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High School High

Play trailer 1:44 Poster for High School High PG-13 1996 1h 26m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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High-school history teacher Richard Clark (Jon Lovitz) leaves the prestigious Wellington Academy and heads to inner-city Marion Barry High. He aims to inspire the D-grade students there, no matter what it takes, including holding chicken races, though he also finds time to flirt with a fellow teacher (Tia Carrere). But when the clueless Clark tries helping a struggling student (Mekhi Phifer) who wants to learn, he finds himself in the middle of a gang turf war.

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USA Today 01/01/2000
1.5/4
Except for dated homages to Deer Hunter and Rebel Without a Cause, High tries to squeeze guffaws out of the crumbling educational system, not exactly gut-buster material. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
1.5/4
The movie makes two mistakes: (1) It isn't very funny, and (2) it makes the crucial error of taking its story seriously and angling for a happy ending. Go to Full Review Preston Barta Denton Record-Chronicle 06/10/2019
3/5
'High School High' may push the envelope a little too far at times, but you won't be able to hold back the tears from laughing so hard. The first 30 minutes are pure gold! Go to Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 09/14/2005
2/4
Does drive home a few laughs, but not nearly as many as the Zucker name would lead you to believe. Go to Full Review James O'Ehley Sci-Fi Movie Page 06/14/2004
2/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 03/27/2004
2/5
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Stephen C @bob25009 06/02/2025 A failure in just 1 hour and 26 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Beau B @RT80460399 08/19/2024 As someone who has taught in similar schools, I thought it exaggerated very real problems facing the students who go there. Having a teacher like this who cares and believes in them can be a game changer. Believe it or not, but the teaching philosophy of John Lovitz’s character is absolutely very real and very effective. This realism heightened the overall comedic value. See more Christopher J @RT44570270 02/24/2024 LOL very funny Jon Lovitz Best Movie See more thiago s @Thiagostone 02/06/2023 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, esse filme faz paródias de filmes como mentes perigosas, the deep hunter, e outras paródias, as cenas foram fracas, cenas aa paródias salvaram o filme, se não fosse pelas paródias o filme seria ruim. See more 10/10/2022 A spoof that is far too goofy to work. At least for the material that it's trying to send up. See more 04/09/2022 Funny and original!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Hart Bochner

Director

Sasha Harari

Director

Jon Lovitz

Richard Clark

Tia Carrere

Victoria Chapell

Louise Fletcher

Principal Evelyn Doyle

Mekhi Phifer

Griff McReynolds

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Synopsis High-school history teacher Richard Clark (Jon Lovitz) leaves the prestigious Wellington Academy and heads to inner-city Marion Barry High. He aims to inspire the D-grade students there, no matter what it takes, including holding chicken races, though he also finds time to flirt with a fellow teacher (Tia Carrere). But when the clueless Clark tries helping a struggling student (Mekhi Phifer) who wants to learn, he finds himself in the middle of a gang turf war.
Director
Hart Bochner, Sasha Harari
Producer
Robert LoCash, Gil Netter, David Zucker, Bryant Reid
Screenwriter
David W. Zucker, Pat Proft, Robert N. LoCash
Production Co
TriStar Pictures, Zucker Brothers Productions
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 25, 1996, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.0M
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Surround