High School Confidential! (film)
| High School Confidential! | |
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| Directed by | Jack Arnold |
| Written by | Robert Blees Lewis Meltzer |
| Produced by | Albert Zugsmith |
| Starring | Russ Tamblyn Jan Sterling John Drew Barrymore Mamie Van Doren Jerry Lee Lewis Ray Anthony Jackie Coogan Charles Chaplin Jr. Diane Jergens |
| Cinematography | Harold J. Marzorati |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Music by | Albert Glasser |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $532,000 |
| Box office | $1,915,000 |
High School Confidential! is a 1958 American crime drama film directed by Jack Arnold, starring Mamie Van Doren, Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Drew Barrymore, Jackie Coogan, Diane Jergens and Michael Landon.
The film also features a cameo by Jerry Lee Lewis who opens the movie singing “Boppin’ at the High School Hop” which Lewis co-wrote with Ron Hargrave. Lewis released the title track as a Sun Records 45 single which became a Top 40 hit, reaching #21 in the Billboard charts.
The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made.