Only rarely do self-conscious films striving for cult status succeed. REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS is a self-consciously bad film that not only shoots for cult status, but also enters another dangerous cinematic ground: the genre parody. Unfortunately, REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS focuses on the
women-in-prison genre, which is practically a self-parody by definition. Jenny (Linda Carol) is a nice but wayward girl who is tossed into a nasty reform school after helping a boy friend rob a convenience store. She is shocked to find that her section is dominated by a mean-spirited lesbian
inmate dressed in black leather underwear, Charlie (Wendy O. Williams), whom the obese dorm matron Ed...
Released:
1986
Rated:
R
Length:
94 mins