Summer School (1987)

My Best Teen Movies of the 80s (25 movies items)

"Rating: 6.0 "

Films and the critics who hate them (732 movies items)

"Mr. Harmon has an easygoing attractiveness, but neither he nor anyone else seems comfortable with the film's antic pace. And for all its busyness, this comedy has no real focus, ricocheting from character to character with wearying abandon. - Janet Maslin, New York Times Here are some of Summer School's favorite things: idiocy, illiteracy, irresponsibility, drunkenness, dumbness and debauchery. Piqued? - Desson Thomson, Washington Post A comedy so listless, leisurely and unspirited that it w"

Watched in 2013 (235 movies items)

" Plot: A high-school gym teacher has big plans for the summer, but is forced to cancel them to teach a "bonehead" English class for misfit goof-off students. Fortunately, his unconventional brand of teaching fun field trips begins to connect with them, and even inspires ardor in some. Genre: Comedy | Romance Director: Carl Reiner Stars: Mark Harmon, Kirstie Alley, Courtney Thorne-Smith -----} Trailer"

Chewer's 100 Funniest Films of the 80's (100 movies items)

"Texas Chainsaw Massacre, killer bunnies, the dude who went to the bathroom for 3 months & aced the test. Totally underrated & nearly forgotten but if you had cable in the late 80s/early 90s, you know this movie by heart. Mark Harmon is in full laid back 80s Guttenberg form playing a PE coach who's forced to teach a summer school class full of underachievers. This film is way smarter & funnier than it has any right to be. Here, Reiner brought the goods. Bonus points go for featuring a young, fit"

Favorite quotes from a film. (167 movies items)

"Phil Gills: Oh my God. What are you watching? Shoop: New film from the district, "Safe Use Of Power Tools". Phil Gills: This just came... I don't want to know what's in here, do I? Shoop: Nope, probably not. "

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"3.6. Carl Reiner is a comic genius (check out his work with Mel Brooks and Steve Martin) but these what you call "mental growth stories...believe in youself and you can accomplish anything you want" (or something??) are always predictable and lame - expecially the ones made in the U.S."