Well, Ed Wood only wrote the screen play for this, which explains why "The Violent Years" isn't as spastic and incompetent as his own self-directed "masterpieces". But his tin ear for dialog and 6th grade level sense of plotting and character development come through perfectly, so anyone who enjoys EW movies will enjoy this one for all the usual reasons.
There are so many "great" moments here: the moment when Paula commands her gang "We've all got guns, let's get 'em into action!!", rather than something simple and coherent such "Fire your guns at the cops!". Or the moment where the reporter drops Paula's creepy boyfriend with one punch, and the creep cartwheels onto the floor in a direction that is actually not possible for a person hit with a right cross from that angle. Or the amazingly stilted initial greetings between Paula and her charity-crazed mom. Or the rambling, droning lecture by the judge where he talks about the need for more time in the woodshed and the return to Bible based values with all the conviction of a shoe salesman at Payless.
Bonus: even with a bunch of padding, the movie is actually pretty short, barely more than an hour. Another bonus (speaking of padding!): torpedo tits and tight sweaters standing in for character development.
So pull on your favorite skin tight Angora sweater and your best pumps and sit down and watch this today.
There are so many "great" moments here: the moment when Paula commands her gang "We've all got guns, let's get 'em into action!!", rather than something simple and coherent such "Fire your guns at the cops!". Or the moment where the reporter drops Paula's creepy boyfriend with one punch, and the creep cartwheels onto the floor in a direction that is actually not possible for a person hit with a right cross from that angle. Or the amazingly stilted initial greetings between Paula and her charity-crazed mom. Or the rambling, droning lecture by the judge where he talks about the need for more time in the woodshed and the return to Bible based values with all the conviction of a shoe salesman at Payless.
Bonus: even with a bunch of padding, the movie is actually pretty short, barely more than an hour. Another bonus (speaking of padding!): torpedo tits and tight sweaters standing in for character development.
So pull on your favorite skin tight Angora sweater and your best pumps and sit down and watch this today.