
18 Roughs
1963


“They raped her sister and killed her best friend. An eye for an eye.”
145 votes
Brenda, vivacious leader of the "Satins", a fun-loving group of pretty high school girls, searches for deadly vengeance against the gang members who assaulted her deaf-mute sister.
Director
Danny SteinmannWriters
Streaming availability for India
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Original Language
English
Budget
$1.5M
Revenue
$5.0M
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**_A group of high school girls is harassed by a small gang in Los Angeles_** This mixes the high school sequences of “Carrie” with the gang elements of “Switchblade Sisters,” except that the girls here are just friends and not a gang. While it’s comic booky and exaggerated, it’s not surreal like “The Warriors.” Soon-to-come 80s’ comparisons include “Certain Fury,” “Tuff Turf,” “The New Kids” and “Dangerously Close.” The intimidating Robert Dryer plays the gang leader, Jake, and was 34 during shooting, although his character is implied to be around 19. He’s good at playing over-the-top a…
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