This film is so phenomenally awful that you will wonder throughout whether it's intentionally campy and satirical. It isn't. That's the beauty of Student Confidential, a testament to the best and worst of the '80s. You will never see acting, directing, plot or cinematography this bad in a movie that was honestly trying to be good.
So watch it if you can and prepare to laugh until it hurts. Just try to keep in mind that this is supposed to be a serious commentary on wayward youth, the power of money, and well, who cares anyway? The film doesn't want to be a forgotten B-movie -- this is Richard Horian's desperate attempt to become the next John Hughes, not the next Ed Wood. It's a glorious accomplishment.