Tropp
    Don Burnett
    Don Burnett
    • Bob Steele
    Eddie Cochran
    Eddie Cochran
    • Bong
    Lurene Tuttle
    Lurene Tuttle
    • Judge Cecilia Steele Tropp
    Yvonne Lime
    Yvonne Lime
    • Baby
    Jeanne Carmen
    Jeanne Carmen
    • Lillibet
    Robert Foulk
    Robert Foulk
    • Sheriff Mitch Bowers
    Wayne Taylor
    • Duke
    Jered Barclay
    • Ralph
    • (as Jerry Barclay)
    Keith Richards
    Keith Richards
    • Angelo
    Valerie Reynolds
    • Arkie
    Lucita
    • Margarita
    Glenn Dixon
    • Jack Landis
    Wally Brown
    Wally Brown
    • Pinky, the cook
    Stanley Andrews
    Stanley Andrews
    • Farmer Collingwood
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Banas
    Robert Banas
    • Work Farm Inmate
    • (uncredited)
      • Howard W. Koch
      • John C. Higgins(screenplay)
      • Stephen Longstreet(story)
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    • Trivia
      The film was originally condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency, but that only served to enhance the curiosity factor, resulting in it being a big moneymaker for the studio.
    • Goofs
      The the Mexican smuggler tries to drive off in the sheriff's car, its tires are heard squealing on the dirt around the farm buildings. Tires only squeal on pavement like asphalt or concrete.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Sheriff Mitch Bowers: Okay, crawl out!

      Jane Lowe: [skinny dipping in a pond] Well, you go away first!

      Sheriff Mitch Bowers: Oh, that'd be neglect of duty.

      Penny Lowe: Well, at least turn around. You're not much of a gentleman!

      Sheriff Mitch Bowers: Huh! I never was! Now get out!

    • Connections
      Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Untamed Youth (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Cottonpicker
      Written by Les Baxter

      Performed by Eddie Cochran (uncredited)

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    "If you had two heads you'd still be a moron!"
    Untamed Youth (1957)

    ** (out of 4)

    If you look at any critic books you're probably going to find this one with a BOMB rating and it being called one of the worst films of all time. Something this entertaining can't be considered one of the worst ever made. Period. Sisters Penny (Mamie Van Doren) and Jane (Lori Nelson) Lowe gets picked up by a crooked Sheriff and the two are sentenced by a crooked judge to a work farm where the owner abuses the workers and gets his pockets filled with their hard work. Soon the judge's son (Don Burnett) returns home from the Navy and begins to see what's really going on at the camp. UNTAMED YOUTH is one of many drive-in juvenile flicks that were released in this era and while it has one of the worst reputations of any, this is just so memorable because of all the camp, wild dialogue and unbelievable situations. I'm really not sure where you start but there's some of the most memorable dialogue that you're ever going to find in a film. There this: "Don't hit me in the mouth again. You'll break my dental plate". Also this: "If you had two heads you'd still be a moron." You've also got an opening sequence with the two beautiful blonds skinny dipping with the perverted Sheriff spying on them. There's also some very campy musical numbers, which for some reason the "inmates" are able to put on. I'm still not sure why the evil owner allowed all of this considering everything else he was doing to them. Then there's the hilarious ending where the people finally can't take any more. I won't ruin what exactly happens but it's certainly funny. Mamie Van Doren, as you'd expect, gives a pretty blah performance but that pointy bra is constantly at work. Nelson actually gives a pretty good performance as she's the only thing that doesn't come off campy. The supporting players all fit their roles nicely. UNTAMED YOUTH is pure camp and I'd say it deserves the right to be considered a cult classic.
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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1957 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Bakersfield, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Aubrey Schenck Productions
      • Devonshire Productions
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    • 1 hour 20 minutes
      • Black and White

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