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Rebel Highway Series

A series of telefilms inspired by B-movies of the 1950s. Each film is named after a late-50s/early-60s-era film produced by American International Pictures. However, none of the films are remakes - each installment tells a different story from the films they are named after.

10 movies 1994 – 1995 14h total

Movies in this collection

Roadracers
Roadracers

Roadracers

1994 1h 35m Dir. Robert Rodriguez

Cynical look at a 1950s rebellious rock star who has to confront his future, thugs with knives, and the crooked town sheriff.

Motorcycle Gang
Motorcycle Gang

Motorcycle Gang

1994 1h 24m Dir. John Milius

Cal and his family are driving to their new home in California and are terrorized by a motorcycle gang along the highway.

Runaway Daughters
Runaway Daughters

Runaway Daughters

1994 1h 23m Dir. Joe Dante

Angie, Mary and Laura are tired of the same old 50s suburbia routine. The 3 guy-crazy girlfriends take to the road in a stolen car, trying to track down one of their ex-lovers before he leaves for the Navy, ending up in a heap of trouble.

Girls in Prison
Girls in Prison

Girls in Prison

1994 1h 23m Dir. John McNaughton

Framed for the murder of a record company president in 1952 Hollywood, young, aspiring singer Aggie O'Hanlon is sentenced to life in prison and tries to adjust to her life life behind bars in a hellish womens prison where she is befriended by other "lifer" inmates who help her out when Aggie finds herself marked for murder by an unknown source who…

Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

1994 1h 24m Dir. Allan Arkush

As the rock 'n' roll craze sweeps across America, a rebellious young woman sets out to prove the new fad is here to stay. She and her friend start their own band and open a hoppin' nightclub where the local teens can hang out.

Dragstrip Girl
Dragstrip Girl

Dragstrip Girl

1994 1h 23m Dir. Mary Lambert

Johnny is a bad guy who is trying to go straight and becomes smitten with Laura, a wealthy good girl who is rebelling against her parents by pretending to go steady with him, all set among the backdrop of 1950s Los Angeles.

Jailbreakers
Jailbreakers

Jailbreakers

1994 1h 16m Dir. William Friedkin

A 1950's high school cheerleader meets a leather clad rebel biker and goes out on the town with him. When he steals an item of jewellery he gets thrown in prison but not for long. He makes a desperate escape and he is determined to catch up with his lost love and re-new their criminal activities.

Cool and the Crazy
Cool and the Crazy

Cool and the Crazy

1994 1h 25m Dir. Ralph Bakshi

Unhappily married couple Roslyn and Michael lead separate affairs that lead to violent repercussions for all.

Reform School Girl
Reform School Girl

Reform School Girl

1994 1h 25m Dir. Jonathan Kaplan

Donna is sent to a reform school to take the fall for bad boy Vince. Inside, she makes friends and learns about herself.

Confessions of a Sorority Girl
Confessions of a Sorority Girl

Confessions of a Sorority Girl

1995 1h 22m Dir. Uli Edel

Attractive but warped college co-ed Sabrina resorts to lying, cheating, blackmailing, seduction and manipulation to get what she wants.