Seeing as it’s September, it’s that time of year again…..time for the kids to go back to school! And what better way to commemorate this time period than revisiting what MIGHT be one of the strangest high school comedies from the ‘80’s? It’s the simple of story of Jerry Mitchell (Casey Siemaszko) a mild-mannered Senior student who gets challenged to an after-school brawl by the new intimidating kid in school, the much gossiped about Buddy Revell played menacingly by Richard Tyson. And then we watch over the next six hours as Jerry attempts to exhaust all options to AVOID this fight….including trying to enlist help to take on Revell. It’s quirky, fresh, funny, and definitely underappreciated as this film was a flop when it first hit theaters – since then, it has reached somewhat of a cult status thanks to confident direction from Phil Joanou in what was his directorial debut.
Host: Geoff Gershon
Editors: Geoff and Ella Gershon
Producer: Marlene Gershon
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