High School Big Shot

High School Big Shot
One-sheet for High School Big Shot
Directed byJoel Rapp
Written byJoel Rapp
Produced byStanley Bickman
StarringTom Pittman
Virginia Aldridge
Howard Veit
Malcolm Atterbury
CinematographyJohn M. Nickolaus Jr.
Edited byCarlo Lodato
Music byGerald Fried
Distributed bySparta Productions
Filmgroup
Release date
  • June 21, 1959 (1959-06-21)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

High School Big Shot is a 1959 film starring Tom Pittman, in his final film role, as Marv Grant, a smart high school student whose plans for getting a college scholarship are threatened by his alcoholic father played by Malcolm Atterbury, and his relationship with the most popular girl in school. Filmed in 1958 under the title Blood Money, it was released by executive producer Roger Corman as a double feature with T-Bird Gang in his first Filmgroup release.[1]

High School Big Shot was featured on an episode of the comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

  1. ^ p. 27 Ray, Fred Olen The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors McFarland