Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 24
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 5
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Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 1
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Rock 'n' Roll High School is a prime example of a 1970s movie phenomenon: a cult film that was deliberately designed to be a cult film. High-schooler Riff Randell's (P.J. Soles) efforts to meet the Ramones are continually thwarted by rock & roll-hating principal Evelyn Togar (Mary Woronov). Ms. Togar is the zealous sort who conducts experiments on laboratory rats to prove the adverse effect of rock music on innocent teenagers. Riff knows that she'll have to be twice as clever and devious as
Aug 4, 1979 Wide
May 2, 1999
New World Pictures
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Cast
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P.J. Soles
Riff Randell -
Vincent Van Patten
Tom Roberts -
Clint Howard
Eaglebauer -
Dey Young
Kate Rambeau -
Mary Woronov
Evelyn Togar -
Paul Bartel
Mr. McGree -
Loren Lester
Fritz Hansel -
Daniel Davies
Fritz Gretel -
Alix Elias
Coach Steroid -
Don Steele
Screamin' Steve Stevens -
Lynn Farrell
Angel Dust -
Herb Braha
Manager -
Michael Goodwin
Chemistry Teacher -
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Dick Miller
Police Chief Klein -
Dee Dee Ramone
Himself -
Joey Ramone
Himself -
Johnny Ramone
Himself -
Marky Ramone
Himself -
Grady Sutton
School Board President -
Barbara Walters
Cafeteria Lady -
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All Critics (24) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (5) | DVD (20)
It's more cleverly cut than shot -- which means that it moves quickly and energetically even as the concepts and characters disintegrate.
For all its throwaway humour, this is basically just a pleasant reworking of the kids versus adults rock'n'roll movie format of the '50s.
Top CriticThe pity is that with a bit more care and flair, it could have been a really sweet little movie.
casting the Ramones ranks as a real coup
... a pure, cheerfully juvenile blast of blitzkrieg guitar rock, Looney Tunes sight gags, teenage hormones and rebellion against authority because it's there.
Delectable
Nothing is taken seriously and nothing should be -- it's only rock 'n' roll.
A spirited spoof on high school life.
We may never again see a teen comedy in which a school can explode and the movie can still be considered essentially good-hearted.
It's not like Rock 'N' Roll High School was pioneering brilliant cinema, but it is a brilliant little piece of work within its own framework.
...the overwhelming vibe of silliness eventually becomes exhausting.
The Ramones make Ringo Starr look like Alec Guinness
This is the second greatest rock and roll movie ever made.
What punk rock lovin' fiend doesn't love the Ramones?
Audience Reviews for Rock 'n' Roll High School
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Super Reviewer
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- Riff Randell: Tom Roberts is so boring, his brother is an only child.
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- Evelyn Togar: Do your parents 'know' your The Ramones?
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- Riff Randell: I'm a teenage lobotomy.
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