Private School

1983 • 88 minutes

About this movie

Private School is where kids leave parents behind, and learn what growing up is really about. It's a romantic comedy from the same people who brought you the hilarious Private Lessons. Starring Phoebe Cates, with a special appearance by sensuous Sylvia Kristel as the sex education teacher whose classes are the best-attended on campus. Chris Ramsay (Cates) and Jim Green (Matthew Modine) are experiencing the joys and pains of first love. She goes to the Cherryvale Academy, he attends nearby Freemount. When Chris gets a rival for Jim's affections, it sparks off a battle royale of zany pranks that turn both schools upside down with laughter. Private School features a soundtrack of hits from artists like the Stray Cats, Vanity Six, Bow-Wow-Wow and Rick Springfield.

Ratings and reviews

If you want to see a good high school or college movie try the Porky's franchise, Animal House, Revenge of the Nerds franchise or Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Aside from a very few mildly amusing gags and gratuitous nudity from Betsy Russel this movie is bland and just a bad movie. Only worth a rental if you're very easily entertained and even then barely worth it.

Awesome comedy from the 80s, Some bands got their fame from this movie.

Great funny 80's movie