High School High

Infobox Film
name = High School High


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director = Hart Bochner
producer = David Zucker
Robert LoCash
Gil Netter
writer = David Zucker
Robert LoCash
Pat Proft
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starring = Jon Lovitz
Tia Carrere
Mekhi Phifer
Malinda Williams
Louise Fletcher
music = Ira Newborn
cinematography = Vernon Layton
editing = James R. Symons
distributor = TriStar Pictures
released = flagicon|USA October 25, 1996
runtime = 86 minutes
country = USA
language = English
budget =
gross = $20,951,277 (domestic sub-total)
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imdb_id = 0116531

"High School High" is a 1996 comedy film about an inner city high school in the Los Angeles, California area, starring Jon Lovitz, Tia Carrere, Mekhi Phifer, Louise Fletcher, Malinda Williams and Brian Hooks. It is a spoof of movies concerning idealistic teachers being confronted with a class of cynical teenagers, disengaged by conventional schooling and loosely parodies "Dangerous Minds", "The Substitute", and the true story of Jaime Escalante as documented in the film "Stand and Deliver".

The plot focuses on Jon Lovitz's character attempts to improve the school he is teaching at. He is assisted by his love interest, Tia Carrere.

Lexie Bigham died in a road accident shortly after completing this movie. Trey Parker turned down the chance to direct this movie. The school in the movie is named Marion Barry High, a reference to the then Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry. In some countries, like Portugal, the translated title is a pun to the also translated title of Dangerous Minds. Adult actress Jeannie Pepper appears in the film as Mrs. McReynolds. She is credited as Joan Rudelstein.

Cast

*Jon Lovitz as Richard Clark
*Tia Carrere as Victoria Chapell
*Louise Fletcher as Principal Evelyn Doyle
*Mekhi Phifer as Griff McReynolds
*Malinda Williams as Natalie Thompson
*Guillermo Díaz as Paco Rodriguez
*Brian Hooks as Anferny Jefferson
*Lexie Bigham as Two-Bags
*Gil Espinoza as Alonzo
*John Neville as Thaddeus Clark
*Natasha Gregson Wagner as Julie Rubels
*Marco Rodríguez as Mr. DeMarco

oundtrack Tracklist

#So Many Ways -- The Braxtons
#I Got Somebody Else -- Changing Faces
#Wu-Wear: The Garment Renaissance -- RZA, Method Man & Cappadonna
#Get Down For Mine -- Real Life
#I Just Can't -- Faith Evans
#Your Precious Love -- Erykah Badu & D'angelo
#The Rap World -- Pete Rock & Large Professor
#Queen Bitch -- Lil' Kim
#Why You Wanna Funk? -- Spice 1 feat. E-40 & The Click
#I Can't Call It -- De La Soul
#Bohemian Rhapsody -- The Braids
#High School Rock -- KRS-One
#Peace, Prosperity, & Paper -- A Tribe Called Quest
#Wild Side - Jodeci
#The Ultimate - Artifacts
#The Next Spot - Sadat X & Grand Puba
#Skrilla - Scarface & Facemob
#Semi-Automatic: Full Rap Metal Jacket - Inspectah Deck, U-God & Streetlife
#The Good, The Bad, And The Desolate- The Roots
#C'Mon N' Ride It - The Train Part II Bass Remix - Quad City DJ's

External links

*rotten-tomatoes|id=high_school_high|title=High School High
* [http://www.reel.com/movie.asp?MID=12541 Reel movie page]
* [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800265585/info Yahoo! Movies page]