Private School (1983)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Noel Black

Writers:

Dan Greenburg (writer) &
Suzanne O'Malley (writer)

Release Date:

29 July 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

You won't believe what goes on and what comes off in ... Private School

Plot:

Christine (Phoebe Cates), a student at an exclusive all-girls private school, is in love with Jim, who attends an academy for boys nearby...

Plot Keywords:

Girls' School | Peeping Tom | Psychotronic | Girl In Bra And Panties | Graduation

Cast

Phoebe Cates	...	Christine Ramsey
Betsy Russell	...	Jordan Leigh-Jenson
Matthew Modine	...	Jim Green
Michael Zorek	...	Bubba Beauregard
Fran Ryan	...	Miss Dutchbok
Kathleen Wilhoite	...	Betsy
Ray Walston	...	Chauncey
Sylvia Kristel	...	Ms. Regina Copoletta
Jonathan Prince	...	Roy
Kari Lizer	...	Rita
Richard Stahl	...	Mr. Flugel
Julie Payne	...	Coach Whelan
Frank Aletter	...	Mr. Leigh-Jensen
Frances Bay	...	Birdie Fallmouth
Bill Wray	...	Bandleader

Also Known As:

Private School... for Girls (USA)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Singapore:(Banned) | Australia:M | South Korea:18 | USA:R

Company:

Unity Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: During the beach scene Jim and Chris are seen in the water completely submerged with their hair wet then in the following scene as they disrobe prior to having sex both have dry hair.

Quotes:

Christine Ramsey: Bets, have you ever really done it, all the way?
Betsy: Well, yes and no.
Christine Ramsey: Wha'd you mean yes and no? Don't you know?
Betsy: Bubba says we did it once and it was very good for both of us, but I was passed out I don't remember a thing.
Christine Ramsey: Well, it's not gonna be like that for me. What else does Bubba say?
Betsy: He says that I had three orgasms, that I begged him for mercy, and that I've never seen a man so well endowed.
Christine Ramsey: Well is he?
Betsy: Is he what?
Christine Ramsey: Is he well endowed?
Betsy: I don't really know. I mean not first hand. Just from what Bubba tells me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams (1991) (V)

Soundtrack:

All The Time

Bearable and bare-able!

This was one I enjoyed in High School (and College) to see some T&A. Phoebe Cates plays Christine Ramsey, Matthew Modine plays Jim. He loves Chris, and Chris loves him. Enter Jordan Lee Jensen, played by Betsy Russell. She has the hots for Jim so she tries to break them up. In the meantime, you have plenty of T&A as Bubba tries to score and ends up in the girls shower. Sure, the plot is thin, the humor is thin, but Betsy Russell is so HOT! Probably the best scene is Russell riding topless on a horse. Even clothed this woman begs the male eye to revel and take in every inch of her skin. It's not Fast Times at Ridgemont High (also starring Cates) or The Breakfast Club--but Private School for Girls got me through those years when I wanted to see a lot of T&A. It is finally on DVD (much to the chagrin of Phoebe Cates), fully restored and in letterbox format to make the shower scene all the more pleasurable. It was about time, considering that lame movies like Night Patrol, Night of the Living Dead II and the Party Animal being put on DVD. In any case, I am truly sorry, Phoebe. However, the fans demanded it and Universal finally responded.