The Delinquents (1957)
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30% of users liked it
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Filmed on location in Kansas City, The Delinquents was the first big-screen directorial effort by Robert Altman, who also wrote and produced the film. Altman's participation is far more impressive than the film itself, which is pretty bad. Future Billy Jack star Tom Laughlin plays Scotty, a nice… More Filmed on location in Kansas City, The Delinquents was the first big-screen directorial effort by Robert Altman, who also wrote and produced the film. Altman's participation is far more impressive than the film itself, which is pretty bad. Future Billy Jack star Tom Laughlin plays Scotty, a nice teenager who goes bad in a hurry. Told to get lost by the father of his girl friend Janice (Rosemary Howard), Scott gets mixed up with a street gang, headed by the ineluctable Richard Bakalyan. The film's highlight is a rumble at a drive-in movie, which is so much better than the rest of The Delinquents that it stands out like an unsore thumb. For music fans, Julia Lee and the Bill Nolan Quintet Minus Two offer a rendition of the deathless "Dirty Rock Boogie." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Altman
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
PG,
- In Theaters
- Mar 1, 1957 Wide
- Studio
- United Artists
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The film didn't even have good music to go with its teen story.
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Cast
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Tom Laughlin
as Scotty
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Peter Miller
as Cholly
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Richard Bakalyan
as Eddy
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Rosemary Howard
as Janice
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Helene Hawley
as Mrs. White
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Leonard Belove
as Mr. White
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Lotus Corelli
as Mrs. Wilson
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James Lantz
as Mr. Wilson
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Christine Altman
as Sissy
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George Kuhn
as Jay
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Pat Stedman
as Meg
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Norman Zands
as Chizzy
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James Leria
as Steve
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Shelby Storck
as Cholly's Father
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Kermit Echols
as Barman
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Joe Adleman
as Service station man
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Jet Pinkston
as Molly
- Helen Hawley
- Lotus Carelli
