Aww, all my fellow reviewers around here go on and on about how deliciously sleazy and irresistibly tacky "Malibu High" is – which is totally correct – but they all seem to overlook that the basic story and morals of this film are actually deeply tragic and depressing. Here we have the emotionally moving story of a naive and relatively innocent teenage girl that wastes her youth and even her entire existence in barely a few weeks time because she makes a series of bad decisions. It's like the American dream in reverse, with drugs, prostitution, parents' suicide, jealousy, attempted rape and even homicide! Put this premise in the hands of a director like Martin Scorcese, with someone like Jodie Foster in the lead role, and you've got yourself a guaranteed Oscar-winning and immortally classic blockbuster! Director Irvin Berwick and his cast of nobodies opted for a completely different approach, however. The rudimentary story lines may perhaps be dramatic and serious, but they clearly don't want you bother about them or even think too far ahead. "Malibu High" is fast-paced, full of sexual escapades and foreseen with a light-headed atmosphere and inappropriately cheerful soundtrack, so that your impression of watching a sloppy and harmless drive-in exploitation feature continuously remains upheld. It's definitely a repulsive and utterly tasteless film, what with the glorification of everything that is not done in the life of teenager, but hey … that's exactly what this kind of rancid and exploitative film-making is all about, is it not? Poor 18-year-old beauty Kim Bentley is fed up with her dull life. She hates her dominant mother and blames her for daddy's suicide, her boyfriend Kevin dumped her for a rich girl, her grades continuously go downhill and she doesn't have any money to buy her own car. She decides to turn everything around overnight. She accepts the offer from a local pimp to become a hooker, whilst she simultaneously uses her lewd body to seduce teachers to improve her grades. Everything goes as planned and even her former boyfriend and his new love interest get envious of Kim's sudden success. But, inevitably, she wants more and quickly loses complete control over her life. She finds a new and seemingly far more stylish pimp, but in no time he transforms her into a relentless mafia-type executioner. "Malibu High" is a very strange film to watch even if you're a well-experienced and very tolerant fan of exploitation cinema. It feels as if the makers absolutely didn't have a clue regarding the seriousness of some of the topics featuring here! Kim brutally murders a stranger without even blinking her eyes, yet the next minute she makes childish gestures towards her ex' new girlfriend. It's so stupid but at the same time so marvelously entertaining and, as said, the fast pacing doesn't even leave you time to get upset about the inadequate plotting. It's rather unique for a low-budgeted 70's smut film to not feature any dreary moments. One hit wonder Jill Lansing delivers an acceptable performance as Kim, but she lets her often exposed breasts do most of the acting, anyway. Certain sequences qualify as pure and authentic 70's sleaze, for example Kim's encounter with her school principal at home, and the grainy production values constantly remind you of the Grindhouse way of movie making. The same "brilliant" team gave us the fantastically demented "Hitch Hike to Hell" two years earlier, so don't say you haven't been warned.

She's lost her boyfriend, she's failing her classes at school, and she has no money. What's Kim Bentley to do? The answer is obvious – become a hooker. But sex for money is just the first step for this high school student. In no time at all, she's a contract killer.Writing about Malibu High is difficult. On the one hand, the movie is incredibly trashy and has no real redeeming characteristics whatsoever. It's all so sleazy. A high school student turned prostitute turned killer – it's almost repulsive. However, on the other hand, Malibu High is a blast. Some of what I found enjoyable may have been unintentional, but the movie is just too much fun. A high school student turned prostitute turned killer – how awesome is that? Malibu High is low-budget film-making at its best (or worst as the case may be). The production values are bottom of the barrel. Lighting, sound, sets, etc. are laughably bad. Much of the music is so inappropriate that it's often hysterical. My favorite had to be the theme from The People's Court playing during the film's climatic chase scene. The acting . . . what's the point? It's terrible too.Finally, one thing in Malibu High that cracked me up repeatedly was the reaction that almost every male character had to Kim Bentley. The guys in this movie must not get out much if they consider her a hottie. There's a scene with Kim going into school in all of her slump-shouldered, figure-less glory. The cat calls had me in stitches.

Malibu high is a trashy but interesting b-movie,with no big name stars. a calculating high school student(Jill Lansing)turns prostitute to get better grades,and afterwords for money.she turns out to be a sociopath and gets worse.i first seen this on the late late show on television where it was cut up,and later seen the uncut video.its a disturbing movie Jill Lansing's character is pretty and sexy but ugly inside,she does what she has to do to get what she wants,even murder.there was a so called sequel to this called the graduates of Malibu high also known as the young warriors in 1983.but i would call it a sequel in name only. a crown international release,remember them?they churned out classic b movies like the hearse,galaxina(starring the late Dorothy stratton)and blood of Dracula's castle(AL Adamson's classic)check out the disco dancing scene that will tell you its 1979.remember disco,customized vans,CB radios.ill give this little seen gem 8 out of 10.

Worst Movies of ALL Time! Saw this twice in the early 80's on some dinky, weird station that my local Cablevision company had (channel 10) on LI.There's just so much about this movie that's atrocious. It's a hoot all the way as the girl goes from HS renegade to killer. The sex scenes are not erotic, the "acting" is riotously bad and the music! No idea who the hell threw this crapola thing together but we should be grateful it's around.Why more people who like BAD movies don't know about this one is beyond me!