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Rock 'n' Roll High School

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Rock 'n' Roll High School
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PG,1hr 34min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
August 4, 1979
Director:
Allan Arkush
Distributor:
New World Pictures
Starring:
P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard  ...more
Synopsis: 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 Togar ... Full Synopsis
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Robert Firsching, AMG Review
Joe Dante co-wrote this funny, exuberant youth picture about a teenager named Riff Randell (Halloween's P.J. Soles) who is a huge fan of the Ramones and leads a rebellion against her school's uptight, anti-rock-music principal Togar (Mary Woronov in the role of her career). There are many odd touches in this delightful cult film, not the least of which is a giant delinquent mouse who went to seed after ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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P.J. Soles
Riff Randell
Vincent Van Patten
Tom Roberts
Clint Howard
Eaglebauer
Dey Young
Kate Rambeau
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