What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
Jan 8th 2007, 12:27 pm
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Re: What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
I did like 'Grease' when it came out......now have it on DVD and it seems soooo cheesy!
With yet another crossover idea from the UK (where Andrew Lloyd Webber held a theatre audition competition for the part of Maria in his stage production for "The Sound of Music".....I've seen adverts (on Fox TV, I think) for a similar competition to audition for parts in a forthcoming stage production of 'Grease'...
NB: Isn't "To Sir With Love" a British secondary school movie from the 60s with Sidney Poitier and Lulu?
Can anyone remember the comedy series "Please Sir"...with John Alderton as one of the teachers?
With yet another crossover idea from the UK (where Andrew Lloyd Webber held a theatre audition competition for the part of Maria in his stage production for "The Sound of Music".....I've seen adverts (on Fox TV, I think) for a similar competition to audition for parts in a forthcoming stage production of 'Grease'...
NB: Isn't "To Sir With Love" a British secondary school movie from the 60s with Sidney Poitier and Lulu?
Can anyone remember the comedy series "Please Sir"...with John Alderton as one of the teachers?
Indeed about the To Sir with Love, I was just discretely pointing out that not ALL the movies about teachers with tough students in tough schools were American ones..........
Jan 8th 2007, 4:12 pm
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Re: What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
I did like 'Grease' when it came out......now have it on DVD and it seems soooo cheesy!
With yet another crossover idea from the UK (where Andrew Lloyd Webber held a theatre audition competition for the part of Maria in his stage production for "The Sound of Music".....I've seen adverts (on Fox TV, I think) for a similar competition to audition for parts in a forthcoming stage production of 'Grease'...
With yet another crossover idea from the UK (where Andrew Lloyd Webber held a theatre audition competition for the part of Maria in his stage production for "The Sound of Music".....I've seen adverts (on Fox TV, I think) for a similar competition to audition for parts in a forthcoming stage production of 'Grease'...
Jan 8th 2007, 10:03 pm
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Re: What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
I did like 'Grease' when it came out......now have it on DVD and it seems soooo cheesy!
With yet another crossover idea from the UK (where Andrew Lloyd Webber held a theatre audition competition for the part of Maria in his stage production for "The Sound of Music".....I've seen adverts (on Fox TV, I think) for a similar competition to audition for parts in a forthcoming stage production of 'Grease'...
NB: Isn't "To Sir With Love" a British secondary school movie from the 60s with Sidney Poitier and Lulu?
Can anyone remember the comedy series "Please Sir"...with John Alderton as one of the teachers?
With yet another crossover idea from the UK (where Andrew Lloyd Webber held a theatre audition competition for the part of Maria in his stage production for "The Sound of Music".....I've seen adverts (on Fox TV, I think) for a similar competition to audition for parts in a forthcoming stage production of 'Grease'...
NB: Isn't "To Sir With Love" a British secondary school movie from the 60s with Sidney Poitier and Lulu?
Can anyone remember the comedy series "Please Sir"...with John Alderton as one of the teachers?
Jan 8th 2007, 10:07 pm
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Re: What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
I don't really care, I just felt like a rant.
Jan 8th 2007, 10:09 pm
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Re: What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
But then others feel that there are more timeless and classical movies that I would rather dig my eyeballs out with a rusty spoon than watch more than five minutes of *lol*
Jan 8th 2007, 10:35 pm
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Re: What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
Good American high school movies:
American Grafitti
Dazed and Confused (may be my favorite movie of all time...)
Rebel without a Cause
Sixteen Candles
Brick
Clueless
10 Things I Hate About You
Ferris Beuller
Hoop Dreams
Election
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Say Anything
Rushmore
Pump up the Volume (bit of a guilty pleasure)
Forgot one:
The Last Picture Show (should be required viewing)
American Grafitti
Dazed and Confused (may be my favorite movie of all time...)
Rebel without a Cause
Sixteen Candles
Brick
Clueless
10 Things I Hate About You
Ferris Beuller
Hoop Dreams
Election
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Say Anything
Rushmore
Pump up the Volume (bit of a guilty pleasure)
Forgot one:
The Last Picture Show (should be required viewing)
Jan 8th 2007, 11:11 pm
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Re: What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
Good American high school movies:
American Grafitti
Dazed and Confused (may be my favorite movie of all time...)
Rebel without a Cause
Sixteen Candles
Brick
Clueless
10 Things I Hate About You
Ferris Beuller
Hoop Dreams
Election
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Say Anything
Rushmore
Pump up the Volume (bit of a guilty pleasure)
Forgot one:
The Last Picture Show (should be required viewing)
American Grafitti
Dazed and Confused (may be my favorite movie of all time...)
Rebel without a Cause
Sixteen Candles
Brick
Clueless
10 Things I Hate About You
Ferris Beuller
Hoop Dreams
Election
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Say Anything
Rushmore
Pump up the Volume (bit of a guilty pleasure)
Forgot one:
The Last Picture Show (should be required viewing)
Jan 8th 2007, 11:21 pm
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Re: What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
Good American high school movies:
American Gratitties
Dazed and Rogered (may be my favorite movie of all time...)
Anal without a Cause
Sexteen Candles
Prick
Clitless
10 Things I Shag About You
Ferris Bugger
Brown Hoop Dreams
Erection
Fast Times at Rimjob High
Say Analthing
Bum's Rushmore
Pump up the Vagina (bit of a guilty pleasure)
Forgot one:
The Last Titty Show (should be required viewing)
American Gratitties
Dazed and Rogered (may be my favorite movie of all time...)
Anal without a Cause
Sexteen Candles
Prick
Clitless
10 Things I Shag About You
Ferris Bugger
Brown Hoop Dreams
Erection
Fast Times at Rimjob High
Say Analthing
Bum's Rushmore
Pump up the Vagina (bit of a guilty pleasure)
Forgot one:
The Last Titty Show (should be required viewing)
Really don't see anything wrong with this list.....seems like good clean, wholesome fun to me.......
Jan 8th 2007, 11:22 pm
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Re: What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
Another great one is Bring it On. Silly but fun
Jan 9th 2007, 2:29 pm
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Re: What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
haha me and my wife said the same thing when we sqw a trailer for the new one coming out. Its so cheesy.
Jan 9th 2007, 2:44 pm
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Re: What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
BTW- don't forget the 1st and best High school reform movie- Blackboard Jungle with Vic Morrow and Sidney
Portier. One of the all time great movies IMO.
Jan 9th 2007, 2:57 pm
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Re: What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
The one that cured me of them was "the principal" with Jim Belushi.........
Oh, lets not forget "The Faculty", ..........very cheesy horror flick.
Jan 9th 2007, 3:13 pm
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Re: What is it about the yanks and these damn school movies?!
Election - Satirical comedy about high school politics and popularity;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126886/
Funny and reflective of US society as a whole, as this one-upmanship and brown-nosing carry over into daily life in corporate America too.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126886/
Funny and reflective of US society as a whole, as this one-upmanship and brown-nosing carry over into daily life in corporate America too.