I remember seeing this movie the day it opened (Boxing Day) 1989, and was completely blown away by Kylie's performance. A TV actress, singer and now bona fide movie star, there seemed to be no stopping her. Of course as we now know there were many movie mistakes to follow. But this still stands as one of her finest efforts and is still an enjoyable piece of escapist moviemaking.

Very surprising that in several years, this film has attracted only THREE comments! maybe they're the only people to have sat through it? Come to think of it, the day I took my daughter to see it back in '89, I don't think there WAS anyone else in the theater!One thing I should point out, Kylie was NOT a superstar when she made this, merely an Aussie export, ex soapie star, squeaking her way to success in Britain - she hadn't MADE it as such! I think she was still in love with Jason Donovan then!THE DELINQUENTS isn't all bad...just a bit iffy and merely an excuse to showcase Miss Minogue from every camera angle, if not every which way! She plays a headstrong rebellious teenager who falls pregnant to American Charlie Schlatter and is sent to the big city for an abortion. Lots of angst and RISKY BUSINESS type stumbling blocks but hell, you just know they're gonna get back together, and as they dance themselves into the sunset ahead of the final credits you can go home feeling much better!Funny thing is, compared to her performance in later flicks such as STREETFIGHTER, she should have gotten an Oscar for this!

I quite liked this movie. Its a bit feeble but its alright. They obviously used Kylie because of her superstar status and maybe she isn't the best choice but she pulls it off quite well. I liked it when the woman who takes Lola in teaches her manners. Her hair looks really dodgy when she bleaches it though. All in all not bad but it could've been better.

´The Delinquents´ was made just after Kylie´s rise to fame in the music business (thanks to producers Stock, Aitken and Waterman), and is a star vehicle in the tradition of the classic Hollywood movies starring (f.i.) Joan Crawford. Not the plot, but the actress comes in first place in these kind of movies. Every storyline, every camera angle, everything spins around miss Minogue. She gets all the time and space to show off her acting skills, good looks and various hairstyles. This movie would have been a disaster without the star quality Kylie brings to it. Even though she never made it to the level of Madonna or Janet Jackson, she has the attitude that goes with top stardom, and that is what makes her film debut really enjoyable.