School Spirit

1985
R
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

4.2/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

Elizabeth Foxx and Tom Nolan in School Spirit (1985)

A horny student killed in a car crash becomes a ghost who can make himself invisible or corporeal at will. With the help of his perverted ghost guide, old uncle Pinky, he goes on sexcapades, takes on the principal and finds true love.

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A college student gets into a car crash and becomes a special kind of ghost who can make himself invisible or corporeal at will. He takes advantage of his powers to pursue his fellow female ... Read allA college student gets into a car crash and becomes a special kind of ghost who can make himself invisible or corporeal at will. He takes advantage of his powers to pursue his fellow female students, during the infamous 'Hog Day'.A college student gets into a car crash and becomes a special kind of ghost who can make himself invisible or corporeal at will. He takes advantage of his powers to pursue his fellow female students, during the infamous 'Hog Day'.

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IMDb RATING

4.2/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Despite playing a college student, Tom Nolan was actually 31 years old at the time of this film's release.

Goofs
When Billy ducks into the blonde's room, wide shots show her nude from behind, but the close-up shot of her chest shows panties that are just out of frame.

Quotes
Scrub Nurse: I never saw anyone brain dead with a hard on.
E.R. Nurse: I guess you never met my boyfriend.

Connections
Referenced in Reanimator Academy (1992)

Soundtracks
Bad Hangover Everyday I Stay in Love With You
Written and Performed by Daniele Alexander

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Featured review

4/10

Pretty dreary

"School Spirit" is weird in the way it introduces an old fashioned Hollywood fantasy formula, and then does nothing with it, save for a few scenes where actors throw water on themselves and fall over and we are supposed to believe that the "spirit" did it.

The main character is a ghost who can make himself visible by running his hand through his hair. The movie establishes this, but most of the action has something to do with a smarmy jerk played by Larry Linville trying to do something that we don't want him to do because he's a smarmy jerk. I don't think the movie really establishes what the Linville character wants, or why we should hope it doesn't work out.

The movie has quite a bit of nudity from random models who I guess were flown in to take their tops off for the camera for a few dollars. None of the main female characters show any skin.

I have to point out that the first word in the title is misleading. Schools must not come cheap for filmmakers; most of these low budget teen sex comedies can't afford one. This movie has only one scene set in a school, a classroom scene. Most of the action takes place in the characters' houses.

What we end up with is a movie that does nothing with its starting premise and follows a subplot that comes too late and makes no sense. The only reason to watch is the nudity, and I guess it delivers on that front, though it disappoints in that none of the actual characters get naked, it's all just topless extras.

Addendum: I have seen many visible boom mics in movies, but this is one of the few where you can see the pole the boom is attached to, as well.