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Private School

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Private School

R

Released Jul 29, 1983

1h 37m

Comedy

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Private-school student Christine (Phoebe Cates) loves Jim (Matthew Modine). But her classmate, Jordan (Betsy Russell), is also vying for Jim's attention and trying to end his relationship with Christine. Meanwhile, Jim's friend Bubba (Michael Zorek) embarks on a series of sexual escapades, including dressing up as a woman to access the girls' locker room. Despite Jim and Christine's efforts to spend some time alone, various shenanigans and schemes interfere.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Why are all these movies so anti-woman? Why are all the jokes about nudity directed at women? Why are the girls the only ones embarrassed in public?

Rated: 2/4

Jun 19, 2018

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Private School's mostly tolerable atmosphere is due almost entirely to the charm of the eclectic cast...

Rated: 2/4

Dec 21, 2019

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Private School is one of the most reviled movies in a monumentally despised genre. Hardcore porn has a better reputation than does Private School.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 15, 2002

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Yuri B

Classic 80's teen flick with all the usual high jinx, but with an underrated soundtrack... Even I didn't realise how good it really was until I watched it again more recently as an adult... Plus it's a Phoebe Cates film... Nuff said.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/22/25

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Gael C

ME GUSTO MUCHO ESCUELA PRIVADA ME GUSTARÍA VERLA OTRA VEZ EN PRIME VIDEO

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Audience Member

A young Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell pre-Saw, and Matthew Modine Christine loves Jim but her dorm mate Jordan also has a thing for him So much so she tries to break both of them up It takes 50 minutes for this couple to split up then they get back together so quick It’s almost as if there’s no real conflict happening A majority of this is taken up by shenanigans and there’s so much nudity Jordan ends up getting more screen time with so many scenes that wouldn’t fly by today given the new gender politics It’s just an alright entry of the popular 1980s sex comedies

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/02/25

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, os personagens sao fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes para fazer o filme ser bom, mesmo com um pouco de nudez, o filme não alavancou, mas eu até recomendo pelo modo como foi feito o filme.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Audience Member

Classic boobie teen flick from that fantastic era. This was also in the theaters that summer. So great-

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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david f

This is one of the 80s movies about teenagers and their hijinks with lots of nudity, broad humour, and anti-authority attitudes. This isn't one of the better ones but it does share many of the same elements with the classics.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Noel Black

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Phoebe Cates

Christine Ramsey

Matthew Modine

Jim Green

Betsy Russell

Jordan Leigh-Jenson

Kathleen Wilhoite

Betsy

Michael Zorek

Bubba Beauregard

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Synopsis

Private-school student Christine (Phoebe Cates) loves Jim (Matthew Modine). But her classmate, Jordan (Betsy Russell), is also vying for Jim's attention and trying to end his relationship with Christine. Meanwhile, Jim's friend Bubba (Michael Zorek) embarks on a series of sexual escapades, including dressing up as a woman to access the girls' locker room. Despite Jim and Christine's efforts to spend some time alone, various shenanigans and schemes interfere.

Director: Noel Black
Producer: R. Ben Efraim, Don Enright
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Unity Productions, Universal Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2014
Runtime: 1h 37m

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