American High (2000– )

This documentary series tracked the experiences of 14 students at Illinois' Highland Park High School throughout the 1999-2000 school year. Participants also chronicled their home lives through video diary entries.

Stars:

Erasmo Arturo, Shanna Davis, Gustavo Ducoing

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Erasmo Arturo	...	Himself (14 episodes, 2000)
Shanna Davis	...	Herself (14 episodes, 2000)
Gustavo Ducoing	...	Himself (14 episodes, 2000)
Suzy Lurie	...	Herself (14 episodes, 2000)
Abby Schwartz	...	Herself (14 episodes, 2000)
Tiffany Woods	...	Herself (14 episodes, 2000)
Steven Morris	...	Himself (4 episodes, 2000)

Storyline

This documentary series tracked the experiences of 14 students at Illinois' Highland Park High School throughout the 1999-2000 school year. Participants also chronicled their home lives through video diary entries.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | teen | docudrama | teen angst | teenager | 

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Genres:

Reality-TV

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Details

Official Sites:

PBS

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 August 2000 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Deerfield High School - 1959 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Actual Reality Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Kaytee: I want to get out of high school and live like a real person.

User Reviews

One of the few shows FOX shouldn't have canned!!!

The reruns that I saw in the summer of two-thousand-one on PBS were very interesting, seeing how other people live their lives, and what obstacles they had to face.

Now that I look back I wonder why FOX canceled this series, sure it does not have very much-- wait, actually it has no hype, but it's still a very good series.

If they happen to do something like this again, hopefully they will put some hype into it, it might make the show last longer. The idea was great, the content was good, I'd rate this show 3.5 of 4 stars.