High School High

1996
12
1 Std. 26 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,6/10

14.519

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Theatrical Trailer from TriStar Pictures

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1 Video

47 Fotos

Parody Slapstick Comedy Crime Romance

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuRichard Clark has just left the well-known Wellington Academy to teach at Marion Barry High School. Now, he will try to inspire the D-average students into making good grades and try to woo ... Alles lesenRichard Clark has just left the well-known Wellington Academy to teach at Marion Barry High School. Now, he will try to inspire the D-average students into making good grades and try to woo a fellow teacher.Richard Clark has just left the well-known Wellington Academy to teach at Marion Barry High School. Now, he will try to inspire the D-average students into making good grades and try to woo a fellow teacher.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,6/10

14.519

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
The film is dedicated to Elisabeth Leustig and Lexie Bigham, both of whom were involved in the movie's production and died in automobile crashes shortly after filming was completed. Bigham acted in the film, and Leustig was the film's casting director.

Patzer
The tobacco that Richard spews all over the cake disappears in a later shot.

Zitate
Principal Evelyn Doyle: Around here, they call me "Mr. A."
Richard Clark: "Mister?"
Principal Evelyn Doyle: I inherited the business from my late husband.
Richard Clark: Well, I'm shocked!
Principal Evelyn Doyle: What? That a woman can run a business?
Richard Clark: No. That you were ever married.

Crazy Credits
After the credits, a crew modifies the statue of Marion Barry by bending one of his knees and adding a guitar to his hands; we then see that the school name and statue have been changed to Chuck Berry.

Alternative Versionen
Some of the extented footage in the TV version has a bit of more dialogue between Richard Clark and his father in the opening scene where Richard tells his father that he may not be able to change the world but at least make a difference. When Richard Clark first arrives at Barry High School, he asks a student standing in front of the Danger Treds Damage Tires sign and asks where the faculty parking lot is and the student responds "who are you?" and Richard replies that he's a new teacher and the student replys "so, more meat for the grinder." A more lenghly introduction to the classroom is shown with a few men wearing chemical protective clothing leave the classroom as Richard and Victoria first arrive to see his classroom.

Verbindungen
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Sleepers/Get on the Bus/To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday/Jude/Swingers (1996)

Soundtracks
Top Of The World
Written by John Bettis & Richard Carpenter
Performed by The Carpenters
Courtesy of A&M Records

Benutzerrezensionen39

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

Decent spoof

I've seen the movie about nine or ten times, so naturally many of the jokes--which I found hysterical at first--aren't that funny anymore. But I don't think they could've done a much better job at spoofing high school flicks like "Dangerous Minds," "Lean on Me," "The Blackboard Jungle" and "To Sir, With Love." There are lots of witty moments that hit the bullseye.

The jokes are not over-the-top, nor are they filthy and vomit-inducing like many recent spoofs. It's from the writers of "The Naked Gun" and the talent really shows.

Jon Lovitz is funny, like usual. Tia Carrerre has never looked hotter, and serves as great eye candy. Louise Fletcher is appropriately creepy as the principal, who is sort of like a female version of Joe Clark--she also roams the hallways with a baseball bat.

The young stars like Guillermo Diaz, Mekhi Pfieffer, Natasha Gregson Wagner and Brian Hooks are very good and their timing is just right.

I would probably praise this movie a lot more if I submitted this comment after my first viewing, but trust me--it's very funny! But, like many broad comedies of this kind, it's not as enjoyable on repeat viewings. After having seen the latest spoof, "Not Another Teen Movie," I'm able to appreciate this film a lot more. This is a spoof with wit and structure, and even has a few subtle in-jokes: the school is titled Marion Barry High. You get it?

My score: 7 (out of 10)