Virgin High

Virgin High is a 1991 direct-to-video sex comedy film directed and produced by Richard Gabai. Gabai co-wrote the film with Jeff Neill and stars Traci Dali, Burt Ward, and Linnea Quigley. Gabai plays the boyfriend of a teenage girl sent to Catholic school, which he attempts to bluff his way into so they can have sex. It was also the first film appearance of Leslie Mann.

Virgin High
Directed byRichard Gabai
Written by
  • Jeff Neill
  • Richard Gabai
Produced byRichard Gabai
CinematographyHoward Wexler
Edited byJohn Shepphird
Music byLarry Berliner
Production
company
Check Entertainment[1]
Distributed byRCA/Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • January 1991 (1991-01)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish

Plot

When Christy Murphy's strict parents become suspicious that she's fooling around with boys, they send her to an all-girls Catholic school. Her boyfriend, Jerry, bluffs his way into the school disguised as a priest. Determined to have sex with Christy, Jerry attempts to avoid the nuns while maintaining his cover. [2]

Cast
  • Burt Ward as Dick Murphy
  • Linnea Quigley as Kathleen
  • Traci Dali as Christy Murphy
  • Richard Gabai as Jerry
  • Kent Burden as Theo

Release

RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment released the film direct-to-video in January 1991.[3]

Reception

Variety's review said that it is "uneven but boasts better writing than most teen sex comedies".[4] The review in TV Guide called it harmless but "nearly pointless and rather dull".[5] Drive-in film critic Joe Bob Briggs sarcastically recommended Virgin High as a family film, rating it two stars.[6]

References
  1. "Virgin High (1991)". AllMovie. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  2. "Virgin High". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. Atkinson, Terry (1991-01-25). "'Freshman' Out at Right Time : This Week's Movies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  4. Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews 1991-92, Volume 17. Garland Publishing. 1994. ISBN 0-8240-3796-0.
  5. "Virgin High". TV Guide. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. Briggs, Joe Bob (1990-12-21). "A Fate Worse Than Death: Enrollment in 'Virgin High'". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
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