Rock ‘n' Roll High School

Director: Allan Arkush

Institute History

  • 1985 Sundance Film Festival

Description

This irresistible gone-berserk, high energy film set tot he non-stop music of the Ramones just may be the best “high school” film ever made. The Ramones number one fan, Riff Randall, battling her up-tight principal over music, dress codes and boys ends up blowing the school to smithereens. The Ramones boogie and Paul Bartel gets crazy as the liberated teacher.

Screening Details

  • Section: Highlights: Petit, Truffaut, Passer, Corman's Prodigies
  • Film Type: Dramatic Feature
  • Country: U.S.A.
  • Run Time: 93 min.
As you use our Online Archives, please understand that the information presented from Festivals, Labs, and other activities is taken directly from official publications from each year. While this information is limited and doesn't necessarily represent the full list of participants (e.g. actors and crew), it is the list given to us by the main film/play/project contact at the time, based on the space restrictions of our publications. Each entry in the Online Archives is meant as a historical record of a particular film, play, or project at the time of its involvement with Sundance Institute. For this reason, we can only amend an entry if a name is misspelled, or if the entry does not correctly reflect the original publication. If you have questions or comments, please email [email protected]