Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Directed by Allan Arkush
Genres - Comedy, Music |
Sub-Genres - Absurd Comedy, Musical Comedy, Rock Musical |
Release Date - Apr 20, 1979 (USA), Aug 24, 1979 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 93 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Rock 'n' Roll High School is a prime example of a 1970s movie phenomenon: a cult film that was deliberately designed to be a cult film. High-schooler Riff Randell's (P.J. Soles) efforts to meet the Ramones are continually thwarted by rock & roll-hating principal Evelyn Togar (Mary Woronov). Ms. Togar is the zealous sort who conducts experiments on laboratory rats to prove the adverse effect of rock music on innocent teenagers. Riff knows that she'll have to be twice as clever and devious as Togar to get her daily supply of Ramones -- and thereby hangs our tale. A secondary plot involves the efforts of pimply student Eaglebauer (Clint Howard) to arrange a date with the very particular Riff. A deliciously anarchistic climax caps this never-a-dull-moment spoof of 1950s rock & roll musicals.
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rock-music, high-school, concert, rebel, student, teenagers, performer, school-principal, coming-of-age, discipline
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Cult Film