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weird slapstick movie
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(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Edward Albert | ... | Danny Warren |
 | Barbara Carrera | ... | Katherine |
 | Michael Pataki | ... | Murphy |
 | Vic Tayback | ... | Coach |
 | Mark Blankfield | ... | Kline |
 | James Van Patten | ... | Todd (as Jimmy Van Patten) |
 | Susan Tyrrell | ... | Mrs. Grant |
 | Garrett Morris | ... | Dummont |
 | Jesse Aragon | ... | Carlos |
| Fox Harris | ... | Margrave |
 | Lee Arenberg | ... | Joey |
| Monte Landis | ... | Carruthers |
| Judd Omen | ... | Corbin |
| Burton Gilliam | ... | Red |
| Jewel Shepard | ... | Sci-Fi Teacher |
| Carl Crew | ... | Thug 2 |
| Rick Burks | ... | Thug 1 |
| Robert Sinaca | ... | INS Officer 1 |
 | Alexander Folk | ... | INS Officer 2 |
 | Burt Ward | ... | Bowmont |
| Roslyn Kind | ... | Mrs. Rasseli |
| John Hazelwood | ... | Elmer |
| Nili Sinai | ... | Israeli Actress / Juliet |
| Bunny Summers | ... | Lily |
| Mik One | ... | Blind Man |
| Robert A. Kline | ... | Mr. Davis |
 | Francine York | ... | June Patterson |
| Karen Hazelwood | ... | Street Hooker |
| Ria Kelly | ... | Louella Labango |
 | Becky LeBeau | ... | Ginger Bronsky |
| Michael Dobo | ... | Correctional Officer |
| Lawrence Kasanoff | ... | Illiterate Man |
| Drew Godderis | ... | Lotto Announcer |
| Benjamin Lum | ... | Angry Chinese Man |
 | Dee Dee Rescher | ... | Female Agent 1 |
| Ivy White | ... | Arab Woman |
| Khorshield MacHalle | ... | East Indian Woman |
| Roberto Contreras | ... | Hispanic Man |
| Greg Atkins | ... | Coach Legget |
| Ruth Britt | ... | Mexican Hooker |
| Tim Flugum | ... | Ball Player 1 |
| Kevin Alber | ... | Ball Player 2 |
 | Glen Chin | ... | Chinese Man |
| Billy Frank | ... | Todd's Friend |
| Beverly Israel | ... | Teacher |
| Gregory Wolfe | ... | Wine Teacher |
| Jay Koiwai | ... | Japanese Comic |
| Jimmy Maslon | ... | Punk |
| Bill Osco | ... | Nice Guy (as Johnny Commander) |
| Grace Kong | ... | Pregnant |
| Marvin J. Bernstein | ... | Prom Queen |
| Roxanne Cybelle | ... | Sleepy Kid |
Directed by | |||
| Jackie Kong | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jackie Kong | ||
| Tony Rosato | screenplay | |
| Tony Rosato | story | |
| Gary Scott Thompson | ||
Produced by | |||
| Tikki Goldberg | .... | associate producer | |
| Lawrence Kasanoff | .... | executive producer | |
| Jackie Kong | .... | producer | |
| Jimmy Maslon | .... | co-producer | |
| Bill Osco | .... | creative producer (as Mr. Osco) | |
| Ellen Steloff | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Don Preston | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Chuck Colwell | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Thomas Meshelski | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jay Burkhardt | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Woodward Romine Jr. | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Kerry Longacre | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Barbara Palmer | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Loraina Drucker | .... | makeup artist | |
| Melanie Verkins | .... | hair stylist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Robin Dahlstrom | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Carl Irwin | .... | second assistant director (credit only) | |
| Jay Koiwai | .... | first assistant director | |
| Christopher Kroll | .... | second second assistant director (as Chris Kroll) | |
| Paul LeClair | .... | second assistant director | |
| Tal Schneider | .... | second assistant director: second unit (reshoots) | |
Art Department | |||
| Zachary Spoon | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Doug Botnick | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Vic Carpenter | .... | sound mixer | |
| Walter Goss | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Rex Slinkard | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Herbert Swann | .... | boom operator | |
Stunts | |||
| Leo Arroyo | .... | stunt performer | |
| Leo Arroyo | .... | stunts | |
| Ken Lesco | .... | stunts (as Kenny Lesco) | |
| Patrick J. Statham | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Dana Gonzales | .... | best boy grip | |
| Azusa Ohno | .... | gaffer | |
| Abe Perlstein | .... | still photographer | |
| Steve Reinhardt | .... | best boy electric | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Julia Schklair | .... | set costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Charles Hammond | .... | negative cutter | |
Music Department | |||
| Barbara Pokras | .... | music editor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Todd King | .... | transportation coordinator | |
Other crew | |||
| Marvin J. Bernstein | .... | location manager | |
| Louann Lightfoot | .... | script supervisor | |
| Josh Olson | .... | production coordinator | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Avid Video (1992) (USA) (video)
- Lightning Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
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*** This review may contain spoilers ***
This movie is in the slapstick genre of airplanes, police academy, and stewardess school. The premise is pretty unfathomable: a high school is forced somehow to offer free classes to anybody. So somehow prisoners and weirdos end up taking such classes as underwater ballet, jewelry making, and whatever class the star trek nymphomaniac teaches. Somehow the teachers who don't want to work for free are made out to be the badguys. The plot is also convoluted as this guy who gets imprisoned (for reasons unknown) must spy for the police on a gangster, and the gangster in turn makes him spy on his wife in night school. The jokes are pretty lame, with only a few funny ones splattered about. The ending is the real kicker, however. The movie ends with what seems like an honest plea to let adults take night school for a better education, then cuts to the "graduation night" festivities and the drag-queen prom queen being shot by some guy. I have no idea what the hell that means, if it's supposed to be funny or if it's some sort of weird social criticism. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.