After School Special (2003)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

David M. Evans

Writer (WGA):

David H. Steinberg (written by)

Release Date:

4 November 2005 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They couldn't rent it, so they made it themselves.

Plot:

Three high school guys attempt to make a porno movie.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | High School | Cleavage | Male Nudity | Penis Size

Cast

Erik von Detten	...	Deacon (as Erik Von Detten)
Tony Denman	...	Fred
Daniel Farber	...	Matt
Sarah-Jane Potts	...	Ashley (as Sarah Jane Potts)
Amy Smart	...	Naomi
Tom Arnold	...	Mr. Lewis
Dey Young	...	Mrs. Lewis
Riley Smith	...	Jake
Vince Vieluf	...	Tom Cooperman
Samm Levine	...	Roger
Cameron Richardson	...	Rachael Unger
Horatio Sanz	...	Vic Ramalot
Anders Hedman	...	Max (K)
Eddie Driscoll	...	Mike
Brooke Dillman	...	Biology / Health Teacher

Also Known As:

Almost legal - Echte Jungs machen's selbst (Germany)
National Lampoon's Barely Legal (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, crude humor, language and drinking, involving teens.

Runtime:

USA:90 min | Argentina:91 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:16 | USA:R (No. 39394) | Singapore:R21 | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

International West Pictures (IWP)

Trivia:

Vic Ramalot is based on the real life porn actor Ron Jeremy.

Quotes:

Biology: The male deposits his seed, and moves on. Probably to a younger, more desirable female. One who doesn't have any issues, whatever that means.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Pulp Fiction (1994)

Soundtrack:

Welcome To The Suburbs

Quite entertaining

Gross-out comedy.

Have you seen American Pie? Of course you have, everyone has. Have you seen National Lampoon's other stuff? Of course you have, everyone has. Have you seen Animal House? Of course--wait... wait... I caught a large portion of it on the television but I haven't seen all of it. Well that's okay, I got the point.

Did you like those films? Well, whichever way you answer the above question will determine what your enjoyment of this film will be like. I myself don't really think those films are THAT BAD, they're just not THAT GOOD. That wonderfully politically correct way of saying that this film was pure fluff but I laughed anyway.

Well I didn't necessarily laugh, but it was amusing. I think if it weren't for the fact that the father figure tries to pull a Eugene Levy, the stupid high school bully is trying to be a Stifler, and sometimes the characters seem to do things that not only don't fit with their character in the film, but don't match anything that happens in real life, this would be a pretty good movie.

Even despite those details (which are actually minor in the way they were presented), the film does its job and does it right. The overall structure is clichéd, but mostly the tone isn't. Scenes like the porno actress having dinner with the family when the girlfriend walks in, or the fact that said girlfriend isn't what he's looking for in the first place, stuff like that is enough to relax and enjoy the film if you're willing to not worry too much about wasting your time.

I would have to say that, if anything, the whole competitor storyline and all that Scarface stuff really got to me the most, considering I find the Scarface dream to be an utterly banal and hideous allusion for everyone to always make, and the competitor was just kind of stupid overall.

--PolarisDiB