School Daze (1988)

A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.

Director:

Spike Lee

Writer:

Spike Lee

Stars:

Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laurence Fishburne	...	Dap Dunlap (as Larry Fishburne)
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Julian 'Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
Tisha Campbell	...	Jane Toussaint
Kyme	...	Rachel Meadows
Joe Seneca	...	President McPherson
Ellen Holly	...	Odrie McPherson
Art Evans	...	Cedar Cloud
Ossie Davis	...	Coach Odom
Bill Nunn	...	Da Fella Grady
James Bond III	...	Da Fella Monroe
Branford Marsalis	...	Da Fella Jordan
Kadeem Hardison	...	Da Fella Edge
Eric Payne	...	Da Fella Booker T. (as Eric A. Payne)
Spike Lee	...	Gammite Half-Pint
Anthony Thompkins	...	Gammite Doo-Doo Breath

Storyline

In the South of the United States are taking place confrontations between two groups of students who have different ideas and are not able to accept the one of the opponent.

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Plot Keywords:

satire | male frontal nudity | male nudity | male rear nudity | black college | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alton Brown, host of Good Eats (1999), was the Steadicam operator for this film, and director of photography for R.E.M.'s "The One I Love" video.

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Goofs

Toward the end of "I Don't Want to Be Alone Tonight", the audio is slightly ahead of the video.

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Quotes

Dap: [shouts] Wake up!

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Connections

Referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994)

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Soundtracks

I Can Only Be Me
Music and Lyrics by Stevie Wonder
Performed by Keith John
Produced by Stevie Wonder
Jobete Music Co., Inc./Black Bull Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

User Reviews

HVCC Student Yuchen Bai Review

I like musicals, but I don't know if that was really a good way to present this material. That, and only one of the numbers really grabbed me. I will say that the stomp competition sequence was well choreographed and executed though. The performances are good, and you can see Lee's innovations and techniques getting better and better, but the film is a little weak structurally and leaves a few too many loose ends. However, it is entertaining, and makes some important contributions cinematically (but most culturally and socially) It's not too bad i think. I admire Spike's efforts, Spike Lee's Version of college life was real, funny, and I could relate to this film.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

School Daze

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,802,656, 15 February 1988

Gross USA:

$14,545,844

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$14,545,844

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1