I'm not sure what Vivid Video meant by "East vs. West" in the title, but this sad excuse for a cash-in by the label and its wonder boy Paul Thomas is bad beyond belief.

The competition in the film is actually between Latinas and "Whites", thanks to a dismal, race-baiting screenplay by David Stanley. Violence escalates between the two ethnic factions of cheerleaders, with Voodoo of all people cast as the Chicano scoundrel who is the source of most friction (pun sort of intended).

After a prolog, bulk of the action takes place "One Year Later", after creep Diego (played by Voodoo) has switched schools and is now playing with the white boys for even creepier Coach Austin, played by Randy Spears as a serial sexual abuser. Antics dreamed up by Stanley don't play very well in the current MeToo age, if they ever played well back in the day either.

Pranks escalate to violence, clashing with the supposedly lighthearted nature of these mindless "Debbie" movies, the success of which has never impressed me (I didn't even like the first one way back when). Sunrise Adams is the contract girl in the title role, bringing her big boobs and sunny disposition to what amounts to a nothing part as head cheerleader.

The great Ann Marie Rios is cast as a peacemaker, but none of the story or sex scenes pass muster, a definite off-day for PT and his crew. Considering some greats like Dee (totally wasted here), Olivia O'Lovely and softcore favorites (see: Fred Olen Ray B-movies of the era) Nicole Sheridan and Rebecca Love tnhis should have been infinitely better.

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It's whole new year and a whole new Debbie. Now she's captain of the cheerleading squad, and she's about to face a "cheer-off" from rival Latina yellers at Inner City High. Scandals break out from locker room to homeroom. Tensions are high, but nothing some good oral can't relieve. Debbie's done Dallas before, but Dallas never did Debbie quite like this.

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