When I was a kid back in the 1980's REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS was legendary (to me at
least) thanks to that awesome VHS box I kept sneaking peeks at at my local video
store. Watching it now though it was pretty disappointing.
Opening with some fresh fish entering Pridemore Juvenile Facility, they're
stripped, searched and showered before joining the general population, which
apparently is just a single large room full of girls. One of the new girls
is ultra-pure and the bad girl dyke gang wants her for their own. Added to
this is the evil warden (Sybil Danning who has very little screen time and never
even gets close to naked) and her second-in-command, Edna, who deals with the
girls on a more day to day basis. The usual shit-talking, hair-pulling and
fighting takes place, but I just couldn't get into it. Even the fair
amount of
nudity
didn't help.
What this film needed was a better script, hotter chicks and Divine in the role
as Edna! That would have been awesome! As it is though, the version
I had built up in my mind was way better than the lame one that showed up on my
TV. Worth a watch just to be able to say you've seen it, but I can't
imagine wanting to watch it twice. If you need me I'll be in my room
watching
ILSA, SHE WOLF OF THE SS.