Principal Takes a Holiday (TV 1998)

A rowdy high school senior risks losing a $10,000 gift his parents promise him for graduation if he can complete the year without getting in trouble by getting caught by the principal in a ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert King

Writers:

Robert King (screenplay), Robert King (story),

Stars:

Kevin Nealon, Zachery Ty Bryan, Jessica Steen

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Nealon	...	Franklin Fitz
Zachery Ty Bryan	...	John Scaduto
Jessica Steen	...	Celia Shine
Rashaan Nall	...	Peter Heath (as Rashaan H. Nall)
Kurt Fuller	...	Principal Frank Hockenberry
Ellie Harvie	...	Miss W. Fassle
Laurie Murdoch	...	Vice Principal Ralph Calder
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Roxanne
Carlos Jacott	...	Oliver
Bill Nye	...	Science Teacher
Douglas Newell	...	Math Teacher
Robin Douglas	...	Biology Teacher
Daphne Goldrick	...	Health Teacher
Walter Marsh	...	Dr. Vernon Baxter
Christopher Gaze	...	Hamlet

Storyline

A rowdy high school senior risks losing a $10,000 gift his parents promise him for graduation if he can complete the year without getting in trouble by getting caught by the principal in a prank. However, when an accident befalls the current principal, the senior goes and finds a drifter to show up at the school as the new principal to get his records erased.

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Plot Keywords:

school

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 January 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Director por un día

Company Credits

Production Co:

Storyline Entertainment, Walt Disney Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Miss Shine makes her 'Her Story' joke, her glasses are on, off and on again between shots.

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Connections

References Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

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Soundtracks

"Can't Help Falling In Love With You"
Performed by Mark Mothersbaugh

User Reviews

Principally speaking, this one's a crowd pleaser

John, a high school student, will inherit mucho moola if he stays out of the detention room at school. He fails to do it and gets socked with demerits. When the principal is away on a conference, erstwhile John arranges for a skid row denizen to take his place. Pourquoi? Because the new principal Fitz (Kevin Nealon) can get into computer files and erase any black marks on John's record. The course of true treachery, however, never does run smooth. And, behold, Fitz has cast his eye on a nice female teacher and aspires to run a tight ship.

What an enjoyment this movie is! Nealon does a great job as the bum who cleans up good and charms. The students around him are typical teenagers who try to get the better of him, but, he does not have feet of clay. There's even a romance to satisfy those incurable types out there. Recommended as family fun, fun, fun till Daddy takes the VCR or DVD player away.