Product Details

• Actors: Jon Lovitz, Tia Carrere, Louise Fletcher, Mekhi Phifer, Malinda Williams
• Directors: Hart Bochner
• Writers: David Zucker, Pat Proft, Robert LoCash
• Producers: Bill Johnson, David Zucker, Gil Netter, Jeff Wright
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: March 31, 1998
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0767804236
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,654 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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Jon Lovitz stars in this spoof of high school movies along the lines of Dangerous Minds, stories of dedicated teachers in tough inner-city schools plagued by gangs and guns. (Yada, yada...) It should come as no surprise that the film is made by the team that created Airplane! and the Naked Gun comedies. High School High is built upon the same brand of goofy, jokey humor, with gags about campus vending machines that dispense malt liquor and milk cartons with the assistant principal's face printed on the side. The story involves Lovitz's efforts to raise his students' grades while coping with criminals and falling for a fellow instructor (Tia Carrere). The film loses its novelty after a short while and the jokes begin to feel less and less funny until you're begging for the end. But the first part of the movie--when the premise is being set up--is pretty good. --Tom Keogh

Product Description
AN INSPIRED TEACHER ARRIVES AT A TOUGH INNER-CITY SCHOOL DETERMINED TO TURN GANGSTERS INTO SCHOLARS, BUT IN THIS HILARIOUS SPOOF, ITS THE TEACHER WHO GETS AN EYE-OPENING EDUCATION.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This Film Is Not In Widescreen!, December 24, 2004

By	Kenneth P. Mills (greenville, pa USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This Film Is Not In Widescreen!
If it is please tell me where I can get it.
I Love just about Everything The Zucker Brothers have had a hand in.
From "The Naked Gun" to "Airplane" to the lesser known,
"Brain Donors" & "Top Secret".
This Movie is pretty damn funny, but some of the "Jokes" are totally ruined
by the "Pan & Scan" Version of this movie.
So if you are into this Brand of humour, You will like this dvd,
This review only give lesser stars because the movie isnt in widescreen.
So 4 Stars for the actual movie,
1 Star deducted for being Pan & scan (Scam)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very original gags, May 29, 2000

By	"3r5q" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High School High [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Although I go for cheap, chessy comedies too, this movies is NONE of that. The gags are clever and unpredictable, and the acting, especially by Lovitz and Carrere, is superb. Comedy is always hard, especially if one is doing comedy about potentially sensitive issues (e.g. rough high schools). "High School High" succeeds at making one laugh while not offending anyone.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exaggerated but very funny, January 17, 2008

By	Stuart Ogilvie (Huntington Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love this movie. As a high school teacher with the Los Angeles Unified School District, I can say that much of the student behavior the movie portrays is greatly exaggerated, but that is strictly for humor. For example, the scene where Lovitz drives up in front of the school and a bomb explodes on the second floor and blows out several windows. I find that hilarious, but I doubt that ever occurred in a LAUSD school. Also, Lovitz's jacket completely covered with gum wads thrown by his students is over the top, BUT one semester I had to use a math teacher's room for one period, and I noticed that the top half of the wall in the front of the class was similarly coated with gum wads. I beleive the movie's purpose is to skewer the feel-good teen movies like "Stand and Deliver," which I also enjoy. If you enjoy high-school genre movies, I would also recommend "Lean on Me" (based on a true story), and Dangerous Minds.