Jul 30, 2014 rock n roll high school is a 1979 musical comedy film produced by roger corman, directed by allan arkush, and featuring the ramones. Rock n roll high school wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The putative leader of the students is riff randell, who loves the music of the ramones. Soles photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The plot is not original at all, vince lombardi high school is outre and rock n roll. Vinyl 7 ramones rock n roll high school 1979, vinyl discogs. In the climax of the film a literal giant rat appears in the ramones concert. Togar is the zealous sort who conducts experiments on laboratory rats to prove the adverse effect of rock music on. But what about future generations of music makers and. Gallery of 5 movie poster and cover images for rock n roll high school 1979.
Of course, there are ramones songs i want you around, come on lets go with the paley brothers, rock n roll high school, and a medley that featured blitzkrieg bop, teenage lobotomy, california sun, pinhead, and shes the one but the soundtrack also includes songs by nick lowe so it goes. Also rock n roll high school delivers the laughs and is a good natured film and is one of the best teen comedy films of the 1970s. Rock n roll high school 1979 trailer a group of rock musicloving students, with the help of the ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration. In any case, my attention was called to a new video version 2010 of rock n roll high school and i had to have it. Rock n roll high school 1979 the original new york punk rockers emerged from an artsy urban scene equally enamored of rough menace and kitschy americana. The new principal wants rigor and hard work, the kids, obviously, just wanna have fun. Rock n roll high school on dvd 826663118858 from shout factory. Rock n roll high school is a song by the punk rock group the ramones from the soundtrack album rock n roll high school.
Soles, vince van patten, clint howard, and dey young. Rankings are based on initial and lasting popularity and on acclaim received from critics and musicians. Riffs favorite band in the whole world is the ramones. Rock n roll high school 1979 allan arkush synopsis. Aside from the obviously great soundtrack, paul bartel and mary woronov were an incredibly pleasant surprise. Dec 31, 2016 allan arkushs rock n roll high school is a bonafide love letter to the punk juggernauts that ruled music in the seventies and eighties. Vince lombardi high school keeps losing principals to nervous. Pg 1h 33min comedy, music august 1979 usa a group of rock musicloving students, with the help of the ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration. Yearly song lists go by earliest release date single, album, or country of first release. Rock n roll high school is a 1979 american musical comedy film directed by allan arkush, produced by michael finnell, and starring p.
Rock n roll high school bands provide 4 hours of entertainment at the queen creek trunk or treat festival on october 19th from 59pm. Rock n roll high school did well enough that arkush and whitley followed it up with a sequel, rock n roll high school forever in 1991. Ramones fanatic and delinquent riff randell battle it out with the strict new principle of vince lombardi high school, miss togar, with help from the ramones. Rock n roll high school hits theaters august 24, 1979. Feb 22, 20 rock n roll high school 1979 all the students at vince lombardi high love rock music, but none of them loves it more than riff randell p. Rent rock n roll high school 1979 on dvd and bluray. The films lead actress definitely makes this film what it is.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Bands and soloists performing include katelyn snyder, ledgestones, time bomb, awake at midnight, pushing pluto, steven brooks and. Will your school be next a group of rockmusicloving students, with the help of the ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration. The above quotation director allan arkush and the ramones favorite from rock n roll high school is reasons one, two, three, and four why the movie is such fun to watch. But, ive only listened to their recordings and have never even seen a video of them.
This is the movie that turned me from hard rock to punk rock in 1979, and all these years later its still my all time favorite, i wish the sound track had a few of the other songs from the movie on it, and no offense to pj soles but they could of left her verson of rock n roll high school off the record, but this is history and fun history to boot, everyone says its a roger corman film, big. Legendas rock n roll high school legendas portuguese. Overview of rock n roll high school, 1979, directed by allan arkush, with p. While the movie is a genuine tribute to the band, even with them appearing constantly to perform some of their greatest hits, rock n roll high school is also a very funny and silly. The film legacy of the beatles was a hard days night, and i guess the film legacy of the ramones is this, rock n roll high school, the 1979 oddity about an oppressive high school vince. Radikal rock n roll high school 1979 sinopsis film movie rock n roll high school 1979 a group of rock musicloving students, with the help of the ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration. Posted in comedy, music, bluray, usa tagged bong, camp, punk, rebellion, rock n roll sinopsis film movie rock n roll high school 1979 a group of rock musicloving students, with the help of the ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration. To connect with rock n roll high school, join facebook today.
Rock and roll high school a highschool hellcat will stop at nothing to meet her favorite bandthe ramones. A lot of rock n roll high school is fearlessly silly, but thankfully never distracts from the movies clear intention of being a dedication to the band. But despite all that, i will proudly say that rock n roll high school is one of my favorite movies of all time. Bands and soloists performing include katelyn snyder, ledgestones, time bomb, awake at midnight, pushing pluto, steven brooks and second hand obsession. Rock and roll high school is, lighthearted, kitch, satirical and sometimes surreal. Rock n roll high school 1979 online sa prevodom cijeli. Ramones rock n roll high school 1979, vinyl discogs. Legendas rock n roll high school legendas portuguese br. The ramones cultclassic movie was perfectly complemented by its soundtrack. Soles and the ramones lead off in this amiable, rambunctious new world production 1979, aimed ostensibly at the. Rock and roll high school a high school hellcat will stop at nothing to meet her favorite bandthe ramones.
Father worked for an international insurance company and moved the family all over the world. Rock n roll high school rated pg 1 hr 33 min 1979 comedy, musical. Songs listed are from rock n roll and related subgenres. Darby crash and lorna doom of the germs also played extras in. Rock n roll high school is a prime example of a 1970s movie phenomenon. The title song becomes one of their classics, and the film gains a cult following. Theres a really funny joke involving togar exploring the effects rock has on a lab rat. The jokes are corny, the story is paper thin, and dee dee ramone struggled to play himself convincingly.
Soles, vince van patten, clint howard, at turner classic movies. Soles, vincent van patten, clint howard, dey young. Rock n roll high school 1979 there was a time in the 1970s when film distributors were able to testmarket their more offbeat offerings as midnight movies for adventurous moviegoers. Rock n roll high school is a 1979 musical comedy film produced by roger corman, directed by allan arkush, and featuring the ramones. Seriously funny and it makes me wish i was born about 15 years earlier. The only thing rock n roll high school ever aspires to be is silly fun with a killer. Rock n roll high school takes place at the fictional vince lombardi high where the new principal, miss togar woronov has decided to wage a onewoman war on the scourge known as rock n roll. The film is about a high school where a student riff randell, played by carries p. Os ramones em troca ajudam riff a salvar o colegio, criando varias passagens. Rock n roll high school 1979 bluray 1080p yts yify vince lombardi high school keeps losing principals to nervous breakdowns because of the students love of rock n roll and their disregard of education. Conventionally speaking, rock n roll high school is kind of a mess. A group of rockmusicloving students, with the help of the ramones, take over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
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