Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

School Daze

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
7.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,043
123
Laurence Fishburne, Spike Lee, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, and Kyme in School Daze (1988)
Watch Official Trailer
Play trailer1:43
2 Videos
29 Photos
ComedyDramaMusical
A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.A not so popular young man wants to pledge to a popular fraternity at his historically black college.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
7.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,043
123
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Spike Lee
    • Stars
      • Laurence Fishburne
      • Giancarlo Esposito
      • Tisha Campbell
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Spike Lee
    • Stars
      • Laurence Fishburne
      • Giancarlo Esposito
      • Tisha Campbell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 46User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos2

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:43
    Official Trailer
    Three Movies That Changed Billy Porter's Life
    Clip 3:39
    Three Movies That Changed Billy Porter's Life

    Photos29

    Kyme and Joie Lee in School Daze (1988)
    Harold L. Boyd III, Robert L. Cole Jr., Donna Le Tourneau, Rod Hodge, Derek W. Jones, Joie Lee, Lester McCorn, William N. Ross, Reginald Tabor, and Keith Wright in School Daze (1988)
    Giancarlo Esposito and Tisha Campbell in School Daze (1988)
    Spike Lee and Giancarlo Esposito in School Daze (1988)
    Laurence Fishburne, Spike Lee, Giancarlo Esposito, Jasmine Guy, Darryl M. Bell, James Bond III, Edward G. Bridges, Tisha Campbell, Rusty Cundieff, Art Evans, Kadeem Hardison, Dominic Hoffman, Ellen Holly, Kyme, Cinqué Lee, Joie Lee, Kasi Lemmons, Branford Marsalis, Bill Nunn, Eric Payne, Joe Seneca, Roger Guenveur Smith, and Leonard L. Thomas in School Daze (1988)
    Giancarlo Esposito and Tisha Campbell in School Daze (1988)
    Laurence Fishburne and Bill Nunn in School Daze (1988)
    Art Evans and Joe Seneca in School Daze (1988)
    Spike Lee, Tisha Campbell, Erik Dellums, Kevin Rock, and Kirk Taylor in School Daze (1988)
    School Daze (1988)
    School Daze (1988)
    Laurence Fishburne, Spike Lee, Giancarlo Esposito, and Tisha Campbell in School Daze (1988)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Laurence Fishburne
    Laurence Fishburne
    • Dap Dunlap
    • (as Larry Fishburne)
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    • Julian 'Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
    Tisha Campbell
    Tisha Campbell
    • Jane Toussaint
    Kyme
    • Rachel Meadows
    Joe Seneca
    Joe Seneca
    • President McPherson
    Ellen Holly
    • Odrie McPherson
    Art Evans
    Art Evans
    • Cedar Cloud
    Ossie Davis
    Ossie Davis
    • Coach Odom
    Bill Nunn
    Bill Nunn
    • Da Fella Grady
    James Bond III
    James Bond III
    • Da Fella Monroe
    Branford Marsalis
    Branford Marsalis
    • Da Fella Jordan
    Kadeem Hardison
    Kadeem Hardison
    • Da Fella Edge
    Eric Payne
    Eric Payne
    • Da Fella Booker T.
    • (as Eric A. Payne)
    Spike Lee
    Spike Lee
    • Gammite Half-Pint
    Anthony Thompkins
    • Gammite Doo-Doo Breath
    Guy Killum
    Guy Killum
    • Gammite Double Rubber
    Dominic Hoffman
    Dominic Hoffman
    • Gammite Mustafa
    Roger Guenveur Smith
    Roger Guenveur Smith
    • Gammite Yoda
    • (as Roger Smith)
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Spike Lee
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Crooklyn
    7.0
    Crooklyn
    Mo' Better Blues
    6.6
    Mo' Better Blues
    Jungle Fever
    6.6
    Jungle Fever
    Get on the Bus
    6.8
    Get on the Bus
    She's Gotta Have It
    6.7
    She's Gotta Have It
    Bamboozled
    6.6
    Bamboozled
    Clockers
    6.9
    Clockers
    Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
    5.0
    Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads
    Girl 6
    5.2
    Girl 6
    He Got Game
    6.9
    He Got Game
    Red Hook Summer
    5.2
    Red Hook Summer
    Do the Right Thing
    7.9
    Do the Right Thing

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Tisha Campbell said she had no idea what a "jigaboo" was prior to joining the project.
    • Goofs
      Toward the end of "I Don't Want to Be Alone Tonight", the audio is slightly ahead of the video.
    • Quotes

      Rachel Meadows: [as the "Jiggaboos" and the "Wannabes" encounter each other in the hallway] The word is "Excuse me."

      Jane Toussaint: No one told you to stand in the hall, either. "Excuse me."

      Rachel Meadows: That's better, Ms. Thing.

      Doris Witherspoon: [as Jane turns and flips her hair] It's not real!

      Dina: [as the Jiggaboos laugh] Say what?

      Lizzie Life: You heard

      Rachel Meadows: It... ain't... even... real.

      Jane Toussaint: You wish you had hair like this.

      Doris Witherspoon: Girl, you know you weren't even born with blue eyes!

      Lizzie Life: That's right. Blue contact lenses.

      Dina: They're just jealous!

      Rachel Meadows: Jealous?

      Jane Toussaint: Rachel! I've been watching you look at Julian. You're not slick.

      Rachel Meadows: If that was true, he wasn't much to look at.

      [Snaps fingers]

      Doris Witherspoon: Mmm-hmm. Tell her, girl!

      Jane Toussaint: Picaninny!

      Doris Witherspoon: Barbie doll!

      Rachel Meadows: High-yellow heifer!

      Dina: Tar baby!

      Lizzie Life: Wannabe white!

      Kim: Jiggaboo!

      Rachel Meadows: Don't start!

      Jane Toussaint: We're gonna finish it!

    • Connections
      Edited into The Rays: Be Alone Tonight (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm Building Me a Home
      Arranged by Uzee Brown (as Dr. Uzee Brown)

      Performed by Morehouse College Glee Club (uncredited)

      Solo by Tracy Coley (uncredited)

    User reviews46

    Review
    Review
    Top review
    A Breath of Fresh Air
    I am only 18 years old and I just saw the movie School Daze. I do not attend a H.B.C.U., but I have friends that tell me what goes on there. To the older people out there, can you believe that that type of stuff is still going on?! My friends and I were just talking the other day about how this guy on her campus would only date lighter skinned girls. If that is his thing, than it is, however, he would not date them because of their personality. He said they just "looked better on his arm." My mother and I always discuss the future of African-Americans and I am going to tell the truth. I am scared. We hurt each other more than any other race and we have to stop. I am a dark-skinned female and I just learnd to love myself. I thank Spike Lee for not being ashamed to call us out when we needed it. No, I do not think that the movie was an Oscar winner, but I do know that it was a mind opener and should be a lesson to all of us on how we allowed the European standard of beauty to shape our self-worth.
    helpful•26
    2
    • FWTxrunner
    • Oct 21, 2004

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • February 12, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Okul Yılları
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • $6,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,545,844
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,802,656
      • Feb 15, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,545,844
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Laurence Fishburne, Spike Lee, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, and Kyme in School Daze (1988)
    Top Gap
    By what name was School Daze (1988) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    The Best Movies and Shows to Watch in August
    See the full list
    View list
    List
    Fall TV Guide: The Best Shows Coming This Year
    See the full list
    View image
    Photos
    Double Take: Celebrity Twins
    See the full list
    Back to top

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more access
    Sign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.