Matt Stevens is the big man at high school. He sweats the students for protection money, acquires copies of tests for a fee, and has rigged the votes so he can beat Kelly in the election for student president. Aside from his anointed acolytes, Matt is almost universally despised. His parents are obscenely rich and spend their time travelling in Europe rather than giving him the parental guidance he needs. Things begin to get ugly when some of the teens resist his power and show Matt up at the drag race.
Acting
John Ashley's sneer could curdle milk.
Production
Drag races shot in somebody's actual backyard.
Director
O'Dale Ireland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Ashley later became a Filipino horror icon, starring in Blood Island films—quite the pivot from teen tyrant.
This was part of a 1950s moral panic wave where Hollywood warned parents that their absenteeism was breeding juvenile Capones.
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