History Film / TeenageCrimeWave

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Al, the guy who tried to rape Jane, is stopped by police on his way to the farmhouse. He pulls a gun when they try to inspect the car and they shoot him in the head.

But lo! Mike has been tailing the prison van, and frees them, wounding the prison matron and killing the driving officer. But since Mike didn't kill both cops, a description is sent out, and the gang must hole up in a farmhouse. There, they take two farmers, and later their war-hero son, hostage -- but they can't call Al for help because the farmers' phone is on a party line, and anything suspicious ''anyone'' says will be overheard by someone who might tell the cops.

** Halfway through the movie, Terry changes into a satin shirt and tight pants; she ups the fanservice by tying up her shirt to [[BareYourMidriff show off her stomach]] and [[LegFocus cutting off the bottoms of the pants]].

* BareYourMidriff: About halfway through the movie, Terry rolls her shirt up and ties a knot in it so she can show off to Ben.

** Halfway through the movie, Terry changes into a satin shirt and tight pants; she ups the fanservice by tying up her shirt to [[BareYourMidriff show off her stomach]] and [[ShesGotLegs cutting off the bottoms of the pants]].

** The first thing that happens after Terry and Jane are arrested is them being sent to shower.

** Presumably Terry, Mike and Al have gotten away with petty crimes many times before; but when Jane unwittingly accompanies them on their latest spree, a cop catches her and Terry at the sight of the mugging, almost immediately.

* GuiltByAssociation: Jane goes on a blind double-date which turns into a mugging (which she doesn't participate in but was just there); and on the strength of that alone, she is sent to jail and juvie hall. The judge handing down Jane's sentence even tells her explicitly that her being at the scene of the crime and in the company of the criminals is enough to convict her.

-->'''Guard:''' (addressing women wrapped in towels) This is the shower room.

Because Jane wouldn't talk about what she knew (the only one she really knew beyond a first name was Terry), [[WronglyAccused she's fingered as an accomplice]] in the court system, and her parents are too busy [[IHaveNoSon being ashamed]] to help her out]]. Before long, Jane and Terry are on the way to the reformatory.

-->'''Mother:''' You've sinned, and you'll die in your sins!

* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Jane goes on a blind double-date which turns into a mugging (which she doesn't participate in but was just there); and on the strength of that alone, she is sent to jail and juvie hall. The judge handing down Jane's sentence even tells her explicitly that her being at the scene of the crime and [[HitlerAteSugar in the company of the criminals]] is enough to convict her.

Our story begins with a doughy old man hitting on a woman (Terry Marsh) in a bar. She lures him to be mugged. Unfortunately, another innocent girl (Jane Koberly) is brought along on a blind date with one of the girl's gang (Al).

Because Jane wouldn't talk about what she knew (the only one she really knew beyond a first name was Terry), [[WronglyAccused she's fingered as an accomplice in the court system, and her parents are too busy being ashamed to help her out]]. Before long, Jane and Terry are on the way to the reformatory.

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Terry is gunned down but before dying she informs the police that Jane was innocent the whole time]].

* TheSchlubPubSeductionDeduction: This movie does it twice; the first successfully, the second failed miserably. The second can count as an inversion, since it was [[BoringFailureHero Ben]] that attempted to turn the tables on Terry, whom started the seduction.

MyGod,WhatHaveIDone: Jane's dad joins the police in their search, having realized that by not helping Jane, she's gotten deeper in trouble.

For the ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' version, please go to the [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E22TeenageCrimeWave episode recap page]].

''Teenage Crimewave'' is another 1950s juvenile delinquency B-movie.

* AxCrazy: Terry really could've done better than a short-tempered, trigger-happy lunatic, which she realizes far, far too late.

** Furthermore, as our cast watches the crime report on TV, pictures of the fugitives are shown. For some odd reason, Jane's photo is of her modelling a bathing suit.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Terry.]]

* WronglyAccused: Jane, culminating in her {{Narm}}ish freakout while listening to a radio report of her "sins". [[spoiler:[[PetTheDog A dying Terry testifies Jane's innocence to the police at the end of the film]].]]

Because Jane doesn't know the identity of the others, [[WronglyAccused she's fingered as an accomplice in the court system, and her parents are too busy being ashamed to help her out]]. Before long, Jane and Terry are on the way to the reformatory.