When grades slip and heartbreak hits, Kim Bentley’s high school survival plan turns deadly.
MALIBU HIGH
Every teacher in school wanted to flunk her . . . but nobody dared!
When a high school senior is dumped by her boyfriend, her grades fall drastically so to avoid failing, she begins seducing her male teachers. Thus begins her downward spiral into drug addiction and prostitution, and ultimately assassinations for a kingpin mob boss.
Malibu High is a 1979 American crime drama thriller directed by Irvin Berwick about a high school senior whose downward spiral from academic trouble and heartbreak leads her into seduction, prostitution, drug addiction, and mob assassinations.
Synopsis
Annette begins to hate Kim even more and Kevin becomes jealous. Kim then meets Lance (Garth Howard) who frees her from turning tricks in a beat up old van which leads her to better clothes and nicer cars. Prostitution isn't the worst of it as Kim is forced to kill a man in self-defense when he tries to have his way with her being tied up. Kim becomes a hit woman and after murdering several people, including Annette and her father, she herself is killed on a deserted beach.
Why Cult
Kim Bentley’s journey from lovelorn student to contract killer is an audacious, genre-straddling ride through late-70s sleaze.
Prostitution, drugs, and mob hits: Kim’s choices stack up fast, taking the usual high school drama to wild new extremes.
Irvin Berwick directs with a pulp sensibility, keeping the melodrama sharp and the plot twists sharper.
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Questions from the Vault
What is Malibu High about? +
Malibu High follows Kim Bentley, a high school senior who turns to seducing teachers, prostitution, and eventually contract killings after a breakup and academic troubles.
When was Malibu High released? +
Malibu High was released in 1979.
Who directed Malibu High? +
Irvin Berwick directed Malibu High.
How long is Malibu High? +
Malibu High has a runtime of 92 minutes.
What genre is Malibu High? +
Malibu High is a crime, drama, and thriller film.
