Demolition High (Video 1996)

When a group of terrorists (led by Luther) take over a high school making the students in it their hostages, it is up to several of the students (led by Lenny) to help prevent disaster ... See full summary »

Director:

Jim Wynorski

Writer:

Steve Jankowski

Stars:

Corey Haim, Alan Thicke, Dick Van Patten

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Corey Haim	...	Lenny Slater
Alan Thicke	...	Slater
Dick Van Patten	...	General Wainwright
Jeff Kober	...	Luther
Melissa Brasselle	...	Tanya
Kimberley Roberts	...	Stacy
Trey Alexander	...	Eddie
Richard Styles	...	Warshack
Gerrit Graham	...	Mr. Vogel
Stacie Randall	...	Dugan
Jay Richardson	...	Hawkins
Tony March	...	Boomer
Tony Grande	...	Weasel
Michael Meyer	...	Officer Hayes
Dean Wein	...	Officer Williams

Storyline

When a group of terrorists (led by Luther) take over a high school making the students in it their hostages, it is up to several of the students (led by Lenny) to help prevent disaster while the authorities (Slater and General Wainwright) do their part on the other side.

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Plot Keywords:

student | hostage | school | high school | burnt body | 

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Taglines:

A high-voltage thriller!

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Genres:

Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amenaza en el instituto

Filming Locations:

Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sunset Films International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Near the beginning of the movie, two students mention that Coach Wynorski is having an affair with a female student. The director of the movie is Jim Wynorski.

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Goofs

When Principal Vogel is killed, it is clear that he was shot in the upper left shoulder. However, in the next shot, he is laying dead on the floor with the bullet hole right in the middle of his back.

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Quotes

Ray: Come on, pervert!
[whacks Lenny's behind]
Lenny Slater: You slap my ass in the guy's locker rom, and call *me* a pervert?

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Connections

Referenced in Magnolia (1999)

User Reviews

8 is enough for Corey Haim's Growing Pains

To get started, I gotta say I love my one-line summary. It works on so many levels. OK, with that out of the way it's true that this low budget "Die Hard in a high school" is moderately amusing, but even moderately amusing is like finding gold as far as Jim Wynorski movies of the past decade or so go. Poor Jim's last really good film was "Hard to Die" and that was 1990. He made three films in 1996: This, "Vampirella", and "The Assault" so trust me when I say nowadays to paraphrase Meatloaf, ONE outta THREE for Mr. Wynorki ain't bad. Not to over-hype this movie as it's still not as good as his movies from his heyday of the '80's, just that I'm glad that this film isn't a total turd.

My Grade: C

Where I saw It: Showtime