Private School (1983)

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:

Shower | Girls' School | High School | Breaking The Fourth Wall | Black Bra And Panties

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
Karen Chase	...	Bambi Leigh-Jensen
Burke Byrnes	...	Mr. Ramsay
Zale Kessler	...	Desk Clerk
Steve Levitt	...	Bellboy
Lynda Wiesmeier	...	School Girl
Christy Curtis	...	School Girl
Lori Plager	...	School Girl
Joni Lynn Ward	...	School Girl
Zetta Whitlow	...	School Girl
Vernon Scott	...	Dorm Boy
Douglas Warhit	...	Dorm Boy
Randy Chance Graham	...	Dorm Boy
Robert Parker	...	Dorm Boy
Gayle Goldin	...	Arcade Voice
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nadine Van der Velde	...	School Girl
Martin Mull	...	Drug Store Clerk (uncredited)
Brinke Stevens	...	School Girl (uncredited)
Julie Wakefield	...	School Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Noel Black

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

Produced by
R. Ben Efraim	....	producer
Don Enright	....	producer
Lane Maloney	....	assistant producer

Cinematography by
Walter Lassally

Film Editing by
Fred A. Chulack		(as Fred Chulack)

Casting by
Susan Bluestein
Marsha Kleinman

Production Design by
Ivo Cristante

Set Decoration by
K.C. Scheibel

Makeup Department
Sue Dolph	....	makeup artist
Karen Kubeck	....	makeup artist
Peter Tothpal	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Ric Rondell	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
L. Dean Jones Jr.	....	second assistant director
Stephen Lofaro	....	first assistant director
Ric Rondell	....	second unit director

Art Department
Linda Lou Agnelli	....	property master
Julie Kaye Fanton	....	art department (as Julie Towery)
Peter Green	....	illustrator
David E. Harshbarger	....	art department (as David Harshbarger)
Ben Parsons	....	construction coordinator
Cynthia Sowder	....	art department

Sound Department
Gordon L. Day	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Anna R. Delanzo	....	boom operator (as Anna De'Lanzo)
Joseph Melody	....	sound editor
Russ Tinsley	....	sound editor
Susumu Tokunow	....	sound mixer
Stan Wetzel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Howard Wilmarth	....	sound re-recording mixer

Stunts
Norman Blankenship	....	stunts
Sheryl Brown	....	stunts
Steve Cremin	....	stunts
Annie Ellis	....	stunts
David R. Ellis	....	stunts
Debra Davison Ellis	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Debbie Evans	....	stunts (as Debra Evans)
Billy Hank Hooker	....	stunts (as Hank Hooker)
Scott Hubbell	....	stunts
Richard James	....	stunts
Jean Malahni	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts (as John C. Meier)
Erik Rondell	....	stunts
Reid Rondell	....	stunts
Bobby Sargent	....	stunts
Jean Malahni	....	stunt double: Betsy Russell (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gale M. Adler	....	still photographer
Bradley E. Hatton	....	electrician
Bradley E. Hatton	....	grip
Kenneth J. Jones	....	key grip
Robert Krebsbach	....	electrician
Robert Krebsbach	....	grip
Dale Larsen	....	electrician
Dale Larsen	....	grip
Mike Moad	....	best boy grip (as Michael Moad)
George Mooradian	....	first assistant camera
Michael Paris	....	still photographer
David Riley	....	second assistant camera
Jeffrey Sudzin	....	gaffer
Christopher Tufty	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Lynn Kressel	....	casting: New York

Editorial Department
Robert Fawcett	....	assistant editor
Robert Pergament	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Harriotte H. Aaron	....	script supervisor (as Harriotte Aaron)
Paula Abdul	....	choreographer
Barry Caillier	....	location manager
Gayle Goldin	....	production coordinator
Peter Green	....	title designer
Matthew Hausle	....	production assistant
Alicia Hollinger	....	production assistant
C. Robert Holloway	....	location manager
Robert Jellen	....	insurance (as Bob Jellen)
Bill Luckey	....	production assistant (as William R. Luckey)
Vicki Niemi	....	production executive
Alicia Rivera Frankl	....	production executive
Robert L. Rosen	....	production assistant
Nancy Rowe	....	production assistant
Charles T. Ryan	....	production assistant (as Charles Ryan)
Meredith Stacy	....	production assistant (as Meredith Haglund)
Barbara Strickland	....	office administrator
Wendy Strin	....	production assistant
Jerry Zaks	....	consultant
Jerry Zaks	....	dialogue coach

Production Companies

• Unity Productions
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1983) (USA) (theatrical)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1986) (USA) (TV)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)

Other Companies

• Albert G. Ruben and Company  insurance
• Atmosphere Agency  extra casting
• Echo Film Services  sound editing
• Glen Glenn Sound Company  re-recording facilities
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)  titles and opticals
• Moritz/Weissman Company  public relations

Also Known As:

"Private School... for Girls" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

89 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) | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | South Korea:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cheviot Hills Recreation Center - 2551 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Unity Productions

Trivia:

Several of Rick Springfield's band members play the band at the school dance early in the movie. Jack White is the drummer and was at one time married to Peg Bundy herself, Katey Sagal.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the coach yells out "illegal use of the hands" to someone out on the dance floor, she gives the wrong corresponding hand signal. She makes the gesture for "holding" instead.

Quotes:

Jordan Leigh-Jenson:[watching Chris and Jim dancing] She's such a nothing. I just don't what he sees in her.
Rita:I like to see you get a guy as good as Jim.
Jordan Leigh-Jenson:Why not Jim?
Rita:You couldn't! He's in love with Chris.
Jordan Leigh-Jenson:But Chris is no competition. Tomorrow is riding class, I begin my campaign.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Saturday Night Live: Robin Williams/James Taylor (#13.9)" (1988)

Soundtrack:

I Want Candy

Great viewing

This movie was a great watch for me as a young girl. I have fond memories, the crude jokes, the gratuitous nudity and the humor and stereotypes that made the movie a classic in my books. At least it has a great storyline for a movie of this sort and makes for great viewing.

Betsy Russell on nude horseback is memorable and unforgettable, the sheer brassiness of this lass and do-whatever-it-takes attitude to steal Matthew Modine from Phoebe Cates by being terribly unsubtle in her advances to him. And Bubba... Bubba the hot-blooded horny male that desperately wants to get into the pants of every female student with his salivating and dirty character.

This is where I feel in love with Matthew Modine and also was my first naughty flick that I saw,nevertheless I think the casting was great and I don't think there has been any movie that has really outdone it in this genre. Great toilet humor. Good laugh and great hairstyles.A must see.