“I shot a cop—SO WHAT!” So say the girl gang thrill-killers of THE VIOLENT YEARS! Written by legendary Hollywood outsider Edward D. Wood, Jr. (PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, GLEN OR GLENDA), this is the delirious story of Paula Parkins—a good-girl-gone-bad who leads her degenerate teenage hellcats down a path of gas station hijackings, pajama party orgies, and cold-blooded murder. From Wood’s patently deranged dialogue to the scene where the gang performs a “man attack,” THE VIOLENT YEARS is an essential exposé on crime, gender politics, and sweater-stealing. Remember: “This is a story of violence!”
directed by: William Morgan
starring: Various
1956 / 65 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 1.0
Additional info:
- Region Free Blu-ray
- Restoration from the original 35mm camera negative
- Commentary track with filmmaker Frank Henenlotter and Ed Wood biographer Rudolph Grey
- Unseen footage from Ed Wood’s HELLBORN
- THE VIOLENT YEARS original trailer
- Gutter-noir trailers from the Something Weird vault
- Bonus movie: ANATOMY OF A PSYCHO (1961, 74 mins), preserved from a 35mm theatrical print
- Booklet with vintage ephemera
- English SDH subtitles
