''Virgin High'' is a 1991 direct-to-video

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film directed and produced by Richard Gabai. Gabai co-wrote the film with Jeff Neill and stars Traci Dali,

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, and

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. 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

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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.

Cast

as Dick Murphy *

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.

Reception

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''s review said that it is "uneven but boasts better writing than most teen sex comedies". The review in ''

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'' called it harmless but "nearly pointless and rather dull". Drive-in film critic

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sarcastically recommended ''Virgin High'' as a family film, rating it two stars.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0103213 1991 films 1990s sex comedy films American sex comedy films 1990s English-language films Films about virginity Films directed by Richard Gabai 1990s American films