High School High

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High School High

PG-13

Released Oct 25, 1996

1h 26m

Comedy

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High-school history teacher Richard Clark (Jon Lovitz) leaves the prestigious Wellington Academy and heads to inner-city Marion Barry High. He aims to inspire the D-grade students there, no matter what it takes, including holding chicken races, though he also finds time to flirt with a fellow teacher (Tia Carrere). But when the clueless Clark tries helping a struggling student (Mekhi Phifer) who wants to learn, he finds himself in the middle of a gang turf war.

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Except for dated homages to Deer Hunter and Rebel Without a Cause, High tries to squeeze guffaws out of the crumbling educational system, not exactly gut-buster material.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The movie makes two mistakes: (1) It isn't very funny, and (2) it makes the crucial error of taking its story seriously and angling for a happy ending.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Preston Barta

Denton Record-Chronicle

'High School High' may push the envelope a little too far at times, but you won't be able to hold back the tears from laughing so hard. The first 30 minutes are pure gold!

Rated: 3/5

Jun 10, 2019

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Does drive home a few laughs, but not nearly as many as the Zucker name would lead you to believe.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 14, 2005

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James O'Ehley

Sci-Fi Movie Page

Rated: 2/5

Jun 14, 2004

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Rated: 2/5

Mar 27, 2004

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Stephen C

A failure in just 1 hour and 26 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/25

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Beau B

As someone who has taught in similar schools, I thought it exaggerated very real problems facing the students who go there. Having a teacher like this who cares and believes in them can be a game changer. Believe it or not, but the teaching philosophy of John Lovitz’s character is absolutely very real and very effective. This realism heightened the overall comedic value.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/19/24

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Dave G

Cute movie. Has an "Airplane" comic feel to it. Feel good movie from the good old days.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/04/24

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Christopher J

LOL very funny Jon Lovitz Best Movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/24

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, esse filme faz paródias de filmes como mentes perigosas, the deep hunter, e outras paródias, as cenas foram fracas, cenas aa paródias salvaram o filme, se não fosse pelas paródias o filme seria ruim.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/08/25

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Audience Member

A spoof that is far too goofy to work. At least for the material that it's trying to send up.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/10/22

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Hart Bochner

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Sasha Harari

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Tia Carrere

Victoria Chapell

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High-school history teacher Richard Clark (Jon Lovitz) leaves the prestigious Wellington Academy and heads to inner-city Marion Barry High. He aims to inspire the D-grade students there, no matter what it takes, including holding chicken races, though he also finds time to flirt with a fellow teacher (Tia Carrere). But when the clueless Clark tries helping a struggling student (Mekhi Phifer) who wants to learn, he finds himself in the middle of a gang turf war.

Director: Hart Bochner, Sasha Harari
Producer: Robert LoCash, Gil Netter, David Zucker, Bryant Reid
Screenwriter: David W. Zucker, Pat Proft, Robert N. LoCash
Production Co: TriStar Pictures, Zucker Brothers Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 1996, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.0M
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: Surround

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