The Violent Years

The Violent Years (1956)

  • 34% of users liked it
    (246 ratings)

Parental neglect is firmly to blame in this low-budget potboiler scripted by the immortal Edward D. Wood Jr. Paula Parkins (Jean Moorhead) is a spoiled rich girl who turns to kicks when her parents become too engrossed in their careers and charity work. She leads a gang of similar-minded young… More

Unrated, 1 hr.
Directed By
William Morgan
Written By
Edward D. Wood Jr.
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1956 Wide
On DVD
Apr 5, 2005

Critic Reviews

  • Pat Graham, Chicago Reader

    Ed Wood-o-manes may want to sully their pedicures in this one.

  • Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

    Exquisitely dumbfounding melodrama about a quartet of tough high-school girls.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Coxxie M


    HAHA ive seen this! god i need a hobby.

  • El Hombre I


    Heh. Thanks to the folks at "Something Weird Video" I'm happy to say this is part of my collection. Considering the wooden acting, choppy edits, and laughable dialogue credited to Edward D. Wood, Jr. writing the screenplay, I really enjoyed this. These girls might… More

  • Chris W


    The best thing about this movie is the fact that it was written by Edward D. Wood, Jr. His absurd and (unintentionally) funny script really drives this ludicrous tale about a female gang.

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