Virgin High

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Virgin High
Directed byRichard Gabai
Written by
  • Jeff Neill
  • Richard Gabai
Produced byRichard Gabai
CinematographyHoward Wexler
Edited byJohn Shepphird
Music byLarry Berliner
Production
company
Check Entertainment[1]
Distributed byRCA/Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • January 1991 (1991-01)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish

Virgin High is a 1991 direct-to-video sex comedy film directed and produced by Richard Gabai. Gabai co-wrote the film with Jeff Neill and stars Traci Dali, Burt Ward, and Linnea Quigley. Gabai plays the boyfriend of a teenage girl sent to Catholic school, which he attempts to bluff his way into so they can have sex. It was also the first film appearance of Leslie Mann.

Plot[edit]

When Christy Murphy's strict parents become suspicious that she's fooling around with boys, they send her to an all-girls Catholic school. Her boyfriend, Jerry, bluffs his way into the school disguised as a priest. Determined to have sex with Christy, Jerry attempts to avoid the nuns while maintaining his cover. [2]

Cast[edit]

  • Burt Ward as Dick Murphy
  • Linnea Quigley as Kathleen
  • Traci Dali as Christy Murphy
  • Richard Gabai as Jerry
  • Kent Burden as Theo

Release[edit]

RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment released the film direct-to-video in January 1991.[3]

Reception[edit]

Variety's review said that it is "uneven but boasts better writing than most teen sex comedies".[4] The review in TV Guide called it harmless but "nearly pointless and rather dull".[5] Drive-in film critic Joe Bob Briggs sarcastically recommended Virgin High as a family film, rating it two stars.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Virgin High (1991)". AllMovie. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  2. ^ "Virgin High". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. ^ Atkinson, Terry (1991-01-25). "'Freshman' Out at Right Time : This Week's Movies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  4. ^ Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews 1991-92, Volume 17. Garland Publishing. 1994. ISBN 0-8240-3796-0.
  5. ^ "Virgin High". TV Guide. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. ^ Briggs, Joe Bob (1990-12-21). "A Fate Worse Than Death: Enrollment in 'Virgin High'". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2020-10-29.

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