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High School U.S.A.

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Midwestern students (Michael J. Fox, Nancy McKeon, Anthony Edwards) carry on, as teachers compete for a cash bonus offered by a rich parent.
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Jeff M Even though this early 80s TV movie is trash, I do not regret watching it. And this being the holiday season, I'm going to concentrate on telling you why I'm grateful to have seen it... 1) It's one of the few times Michael J. Fox was credited simply as Michael Fox. 2) You get to see Fox and an incredibly awkward Crispin Glover share scenes together a couple years before BACK TO THE FUTURE. 3) Lauri Hendler, one of the daughters in the Nell Carter sitcom GIMME A BREAK, actually says "gimme a break". 4) Anthony Edwards plays a prep here one year before he would play a nerd in REVENGE OF THE NERDS. Talk about range! 5) The cast includes actors from GILLIGAN'S ISLAND, LEAVE IT TO BEAVER, DIFF'RENT STROKES, THE FACTS OF LIFE, DOBIE GILLIS and many others. If any of these interests you, give it a gander. If not, avoid like the plague. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/18/24 Full Review Audience Member Good lord, what the hell was that? A literal collection of trash TV actors poorly acting with a terrible script that exploits every cliche teen movie trope in existance. Need I say more? Flush! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Really, the only good thing about this is the nostalgia and seeing likable actors. Otherwise, this is a mess: some bad acting, bad writing, settings that are completely wrong (Missouri has palm trees?) I remembered I loved this as a kid, and I should have just let it stay in memory rather than revisiting it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member typical 80s teen plot full of bad actors cept for mr fox of course Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member a roger corman-like version of fast times. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I used to see this on TV a lot as a kid and I enjoyed it. Where else can Todd Bridges and Crispin Glover have screen time? Comes off more as a TV movie maybe because it was but the 80's TV was more entertaining. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Midwestern students (Michael J. Fox, Nancy McKeon, Anthony Edwards) carry on, as teachers compete for a cash bonus offered by a rich parent.
Director
Rod Amateau
Screenwriter
Alan Eisenstock, Larry Mintz
Production Co
Hill Mandelker Films
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2018
Runtime
1h 36m
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