Massacre at Central High
Massacre at Central High is a 1976 horrorthriller film directed by Dutch director Rene Daalder, a protg of Russ Meyer. Despite its title, it is not at all a slasher film the film is more an odd and violent political allegory, which tells the story of a series of revenge killings at a fictional high school. The cast was largely made up of unknowns, but included wellknown actors Robert Carradine, Lani OGrady, Kimberly Beck, and Andrew Stevens.
David Derrel Maury is a new student to Central High, a southern California high school with seemingly no adults, no rules, and no supervision and lots of microphones. He realizes that everyone is under a strict eye from a small group of bullies bent on making things run their way, and their way only. David meets Mark Andrew Stevens, an old friend who he once helped out of a jam at their previous school in Los Angeles. Mark tells David that the school can be like a country club for him if he becomes friends with Bruce Ray Underwood, Craig Steve Bond, and Paul Damon Douglas, the bullies who rule the school student body and who are from wealthy and powerful families.During his first day at Central High, David sees the three bullies order Spoony Robert Carradine, a semiskinhead and radical, to wash off a swastika he painted on his locker. The bullies inform Spoony that no forms of intolerance are permitted at Central High. At gym class after school, David further sees Bruce, Craig, and Paul bully the slowwitted Oscar Jeffrey Winner, a shy, fat teenager. David wants to step to Oscars defense, but Mark holds David back and tells him not to get involved. The following day, David goes out jogging which he does every morning before school for exericise, and he considers it the one outlet for his emotions. At school, David sees Bruce, Craig, and Paul bully the socially awkward student librarian Arthur Dennis Kort, who needs a hearingaid to hear. David helps Arthur up after the bullies leave and offers his help to take them on. But Arthur too tells David to stay out of it for he says, we fight and lose our own battles. ........
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