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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
PG
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
94min.
Theatrical Release Date:
04/04/1993
DVD Release Date:
06/04/1997
Director(s):
Allan Arkush
Starring:
P.J. Soles , Vincent Van Patten , Clint Howard , Dey Young , Mary Woronov
Themes:
Generation Gap,High School Life
Tone:
Irreverent,Light,Merry,Quirky,Raunchy,Upbeat,Campy
Keywords:
coming-of-age,concert,discipline,high-school,performer,rebel,rock-music,school-principal,student,teenagers
Language:
English