High School High
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| Directed by | Hart Bochner |
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| Produced by | David Zucker Robert LoCash Gil Netter |
| Written by | David Zucker Robert LoCash Pat Proft |
| Starring | Jon Lovitz Tia Carrere Mekhi Phifer Malinda Williams Brian Hooks Natasha Gregson Wagner with John Neville and Louise Fletcher |
| Music by | Ira Newborn |
| Cinematography | Vernon Layton |
| Editing by | James R. Symons |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  October 25, 1996 |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $21,302,121 [1] (domestic total) |
High School High is a 1996 comedy film about an inner city high school in the Los Angeles, California area, starring Jon Lovitz, Tia Carrere, Mekhi Phifer, Louise Fletcher, Malinda Williams and Brian Hooks. It is a spoof of movies concerning idealistic teachers being confronted with a class of cynical teenagers, disengaged by conventional schooling and loosely parodies Dangerous Minds, Lean on Me, and the true story of Jaime Escalante as documented in the film Stand and Deliver.
The plot focuses on Jon Lovitz's character, Richard Clark, attempting to improve the school he is teaching at, which is extreme to the point that there are reserved parking spaces for SWAT team and National Guard members. He is assisted by his co-worker turned girlfriend, Victoria Chapell (Tia Carrere). Together they turn the school around in the ghetto to become a fine establishment suitable for education. In the end of the film, Doyle, the principal, is exposed as a drug dealer and is arrested, The main six kids throughout the movie graduate and Clark is now principal, either married or engaged to Victoria. (They are shown wearing wedding bands but it is never disclosed about their status).
Lexie Bigham died in a road accident shortly after completing this movie. Trey Parker turned down the chance to direct this movie. The school in the movie is named Marion Barry High, a reference to the then Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry. In some countries, like Portugal, the translated title is a pun to the also translated title of Dangerous Minds. Adult actress Jeannie Pepper appears in the film as Mrs. McReynolds. She is credited as Joan Rudelstein.
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[edit] Cast
- Jon Lovitz as Clark
- Tia Carrere as Victoria
- Louise Fletcher as Principal Evelyn Doyle
- Mekhi Phifer as Griff McReynolds
- Malinda Williams as Natalie Thompson
- Guillermo Díaz as Paco Rodriguez
- Brian Hooks as Anferny Jefferson
- Lexie Bigham as Two-Bags
- Gil Espinoza as Alonzo
- John Neville as Thaddeus Clark
- Natasha Gregson Wagner as Julie Rubels
- Marco Rodríguez as Mr. DeMarco
[edit] Soundtrack
A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on September 10, 1996 by Atlantic Records. It peaked at #20 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- High School High at Rotten Tomatoes
- High School High at the Internet Movie Database
- High School High at Box Office Mojo
- Reel movie page
- Yahoo! Movies page
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