Ramones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battles it out with the strict new principal of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones.Ramones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battles it out with the strict new principal of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones.Ramones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battles it out with the strict new principal of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones.
Barbara Ann Grimes
- Cafeteria Lady
- (as Barbara Ann Walters)
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- TriviaOriginally, Todd Rundgren was to star as the musical act, but both sides could not come to an agreement. Next, Cheap Trick was contacted, but a similar situation happened. After that, talks were conducted with Warner Bros. Records, where Allan Arkush had a connection, to decide on which band they should use in the film. The first suggestion was Devo, but Arkush decided that they had too much of their own concept. Another band considered for the movie was Van Halen, but Warner execs warned Arkush that they were raucous and would be difficult to handle. Finally, an exec name-dropped the Ramones, who recorded for Sire Records, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Records. Arkush, being a huge fan of the band, agreed. To this day, Rundgren regrets passing up the role he was offered.
- GoofsWhen Tom calls Riff from his van, he mentions that he is listening to the "new Ramones album." The song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" can be heard in the background. The problem is "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" is from the Ramones' first album "Ramones" (1976). Had Tom actually been listening to their newest album, he would have been listening to "Road to Ruin" (1978)...which does not include the song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend".
- Quotes
Tom Roberts: The only thing I'll ever lay is a rug!
- Alternate versionsUK cinema and video versions were cut by 1 min 39 secs to remove all footage of cocaine and reefers. The cuts were fully restored for the 2002 Prism DVD.
- ConnectionsEdited into Ramones: Do You Wanna Dance? (1979)
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Surprisingly, this film is a continuous stream of fun from minute one to the last. The credit goes to a simple story, correctly executed, with an
interesting main character in Riff Randell (even her name is catchy) a popular high school student who never sticks by the rigid rules of the
opressive school system and does whatever she pleases, always inciting other fellow students to revolt alongside her. But when the new principal arrives, Miss Evelyn Togar, whom despises rock 'n' roll music and its alteration on youth mentality, Riff encounters a difficult rival to defeat.
Because the film deals with that essentially, the struggle between students and school system. One demanding freedom and no more repression, and the other, installing a heavy disciplinary regime in order to put students in line.
The Ramones themselves make a notable appearance, singing the majority of the soundtrack of the movie, being of course their own songs. Riff is their number one fan, and she also happens to write songs, which she intends to show them, one of which it's called Rock 'n' Roll High School. In this student-school system battle, the Ramones join the student side to create an explosive finale.
I highly recommend this film, it's so incredibly fun all the way through. It has now become a cult classic, and if you like the Ramones, well it's a no brainer!
The Ramones themselves make a notable appearance, singing the majority of the soundtrack of the movie, being of course their own songs. Riff is their number one fan, and she also happens to write songs, which she intends to show them, one of which it's called Rock 'n' Roll High School. In this student-school system battle, the Ramones join the student side to create an explosive finale.
I highly recommend this film, it's so incredibly fun all the way through. It has now become a cult classic, and if you like the Ramones, well it's a no brainer!
- patriciogl10
- Dec 26, 2019
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- Budget
- $300,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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