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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Charlie does a HeelFaceTurn and joins Jenny's rebellion against Sutter and Edna, but is killed as she drives bus into the tower to kill Edna.

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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Charlie does a HeelFaceTurn and joins Jenny's rebellion against Sutter and Edna, but is killed as she drives after taking a shotgun blast to the chest, and using the last of her strength to drive a bus into the tower to kill Edna.
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* TraumaCongaLine: Lisa undergoes an unending stream of trauma from the moment she enters the reform school. Her TragicKeepsake is destroyed by Edna; she is confined to 'the Hole' (she suffers from {{Claustrophobia}}); she is worked till she collapses from exhaustion and dehydration; Charlie makes her her bitch and brands her butt cheek with a SlaveBrand; and [[KickTheDog her kitten is murdered]] by Edna. This makes her cross the DespairEventHorizon and she [[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide]].

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* TraumaCongaLine: Lisa undergoes an unending stream of trauma from the moment trauma, starting even ''before'' she enters the reform school. Her life as a foster kid was hell as she and her brother were brutally punished by their foster parents, resulting in her brother's death (that she feels partly responsible for). Her TragicKeepsake is destroyed by Edna; Edna, she is confined to 'the Hole' (she suffers from {{Claustrophobia}}); {{Claustrophobia}}), she is worked till she collapses from exhaustion and dehydration; dehydration, Charlie makes her her bitch and brands her butt cheek with a SlaveBrand; SlaveBrand, and [[KickTheDog her kitten is murdered]] by Edna. This makes her cross the DespairEventHorizon and she [[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide]].
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Not to be confused with the 1957 [[Creator/AmericanInternationalPictures AIP]] film ''Reform School Girl'' or its 1994 Creator/{{Showtime}} remake.

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Not to be confused with the 1957 [[Creator/AmericanInternationalPictures AIP]] film ''Reform School Girl'' Girl'', or its 1994 Creator/{{Showtime}} remake.

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''Reform School Girls'' is a 1986 American film, written and directed by Tom [=DeSimone=]. It stars Linda Carol, Wendy O. Williams, Pat Ast, Creator/SybilDanning and Sherri Stoner, and depicts the story of Jenny (Carol), a young girl who is sent to a reform school for girls that is operated by a sadistic and evil warden, Sutter (Danning), and her henchwoman Edna (Ast). She also has to deal with the local bully Charlie (Williams).

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''Reform School Girls'' is a 1986 American film, film written and directed by Tom [=DeSimone=]. It stars Linda Carol, Wendy O. Williams, Pat Ast, Creator/SybilDanning and Sherri Stoner, and Stoner.

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depicts the story of Jenny (Carol), a young girl teenager who is sent to a girls' reform school for girls that is operated by a sadistic and evil warden, Sutter (Danning), and her henchwoman Edna (Ast). She also has to deal with the local bully Charlie (Williams). \n

Not to be confused with the 1957 [[Creator/AmericanInternationalPictures AIP]] film ''Reform School Girl'' or its 1994 Creator/{{Showtime}} remake.

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* GroupIdentifyingMark: Charlie uses a wire hanger heated with a cigarette lighter to brand a circle on Lisa's butt cheek. This is the mark Charlie places on all of the girls in her gang/harem. Lisa regards it as a MarkOfShame and it is one of the events that drives her towards her DespairEventHorizon.

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* ButtBrand: Charlie uses a wire hanger heated with a cigarette lighter to brand a circle on Lisa's butt cheek. This is the mark Charlie places on all of the girls in her gang/harem. Lisa regards it as a MarkOfShame and it is one of the events that drives her towards her DespairEventHorizon.


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* GroupIdentifyingMark: Charlie uses a wire hanger heated with a cigarette lighter to brand a circle on Lisa's butt cheek. This is the mark Charlie places on all of the girls in her gang/harem. Lisa regards it as a MarkOfShame and it is one of the events that drives her towards her DespairEventHorizon.
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* ClimbingClimax: In the climax, Edna snaps and starts climbing the tower while firing at the girls while [[MadnessMantra insanely cackling "Complete control!" over and over]].
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* LingerieScene: When in their dorm, standard attire for the girls appears to be lingerie; especially of a type that would not be allowed in a reform school, such as thong panties and teddies. The first time Jenny enters the dorm it resembles nothing so much as a 1980s lingerie show with a grunge theme.

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* LingerieScene: When in their dorm, standard attire for the girls appears to be lingerie; especially of a type that would not be allowed in a reform school, such as thong panties and teddies. The first time Jenny enters the dorm it resembles nothing so much as a 1980s lingerie show with a grunge theme. This is [[{{Fanservice}} partially]] [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in the fact that Edna, the Head Matron, is outright a sexual predator and is likely the one who ''approved'' the standard dress code.
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* JuvenileHell: The reform school is run by a [[WardensAreEvil sadistic warden]], the head matron is a sexual predator, the girls do forced labour in the fields, and there are punishments including denial of food and solitary confinement.
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* ButtBrand: Charlie uses a wire hanger heated with a cigarette lighter to brand a circle on Lisa's butt cheek. This is the mark Charlie places on all of the girls in her gang/harem. Lisa regards it as a MarkOfShame and it is one of the events that drives her towards her DespairEventHorizon.
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* WorkingOnTheChainGang: Although not chained together, the girls are sent out to do hard labour clearing fields under the hot sun. At least one girl drops from exhaustion and dehydration.

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