High School High
1996 film directed by Hart Bochner · Released October 25, 1996
High School High is a 1996 American comedy film about an inner city high school in the Los Angeles, California area, starring Jon Lovitz, Tia Carrere, Mekhi Phifer, Louise Fletcher, Malinda Williams, and Brian Hooks. It is a spoof of films concerning idealistic teachers (such as To Sir, with Love) being confronted with a class of cynical teenagers, disengaged by conventional schooling, and loosely parodies Blackboard Jungle, High School Confidential, The Principal, Dangerous Minds, Lean on Me, The Substitute, Stand and Deliver, and Grease. The film is dedicated to the memories of casting director Elisabeth Leustig and actor Lexie Bigham, both of whom were killed in automobile crashes shortly after filming was completed.
Cast ages at release (October 25, 1996)
- Jon Lovitz, as Richard Clark: 39
- Tia Carrere, as Victoria Chappell: 29
- Mekhi Phifer, as Griff McReynolds: 21
- Malinda Williams, as Natalie Thompson: 26
- Brian Hooks, as Anferny Jefferson: 23
- Natasha Gregson Wagner, as Julie Rubels: 26
- John Neville, as Thaddeus Clark: 71
- Louise Fletcher, as Principal Evelyn Doyle: 62
- Guillermo Díaz, as Paco de la Vega al Camino Cordoba Jose Cuervo Sanchez Rodrig: 21
- Marco Rodríguez, as Mr. DeMarco: 43