| Young Warriors | |
| Director: | Lawrence D. Foldes |
| Producer: | Victoria Paige Meyerink |
| Starring: | James Van Patten Anne Lockhart Tom Reilly Ernest Borgnine Richard Roundtree Lynda Day George Dick Shawn Mike Norris |
| Music: | Rob Walsh |
| Cinematography: | Mac Ahlberg |
| Editing: | Ted Nicolaou |
| Distributor: | Cannon Releasing |
| Runtime: | 105 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $238,534 (US)[1] |
Young Warriors, also known as The Graduates of Malibu High, is a low budget American crime-drama film starring James Van Patten, Anne Lockhart, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Roundtree, and Lynda Day George. It was released theatrically by Cannon Films on August 26, 1983. It has only been released on VHS and on Laserdisc in the United Kingdom.
Malibu High graduate and college student Kevin Carrigan (James Van Patten) enjoys a typical student life, with his fraternity friends including Fred (Mike Norris) and Scott (Tom Reilly). When his sister Tiffany (April Dawn) is gang raped and murdered by a gang of vicious bikers (Outlaw motorcycle club), he becomes withdrawn and violent, despite the help of his girlfriend Lucy (Anne Lockhart) and police lieutenant father (Ernest Borgnine). Eventually Kevin, with the aid of his college friends, sets out to avenge his sister's death, and soon they become a vigilante group, obsessed with violence and confronting all crime in the city.
Young Warriors was intended as a sequel to Malibu High. Deran Sarafian claimed he took over direction.[2] The film was produced by Victoria Paige Meyerink.[3]
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