High School High

Name: High School High
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Crime
Released: October 25, 1996
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 33
Cast: Jon Lovitz, Louise Fletcher, Tia Carrere

1996

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TriStar Pictures | Release Date: October 25, 1996 | PG-13

Starring: Jon Lovitz, Louise Fletcher, Tia Carrere

Summary: Richard C. Clark (Lovitz) is an idealistic young teacher who leaves a position at a prestigious school headed by his own father to teach at Marion Barry High - a notorious inner city school so tough that it has its own cemetery. (Sony)

Director: Hart Bochner

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 86 min

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

The Naked Gun writing team and actor-turned-director Hart Bochner do unto the stereotype of inner-city high schools what needs to be done to stereotyped inner-city high schools -- parody them silly -- in this high-flying, low-comedy production. Read full review

Andrew Hindes

Like a student who studies hard but just doesn't have the smarts, this joyless send-up of the "Dangerous Minds," "Stand and Deliver," idealistic-teacher-in-a-ghetto-school genre plods along earnestly with barely passing grades. Read full review

Peter Stack

Stupid yet cogent, High School High is a rapid-fire gag machine that's dopey enough to get belly laughs and smart enough to earn a C-plus as engaging entertainment. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

The laugh lines are mostly crude and the prevalent slapstick is weak and uneventful. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Lovitz is occasionally amusing, especially in his creative attempts to get through to his pupils, although his style of slow-take humor is a grave mismatch for this kind of frenzied comedy. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Isn't just bad, it's very bad. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not credited)

Louise Fletcher is a walking sight gag as the evil principal, but just about every other gag falls flat and lies there, wheezing. Read full review

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Kai82

Jan 15, 2020

Great potential and good ideas but not implemented well enough to become a masterpiece. Also not bad enough to be a total failure. The most crucial part is the humour. While there are some laughs many jokes are not that funny or an underperformance. I think that they were too tame or shouldGreat potential and good ideas but not implemented well enough to become a masterpiece. Also not bad enough to be a total failure. The most crucial part is the humour. While there are some laughs many jokes are not that funny or an underperformance. I think that they were too tame or should go for full parody or even spoof movie. I think a Naked Gun style could work here well. Then there is another problem. The style of the movie is to divided between comedy and seriousness with no clear decision. If they want to be serious then something like Dangerous Minds would be a good idea (I don't think a spoof of it would work) and if they want a comedy I would go for Naked Gun or a Parker Lewis kind (Scrubs made the surrealism popular). For the actors. I enjoyed Jon Lovitz performance and think he does a good job. Tia Carrere was also good but should got more out of her role / the script (I think she deserved better). All other actors did a solid performance. The story has the same problems I already mentioned above. They could have used the stereotypes and tropes for more or better gags. Overall this is a movie I could tolerate but will always feel like a missed opportunity.… Expand

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