Rebel Highway Series

Number of Movies: 10

Overview

A series of telefilms inspired by B-movies of the 1950s. Each film is named after a late-50s/early-60s-era film produced by American International Pictures. However, none of the films are remakes - each installment tells a different story from the films they are named after.

Featured Crew

Allan Arkush

Directing

Lou Arkoff

Production

Willie Kutner

Production

Debra Hill

Production

Julie Alter

Production

10 Movies

A spoiled little rich girl arrives at Sorority High with studying the last thing on her mind. Spreading malicious rumours and splitting people up are just some of the things she finds amusing. Her behaviour not surprisingly though, starts to alienate her from her fellow classmates.

Cool and the Crazy

September 16, 1994

Unhappily married couple Roslyn and Michael lead separate affairs that lead to violent repercussions for all.

Dragstrip Girl

September 2, 1994

Johnny is a bad guy trying to go straight and becomes smitten with Laura, a wealthy good girl who is rebelling against her parents, all set among the backdrop of 1950s Los Angeles.

Girls in Prison

August 19, 1994

Framed for the murder of a record company president in 1952 Hollywood, young, aspiring singer Aggie O'Hanlon is sentenced to life in prison and tries to adjust to her life life behind bars in a hellish womens prison where she is befriended by other "lifer" inmates who help her out when Aggie finds herself marked for murder by an unknown source who thinks she knows more about the murder than she does.

Jailbreakers

September 9, 1994

A 1950s high school cheerleader meets a leather clad rebel biker and goes out on the town with him. When he steals an item of jewellery he gets thrown in prison but not for long. He makes a desperate escape and he is determined to catch up with his lost love and re-new their criminal activities.

Motorcycle Gang

August 8, 1994

Cal and his family are driving to their new home in California and are terrorized by a motorcycle gang along the highway.

Reform School Girl

September 23, 1994

Donna is sent to a reform school to take the fall for bad boy Vince. Inside, she makes friends and learns about herself.

Roadracers

July 22, 1994

Cynical look at a 1950s rebellious Rocker who has to confront his future, thugs with knives, and the crooked town sheriff.

Runaway Daughters

August 12, 1994

Angie, Mary, and Laura are teenage girls who are fed up with their bland and unexciting small town lives. Mary discovers that she's pregnant after having sex with her boyfriend.

In 1950s America, teenage rebellion comes easy when something like rock 'n' roll is viewed as sinful. Looking to have a good time while they're young, Susan, Cookie and Tony -- three teenagers from a small town -- start a nightclub where host Danny Klay introduces the newest rock 'n' roll talent, and everyone can dance the night away. Of course, not everyone in town is happy with the new establishment.

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