2024 Patreon Screening #4
Mahoning Drive-In Theater - Lehighton, PA
The movie that was screened for the fourth Patreon event on the lot this season was announced to be "an ultra-rare early 1960s teens gone wild film, in its later retitled reissue, with softcore inserts". Well, it was 35mm print of a a black and white film from 1960 about teenagers, and the version that we got to see was released under one of its alternate titles. However, I don't know if I'd classify it as "teens gone wild" and there was no scenes inserted that could be classified as "softcore" by even the most conservative viewers.
Mahoning Drive-In Theater - Lehighton, PA
The movie that was screened for the fourth Patreon event on the lot this season was announced to be "an ultra-rare early 1960s teens gone wild film, in its later retitled reissue, with softcore inserts". Well, it was 35mm print of a a black and white film from 1960 about teenagers, and the version that we got to see was released under one of its alternate titles. However, I don't know if I'd classify it as "teens gone wild" and there was no scenes inserted that could be classified as "softcore" by even the most conservative viewers.
This film came across to me as a well-meaning attempt to confront racism with a proto 21 Jumpstreet plot device, but with a couple ridiculous casting choices and dialogue that was unintentionally hilarious. The scene at the diner towards the end of the movie when Buck Madison (played by Richard Rust, the bellhop from Homicidal) breaks up with his girlfriend is ridiculous to a degree that cannot be overstated. It definitely wasn't a must-see film by any means, but it was a lot of fun to laugh at with your friends and exactly the kind of movie that makes these Patreon nights great.
