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- 1979
- PG
- New World Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
- 1979
- PG
- New World Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
Summary A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
Directed By: Allan Arkush, Joe Dante
- 1979
- PG
- New World Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
- 1979
- PG
- New World Pictures
- 1 h 33 m
Rock 'n' Roll High School
70
User Score
Generally Favorable
7.3
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Summary A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
Directed By: Allan Arkush, Joe Dante
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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71% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
70
71% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
29% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Underneath its chipper, anything-for-laugh grin, Rock ‘N’ Roll is as subversive as teen movies get, with an ending that, for all its absurdity, is still surprisingly shocking.
Rock 'n' Roll High School is like a ride on a music rollercoaster. For some, the ride will be a dizzying one they'll never want to endure again. But for others – mostly cult/punk enthusiasts – this is going to be one ride worth experiencing over and over again.
Written by Joe Dante and directed by Allan Arkush, this refreshingly wacky teenage film is filled with warped humor (including mice exploding to Ramones music), and makes wonderful use of the "so dumb they're smart" Ramones, who stepped to the fore when Cheap Trick backed out of the project. Nothing is taken seriously and nothing should be--it's only rock 'n' roll.
A freewheeling, up-with-kids-down-with-high-school picture featuring punk rock stars, The Ramones.
It's basically kleenteen fun. If you're worried about the Ramones, rest assured; they make a very adequate chunka chunka chunka sound.
[An] amiable, rambunctious New World production, aimed ostensibly at the teen trade but more obliquely and effectively at the new wave cult...It's more cleverly cut than shot—which means that it moves quickly and energetically even as the concepts and characters disintegrate.
Rock 'n' Roll High School purports to be little more than summer fun, and, in its zanily unpretentious way, it is certainly that.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
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75% Positive
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