School Daze (1988)

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121 min - Comedy | Drama | Musical - 12 February 1988 (USA)

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Ratings: 5.4/10 from 3,102 users
Reviews: 35 user | 17 critic

A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Laurence Fishburne	...	Dap
	Giancarlo Esposito	...	Julian
	Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	Jane Toussaint (as Tisha Campbell)
	Kyme	...	Rachel Meadows
	Joe Seneca	...	President McPherson
	Ellen Holly	...	Odrie McPherson
	Art Evans	...	Cedar Cloud
	Ossie Davis	...	Coach Odom
	Bill Nunn	...	Grady
	James Bond III	...	Monroe
	Branford Marsalis	...	Jordan
	Kadeem Hardison	...	Edge
	Eric Payne	...	Booker T. (as Eric A. Payne)
	Spike Lee	...	Half-Pint
	Anthony Thompkins	...	Doo-Doo Breath

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Storyline

In the South of the United States are taking place confrontations between two groups of students who have different ideas and are not able to accept the one of the oponent. Written by Volker Boehm

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Comedy | Drama | Musical

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 1988 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Aulas turbulentas See more »

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,802,656 (USA) (15 February 1988) (220 Screens)

Gross:

$14,545,844 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Columbia Pictures Corporation See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The matching kneepads that Kyme and 'Tisha Campbell' are wearing in the Straight and Nappy scene were not part of the wardrobe. Tisha Campbell had a knee injury throughout the shoot and the stylist gave Kyme a kneepad to match. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the Gamma Rays are singing I Don't Want to Be Alone Tonight, towards the end of the song, the audio and picture don't add up. The audio is slightly ahead. See more »

Quotes

Monroe: Learn to articulate, you juvenile delinquent!
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Connections

Featured in Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Perfect Match"
Music and Lyrics by Lenny White and Tina Harris
Performed by Tech and The EFFX
Produced by Lenny White
MCHOMA/Screen Gems (BMI) and AMH Kid Music (ASCAP) See more »

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