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Reform School Girls

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Inmates run around in mail-order lingerie, and a new arrival (Linda Carol) opposes the perverts (Wendy O. Williams, Pat Ast) in charge.
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Richard Freedman Newark Star-Ledger Jan 6, 2026
94 minutes of unadorned schlock for sadists. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Feb 7, 2016
B-
Good for a few laughs. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Dec 8, 2015
A-
[VIDEO ESSAY] Although critically scorned and criminally overlooked, co-writer/director Tom Desimone's punk rock-inspired indie sexploitation flick has it all. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Nov 5, 2004
2/5
Bryant Frazer Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus Nov 17, 2003
2/5
James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette Aug 14, 2002
1/5
A great idea for a trailer or a poster, but not for a feature-length film. Go to Full Review
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Nick O @Nicki1985 Jun 3, 2025 A “women in prison” flick for the 1980’s heavy metal MTV generation! Oh and Wendy O. Williams is on the scene for the sole purpose of kickin’ and takin’! See more dave l @BoboBahn1 Oct 23, 2022 A wonderful example of camp at it's finest. Take this film for what it is and you will thoroughly enjoy it. It's simply a campy, trashy, throwback to the 50's "Women In Prison" flicks. Wendy O Williams (lost too young) is superb as the misunderstood bad girl. Are there flaws? Yes. Many in fact. The genre it emulates was flawed as well. The actresses are far too old to believably fit their roles…the plot is lacking substance…but the cinematography fits the style and the soundtrack is excellent. Enjoy it for all its inane schlock and just go along for the ride. See more May 5, 2021 For a B movie, it is actually okay. My friends and I watched this on HBO latenight, because Wendy O. Williams (The Plasmatics) was in it. Playing 'Charlie', the de facto leader of the tough girls gang. Pat Ast is quite believable as the obnoxious, overbearing dorm matron Edna. Whom all the girls hate, but fear. Linda Carol stands out as street-smart tough girl Jenny, who takes on Charlie when things turn upside down. The rest of the cast holds their own okay. There is nothing blockbuster here whatsoever. But the movie holds its own against the likes of Ghoulies and The Gate. See more Jun 13, 2016 80s sex romp about a woman who owns a reform school. See more Apr 15, 2015 "So Young, So Bad...SO WHAT!?!?" This is exploitation, camp tra$h at it's best. Reform School Girls was TOTALLY in on the joke - this masterpiece is up there with "The Boys In The Band" and "Network" for films that decided to circumvent the genre - and let the audience in on the joke. Shocking, Repulsive, Hilarious, at times heart-felt - this movie is everything John Waters hoped to achieve with any of his films. See more Oct 21, 2014 Aggressive, in your face, scary, funny, satirical, silly and terrifying all at once. The movie is hard to ignore, exciting and thrilling. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Inmates run around in mail-order lingerie, and a new arrival (Linda Carol) opposes the perverts (Wendy O. Williams, Pat Ast) in charge.
Director
Tom DeSimone
Producer
Jack Cummins
Screenwriter
Tom DeSimone
Production Co
New World Pictures, International Cinevision Productions, Balcor Film Investors
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 22, 1986, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 9, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.1M
Runtime
1h 35m
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