the top mama
of The Rebels by manipulating the guys and eliminating the dolls with a non-stop barrage
of biker rumbles, catfights, knife duels, and
murder. A rare, gritty, touch-as-nails j.d. gem, Teenage Gang Debs is best described as sleaze noir. Plus, on the same double bill: It's the Fuzz vs. The Fastbacks (a gang
of high school hotrodders) as everyone tries to figure out the identity
of the Teen-Age Strangler, a psycho who leaves a stocking wrapped around his victim's necks. And there's nothing like guessing who done it in a film packed with Father Knows Best -type nuclear families, malt shops, tailfins, and the show-stopping musical number Yipe Stripes! A delirious slice
of colorful sixties Americana.
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