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The Cool and the Crazy

  • 19581958
  • 1h 18m
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5.1/10
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Richard Bakalyan, Dickie Jones, Scott Marlowe, and Gigi Perreau in The Cool and the Crazy (1958)
  • Drama
High school thug is front man for a local marijuana ring.High school thug is front man for a local marijuana ring.High school thug is front man for a local marijuana ring.
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
221
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  • Director
    • William Witney
  • Writer
    • Richard C. Sarafian
  • Stars
    • Scott Marlowe
    • Richard Bakalyan
    • Gigi Perreau
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  • Director
    • William Witney
  • Writer
    • Richard C. Sarafian
  • Stars
    • Scott Marlowe
    • Richard Bakalyan
    • Gigi Perreau
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    • 12User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Scott Marlowe
    Scott Marlowe
    • Bennie Saulas Bennie Saul
    Richard Bakalyan
    Richard Bakalyan
    • Jackie Barzanas Jackie Barzan
    Gigi Perreau
    Gigi Perreau
    • Amyas Amy
    Dickie Jones
    Dickie Jones
    • Stu Summervilleas Stu Summerville
    Shelby Storck
    • Det. Lt. Sloanas Det. Lt. Sloan
    Marvyn J. Rosen
    • Eddie (the pusher)as Eddie (the pusher)
    Caroline von Mayrhauser
    • Miss Ryan (teacher)as Miss Ryan (teacher)
    Ken Plumb
    • Marty (a teenager)as Marty (a teenager)
    Robert Hadden
    • Charles 'Cookie' Tyleras Charles 'Cookie' Tyler
    Joe Adelman
    • Desk Sgt. Harryas Desk Sgt. Harry
    John Hannahan
    • Drunk teenageras Drunk teenager
    James Newman
    • Det. Sgt. Myersas Det. Sgt. Myers
    Jackie Storck
    • Amy's motheras Amy's mother
    Leonard Belove
    • Amy's fatheras Amy's father
    John Quihas
    Paul Culp
    Anthony Pawley
    • Mr. Saulas Mr. Saul
    Jim Bysol
    • Blue Note proprietoras Blue Note proprietor
    • Director
      • William Witney
    • Writer
      • Richard C. Sarafian
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    Storyline

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    High school thug is front man for a local marijuana ring.
    • teensploitation
    • beach party
    • psychotronic film
    • marijuana
    • father daughter relationship
    • 6 more
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    • Taglines
      • SEVEN SAVAGE PUNKS ON A WEEKEND BINGE OF VIOLENCE!
    • Genre
      • Drama
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    • Trivia
      Richard Bakalyan and Dickie Jones were arrested by Kansas City police for vagrancy as they stood on the street between takes. The police saw their long hair and leather jackets and wanted to get them off the street before they "infected" the local youth.
    • Connections
      Featured in It Came from Hollywood (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      The Cool and the Crazy
      Written by Bill Nolan and Ronnie Norman.

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    3/10
    25-35 year-old 'juvenile delinquents' run amok due to evil marijuana!
    While not quite as ridiculous as "Reefer Madness", "The Cool and the Crazy" is a ridiculous propaganda film designed to warn folks that marijuana kills! While filled with lies, it is quite unintentionally funny. Now my expectations for "The Cool and the Crazy" were low to begin with....with such a nutty title and the film coming from American International Pictures!

    Benny (Scott Marlowe) is a new cool 'kid' who arrives at some high school. I put kid in quotes because he and the rest of the students are generally in their upper 20s! Anyway, he's a rebel and the kids soon are won over to his coolness. Then, he introduces them to marijuana...and soon he's out of control and going through withdrawal because he's become addicted and hell-bent on self-destruction!

    This film is packed with misinformation--the type that actually ended up encouraging kids to use pot. After all, in the film, Benny uses it and soon becomes out of control and suicidal. But when folks see that none of this really happens with folks they know who use pot, they tend to ignore and laugh at such over-the-top warnings.

    So is it any good? Not really. The acting isn't bad and the look and style of the film are good...but the story itself is goofy and silly at times. But, it is unintentionally funny...and is worth seeing in this light.
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    • Release date
      • March 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Drogenfalle
    • Filming locations
      • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
    • Production company
      • Imperial Productions Inc. (III)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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