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  • 1983
  • R
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 1983
  • R
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 29 m

Summary Christine (Phoebe Cates), a student at an exclusive all-girls private school, is in love with Jim, who attends an academy for boys nearby. Christine's arch rival Jordan also has her eye on Jim, and she is willing to do whatever she can to steal him away. Jim's uber-slob buddy Bubba is going with Betsy, Christine's cynical friend, though ...

Directed By: Noel Black

Written By: Dan Greenburg, Suzanne O'Malley

  • 1983
  • R
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 1983
  • R
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 29 m

Private School

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
25
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Christine (Phoebe Cates), a student at an exclusive all-girls private school, is in love with Jim, who attends an academy for boys nearby. Christine's arch rival Jordan also has her eye on Jim, and she is willing to do whatever she can to steal him away. Jim's uber-slob buddy Bubba is going with Betsy, Christine's cynical friend, though ...

Directed By: Noel Black

Written By: Dan Greenburg, Suzanne O'Malley

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The movie's not without charm. There's a fresh, sweet relationship between one of the girls (Phoebe Cates) and her boyfriend, in which she is permitted to have the normal fears, doubts and reservations of anyone her age. I'm not sure how that plot got into this smarmy-minded movie, but it was like a breath of fresh air.
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Movies like Private School usually make money, no matter how sleazy or derivative they happen to be.
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Strange as it sounds, the failure of this tawdry little odyssey into mammalia is that it doesn't make any sense. The smallest effort by writer, director or producer could have meant a movie with laughs as well as the capacity to anesthetize adults. [02 Aug 1983, p.C5]
By Bill Cosford FULL REVIEW
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The lowest common denominator of smutty amusement [03 Aug 1983, p.B2]
By Gary Arnold FULL REVIEW
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The film features a complete absence of plot, character, drama, comedy and acting.
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Production Company Unity Productions, Universal Pictures
Release Date Jul 29, 1983
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating R
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Tagline You won't believe what goes on and what comes off in ... Private School
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