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Summer School

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Summer School
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PG13,1hr 38min
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July 22, 1987
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Paramount
Synopsis: On the eve of his Hawaiian vacation, irresponsible high school teacher Mark Harmon is forced into teaching a summer school class. His students are all malcontents and layabouts with the standard repertoire of teenaged hangups and hostilities (two of the kids, who can't see enough slasher movies to suit them, are hilarious precursors to Beavis and Butt-Head). Harmon would rather spend his time with history teacher Kirstie Alley, but she doesn't think much of his laziness and lack of dedication. Harmon ... Full Synopsis
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The minor Carl Reiner laugher Summer School was an odd place for makeup effects wizard Rick Baker to ply his trade between his more traditional genre gigs, as it centers mostly on low-level high school slacker jokes and soft romantic comedy. In fact, the Fangoria-type gore that punctuates the students' practical jokes is of such better quality than the rest of the production, it makes the film deceptively ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Freddy Shoop
Robin Bishop, History Teacher
Phil Gills, Vice Principal
Kevin Winchester
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