Private School (1983)

Christine (Phoebe Cates), a student at an exclusive all-girls private school, is in love with Jim, who attends an academy for boys nearby. Christine's arch rival Jordan also has her eye on ... See full summary »

Director:

Noel Black

Writers:

Dan Greenburg, Suzanne O'Malley

Stars:

Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Matthew Modine

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Phoebe Cates	...	Christine
Betsy Russell	...	Jordan
Matthew Modine	...	Jim
Michael Zorek	...	Bubba
Fran Ryan	...	Miss Dutchbok
Kathleen Wilhoite	...	Betsy
Ray Walston	...	Chauncey
Sylvia Kristel	...	Ms. Copuletta
Jonathan Prince	...	Roy
Kari Lizer	...	Rita
Richard Stahl	...	Mr. Flugel
Julie Payne	...	Coach Whelan
Frank Aletter	...	Mr. Leigh-Jensen
Frances Bay	...	Birdie Fallmouth
Bill Wray	...	Bandleader

Storyline

Christine (Phoebe Cates), a student at an exclusive all-girls private school, is in love with Jim, who attends an academy for boys nearby. Christine's arch rival Jordan also has her eye on Jim, and she is willing to do whatever she can to steal him away. Jim's uber-slob buddy Bubba is going with Betsy, Christine's cynical friend, though he would probably be unfaithful if any other woman were willing to get near him. Bubba and his pals sneak into the girls' school dressed in drag in hopes of reaching the Promised Land (better known as the women's shower room), while Christine and Jim run away together for the weekend, though their escapade isn't as romantic as they had hoped.

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Plot Keywords:

putting on stockings | hand up dress | lifting up dress | feeling woman's legs up her skirt or dress | shower | 

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Taglines:

You won't believe what goes on and what comes off in ... Private School

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Private School... for Girls

Filming Locations:

4839 Louise Avenue, Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,411,861, 31 July 1983

Gross USA:

$14,049,540

Company Credits

Production Co:

Unity Productions,Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The nick-name the college boys had for the girls' shower room was "The Promised Land".

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Goofs

At the beginning when Jim, Roy and Bubba are standing atop each other to peek into Jordan's shower, you can barely see the wire supporting Michael Zorek's (Bubba) right shoulder, and you can see the wire pulling on his coat.

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Quotes

Christine Ramsey: Bets, have you ever really done it, all the way?
Betsy: Well, yes and no.
Christine Ramsey: Wha'd you mean yes and no? Don't you know?
Betsy: Bubba says we did it once and it was very good for both of us, but I was passed out I don't remember a thing.
Christine Ramsey: Well, it's not gonna be like that for me. What else does Bubba say?
Betsy: He says that I had three orgasms, that I begged him for mercy, and that I've never seen a man so well endowed.
Christine Ramsey: Well is he?
Betsy: Is he what?
Christine Ramsey: Is he well endowed?
Betsy: I don't really know. I mean not first hand. Just from ...

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Connections

Featured in Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy (2002)

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Soundtracks

Rock This Town
Performed by The Stray Cats
Composed by Brian Setzer
Published by Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Courtesy of EMI America Records and Arista Records, Ltd.

User Reviews

Great shower scene

Rent this movie for the shower scene, you'll love it (though not as good as the one in "Hellhole"). Voyeurism is rampant in this flick... I loved Betsy Russell's character the most. A very funny movie and definitely worth spending $$ on.