Rock n Roll High School
Vince Lombardi High School continues to lose its school principles. A new principal, the rock-music-hating Miss Evelyn Togar, is brought in and promises to put an end to the music craze...
1 April 1959, El Monte, California, USA
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December 30, 2006
A spirited spoof on high school life.
February 19, 2007
For all its throwaway humour, this is basically just a pleasant reworking of the kids versus adults rock'n'roll movie format of the '50s.
May 02, 2010
... a pure, cheerfully juvenile blast of blitzkrieg guitar rock, Looney Tunes sight gags, teenage hormones and rebellion against authority because it's there.
May 27, 2006
We may never again see a teen comedy in which a school can explode and the movie can still be considered essentially good-hearted.
March 21, 2010
Delectable
April 14, 2009
It's more cleverly cut than shot -- which means that it moves quickly and energetically even as the concepts and characters disintegrate.
May 09, 2005
The pity is that with a bit more care and flair, it could have been a really sweet little movie.
April 14, 2009
Nothing is taken seriously and nothing should be -- it's only rock 'n' roll.
January 22, 2006
...the overwhelming vibe of silliness eventually becomes exhausting.
March 04, 2011
casting the Ramones ranks as a real coup
February 05, 2006
It's not like Rock 'N' Roll High School was pioneering brilliant cinema, but it is a brilliant little piece of work within its own framework.
January 03, 2017
A bonafide love letter to the punk juggernauts that ruled music in the seventies and eighties.
