¡Rock 'n' Roll High School
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[Machine Translation] Your school is next! Rock! School! Explosion! The RAMONES' most charming, super-corman-quality rock movie ever, which finally made its first official theatrical release in Japan last year, 43 years after its production, is back on Blu-ray! Miss Toger, the no-rock principal of Vince Lombardi High School, is a megalomaniac who polices her students by measuring the relative noise level of rock music and burning rock records with two of the school's bad boys, Hansel and Gretel, at her beck and call. Riff Randell, who loves rock and roll, is not deterred by the relentless interference and writes a song for his favorite band, The Ramones, in music class, "Rock 'n' Roll High School" and presents it at their concert. The band was overjoyed to receive the song. The Ramones, the world's first punk rock band, go to the high school to defeat Miss Toger for the riff! The Ramones turned down numerous movie offers to appear in this definitive rock film, the only film in which they appeared, and it is directed by B-movie mastermind Roger Corman, a student of Corman's who also directed "Disco High", "Hollywood Boulevard" ('76) and "Death Sports" ('78). Director Alan Arkash, a student of Corman who had worked on "Hollywood Boulevard" ('76) and "Death Sports" ('78), gave a clear reason why "you can't blow up a high school for a disco," and Corman was convinced, and a painful rock movie was born. The original idea was conceived by Arkash and Joe Dante of "Piranha" ("Piranha") ('78). The film was shot by Dean Cundy, who has worked on "Halloween" ('78), "Object X" ('82), and the "Back to the Future" series. After Todd Rundgren turned him down, Paul Bartel, director of "Death Race 2000" ('75) and "The Frying Pan Killer" ('82), recommended the Ramones to Corman, who was thinking of doing a cheap trick. Todd Rundgren later regretted rejecting the offer and became depressed. The Ramones, all of whom were big Corman fans, agreed to appear in the film, which was filmed at ROXY, a live house in LA, from 07:30 in the morning to 01:00 in the morning. In the film, the Ramones perform live, play in a convertible, take a shower while playing bass, eat pizza in the dressing room, and even have dialogues. P.J. Sauls of "Carrie" ('76) and "Halloween" ('78) gives an enthusiastic performance as high school girl Riff Randell. Other notable actors include Clint Howard, brother of Corman student Ron Howard ("Devil's Speak" ('81) and "Execution Rider" ('86)), and Andy Warhol Factory graduate Clint Howard, who starred in "Bakugan! (The Cannonball) ('75), Mary Woronov of "Hollywood Boulevard" ('76), and Dick Miller of "The Noonday Illusion" ('67) and "Big Bad Mama" ('74). Vincent Van Patten, who plays a miserable high school boy, is also a professional tennis player and boasts a brilliant record, winning a tournament in Tokyo against John McEnroe in 1981. The giant rat is Rob Bottin, a master of special makeup whose works include "Monster Panic" (1980), "Howling" (1981), and "Robocop" (1987). The Ramones' car is driven by Rodney Bingenheimer, a DJ at LA radio station KROQ. The soundtrack is a rock 'n' roll affair, with songs by Alice Cooper, Paul McCartney & Wings, Divo, and the Velvet Underground, among others, in addition to a large number of Ramones songs. Combining the Ramones, rock, school, and explosions in a perfect Corman quality, "Rock 'n' Roll High School" is everything a "rock movie" could possibly be.
Original Release Year: 1979
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