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In this campy, classic musical tribute to the rock legends the Ramones, the students of Vince Lombardi High School are a wild and rebellious bunch who are sick of sitting in school--they want to go see the Ramones in concert. With the lowest academic scores in Southern California and pathetic athletic teams that haven't won a game in years, the school's last three principals had nervous breakdowns and were committed to the funny farm. But that's no concern to the kids, who just want to rock. Riff Randall, the leader of the frisky students, writes the song Rock 'N' Roll High School and leads a brigade of her peers to a Ramones concert. However, when a fierce new principal cracks the whip and attempts to silence the rock music by burning stacks of the students' records, a riot breaks out. The Ramones arrive at school and join forces with the students to take over the school and, in a glorious exclamation of victory, burn it down. The terrific soundtrack includes such Ramones favorites as Blitzkrieg Bop; Pinhead and Teenage Lobotomy in addition to the title track. Extras: AVAILABLE AUDIO TRACKS: ENGLISH (DOLBY DIGITAL 2.0 MONO) COMMENTARY BY: ROGER CORMAN AND DEY YOUNG, DIRECTOR ALLAN ARKUSH, PRODUCER MICHAEL FINNELL AND SCREENWRITER RICHARD WHITLEYBACK TO SCHOOL: A RETROSPECTIVE: THE MAKING OF THE MOVIE WITH ALL-NEW INTERVIEWS WITH ALLAN ARKUSH, ROGER CORMAN, JOE DANTE, DEY YOUNG, MARKY RAMONE, LOREN LESTER AND MORE ORIGINALTHEATRICAL TRAILER AUDIO OUTTAKES AT THE ROXY: ORIGINAL RECORDINGS OF THE RAMONES DURING THESHOOTING OF THE FINAL SCENE ORIGINAL RADIO ADS
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
As the previous reviews have mentioned this film is not Oscar material. The acting's more wooden than the average plank and the storyline is obscure to say the least (how often did rock & roll stars turn up at your high school?)... but that's the joy of the film. It's not big, it's not clever, it's not trying to be.
What makes this film worth buying is the Ramones. All sins of this film are forgivin as soon as they pick up their instruments.
It also features some classic lines... "Do you parents know you are a Ramones?". The funnest scene has to be Joey serenading the main character, with Dee Dee playing the bass in the shower and Johnny rolling his eyes. Poor Marky had to sit out the garden with the drums.
This really has to be a cult classic... with the greatest sound track ever!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Okay, so most people liked "Grease" when it came to high school musicals. But I always had a preference for "Rock 'n' Roll High School." Did "Grease" have the Ramones? Did "Grease" have the school being rocked to the ground? Did "Grease" have a giant mouse worried about its children? This is the 1950's rock and roll teen movie updated to 1979 and instead of Annette we have P.J. Soles, in her one starring role of prominence after memorable appearances in "Halloween" and "S*T*R*I*P*E*S." P.J. is Riff Randell, the #1 Fan of the Ramones, which is just one more thing to be inscribed on her permanent record as far as Vince Lombardi High's principal Miss Togar (Mary Woronov) is concerned. Riff is aided and abetted in her never ending battle against the fascist policies of Miss Togar by her friend, Kate Rameau (Dey Young), who is cute, sweet and in need of a boyfriend. Fortunately, all of life's problems can be solved with the help of Eaglebauer (Clint Howard) and the Ramones. Of course, if Mary Woronov is in this movie, you know Paul Bartel must be nearby and he plays Mr. McGree, the only teacher who is hep to the Ramones.
There are standard juvenile antics, ratcheted down a level or two for the purposes of this film, which is redeemed when the Ramones show up and save the day by destroying the school. "Rock 'n' Roll High School" is a film that embraces its shortcomings and total lack of pretentions. As with all good cult films, this DVD edition caters to the whims of its peculiar fanatics, offering up the concert footage of the Ramones shot for the film, decent commentary from the director, producer & writer, and an interview by Leonard Maltin of Roger Corman (sure, why not?). They were not trying to make a good movie here, which is why this is not a bad film but a staple of late night weekend programming. And did I mention it has the Ramones?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Nobody could accuse this film of being deep or subtle, but there is some damn fine rock n' roll being played. PJ Soles is somewhat overshadowed by Mary Todorov, and of the Ramones Marky comes across best. However, the decidedly ropey acting is forgotten whenever the Ramones pick up their instruments and ratchet out the best rock n' roll ever seen in a film of this type. And who could forget the moment when PJ goes to have a showemr only to find Dee Dee playing his bass there?
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Ramones
Dreadful film but full of Ramones and directed by Roger Corman so i guess its a classic. I wont be watching the sequal.
Published 15 days ago by Bryce Watson
Raaaaamones
Before all the blather, you must be a fan of The Ramones to enjoy this film. If not, read no further as this review is of no interest to you. Read more
Published 3 months ago by bern1106
Awesome film
A silly funny film with the Ramones - what more do you want.
The basically revolves around a die hard fan of the Ramones who rebels against her teachers and gets tickets... Read more
The basically revolves around a die hard fan of the Ramones who rebels against her teachers and gets tickets... Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2009 by Mr. M. J. Fitzsimons
Rock ON!
The pupils of Vince Lombardi High School have trouble on their hands when the new principal arrives. Read more
Published on 21 April 2006 by mell_2
PJ. Soles best & a scathing expose of 70's U.S. H.S. life.
Arguably P.J. Soles greatest film role- Oscar nominated or not ( not, apparently ), and she also writes/sings/dances- like a bleach blonde teenage Liza Minelli? Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2005
Bad but in a strange way, good
One of those films which is so bad it's good. It's perfect if you have nothing else to watch. And if you love the Ramones. The script is poor and the acting's wooden. Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2005
Ramones heaven!
This film captures the attitude of the Ramones perfectly. Even the movies lousy low-budget and corny campy script fits in the bands low-fi weirdness. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2004 by Ec Tipton
Ramones fan? this is a must have
The quality of the moive may be crap but the content is excellent. You get to see live Ramones footage and them as actors(not so great). Read more
Published on 16 April 2003
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