Top 30 Greatest Movies of All-Time # 9
Title: Rock ‘N’ Roll High School
Actors/Director/Anything Worth Mentioning Right Away: PJ Soles, Roger Corman, The Ramones
Introduction: I watched this movie pretty much all the time when I was a kid. The remake was watched a bit as well, but not as much as the original. (Sorry Corey Feldman)
Location: Primarily in a school, duh, but it also goes to the different kids houses and eventually to the rock ‘n’ roll concert, so you know, it does have some different locations that might have been harder to shoot. It took a certain amount of budget.
Plot: PJ Soles’ character hates high school (I can relate already) and all she wants to do is listen to The Ramones and possibly see them in concert. This really is one of the first movies that, for me at least, mixed music and movies in a way that not only made sense but that I could also relate to. I mean, really, who wants to be stuck in a classroom as opposed to being at the rock ‘n’ roll show? It reminds me a lot of the Social Distortion song “Story of My Life”.
Acting: Surprisingly, the majority of the people in this aren’t that bad of actors.
Production: Well, it is a Roger Corman movie…
Sex/Nudity: Not available.
Special Effects: The Ramones rock, plain and simple. Whether or not they needed this movie to help them get a giant fan base is debatable, but it certainly couldn’t have hurt.
Overall Verdict: While this movie maybe heavier on the music than the movie side of it, I still find this to be the root in a lot of ways for my obsession with B movies, Roger Corman, PJ Soles, not going to school, music, Corey Feldman, wanting to be in my own band and, well, did I already say how much I hated school?
The List Thus Far:
(9) Rock ‘N’ Roll High School
(10) G.I. Joe: The Movie
(11) Billy Madison
(12) American Splendor
(13) Last Days
(14) Mallrats
(15) The Dark Knight
(16) Bottle Rocket
(17) Tank Girl
(18) The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl
(19) Big Trouble
(20) The Devil’s Rejects
(21) Raiders of the Lost Ark
(22) Beetlejuice
(23) Escape From L.A.
(24) Howard the Duck
(25) Cabin Fever
(26) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
(27) Uncle Buck
(28) Donnie Darko
(29) Demolition Man
(30) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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