Thursday, October 25, 2018

Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever (1991), 5

PG-13 | 1h 35min | Comedy , Music | 23 May 1991
Those rambunctious kids are back in school and back in trouble in a smash sequel to the 1978 worldwide hit. 
Writer/Director: Deborah Brock
Stars: Corey Feldman, Larry Linville, Mary Woronov.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100504/
Watched online, mediocre print.

29 songs in the Soundtracks; at least 8 are classical pieces used in the score. The Carmen Miranda song was performed by someone else trying to sound a lot like her. Some oldies (e.g., Fats Domino) performed by CF & band, but a faster/louder update.

Clearly since the original film was released in '79, these are not the same kids. If this was such a smash hit, why'd it take so long for a sequel? And IMDb doesn't list a theatrical distribution company, only a home video firm for 1991.

IMDb rated 4.8 with 960 votes. Apparently people were disappointed this wasn't more like the original (rated 6.8), which featured the double-ponytailed girl as the lead troublemaker.

The 2 films share 1 cast member, here the (assistant?) principal Dr. Vadar was Miss something in the first film. I don't think they were supposed to be the same person. Both also had Dee Dee Ramone in the Soundtrack.

Lots of gross-out humor and destructive behavior (yes, they blow up the hs at the end, but it's supposedly Vadar's fault.

Avoid.

indie (home video?), dir. Brock; 5