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Private School

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Gael C ME GUSTO MUCHO ESCUELA PRIVADA ME GUSTARÍA VERLA OTRA VEZ EN PRIME VIDEO Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/25 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Noel Black

Director

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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