Virgin High

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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 by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • January 1991 (1991-01)
Running time
89 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States [1]
LanguageEnglish

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.

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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

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]

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