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Because They're Young
“Whoever you are, you're in this picture! Because this tells of youth's challenge to grown-ups who can't understand!”
59%
Movie
1h 42m
AI Analysis
Because They're Young (1960) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Because They're Young (1960) — a movie tagged as Drama with nostalgic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Director Paul Wendkos' 1960 film adaptation of the controversial novel "Harrison High", about an idealistic young high-school teacher dealing with over-sexed and troubled teenagers, is notable for its casting of newcomer Dick Clark in the starring role. Others in the cast include Tuesday Weld, Michael Callan, Victor… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~102 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Because They're Young 59% (7 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
59%
from 7 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Director Paul Wendkos' 1960 film adaptation of the controversial novel "Harrison High", about an idealistic young high-school teacher dealing with over-sexed and troubled teenagers, is notable for its casting of newcomer Dick Clark in the starring role. Others in the cast include Tuesday Weld, Michael Callan, Victoria Shaw, Roberta Shore, Warren Berlinger, Doug McClure, Linda Watkins, Rudy Bond, Philip Coolidge, Stephen Talbot, Kathryn Card, James Darren, Duane Eddy, The Rebels and Bess Flowers.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1960-04-01
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 127776
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Director Paul Wendkos' 1960 film adaptation of the controversial novel "Harrison High", about an idealistic young high-school teacher dealing with over-sexed and troubled teenagers, is notable for ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Because They're Young?
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How long is the movie Because They're Young?
The official runtime for Because They're Young is approximately 102 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Dick Clark
Neil Hendry

Victoria Shaw
Joanne Dietrich

Michael Callan
Griff Rimer

Tuesday Weld
Anne Gregor

Warren Berlinger
Buddy McCalla

Roberta Shore
Richelle 'Ricky' Summers

Doug McClure
Jim Trent

Duane Eddy
Self

James Darren
Self

Linda Watkins
Frances McCalla

Chris Robinson
Patcher

Rudy Bond
Chris

Bart Patton
Michael Kramer

Wendell Holmes
Principal Donlan

Philip Coolidge
Mr. Rimer
- S
Stephen Talbot
Eric Hendry
- J
Jack Bryan
Mr. Gregor George (uncredited)

Kathryn Card
Mrs. Wellenberg (uncredited)
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