| | | Life's A Beach Edition.
Features: DVD, English, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby, Digital Audio
School's out, and Ocean Front High gym teacher Freddy Shoop (Mark Harmon) has big plans: summer in Hawaii. But the school's vice-principal has plans for Freddy, too: teaching remedial English. Aloha, paradise - hello Summer School!Director Carl Reiner (All of Me, The Jerk) delighted fans and critics alike with this warm, perceptive comedy about a laid-back teacher (Harmon) relegated to teaching a class of likeable misfits, including a slasher-flick addict (Dean Cameron), his wacky sidekick (Gary Riley), and a sexy female surfer (Courtney Thorne-Smith of TV's Ally McBeal and Melrose Place). Kirstie Alley (TV's Cheers and Veronica's Closet) is the no-nonsense history professor down the hall who's keeping an eye on all the shenanigans - and on the handsome, irresistible Freddy. The road to academic success has never been bumpier, but to earn straight A's in laughter...take Summer School.
"Above average comedy. Mark Harmon is perfectly down to earth, and the supporting characters are all memorable." Chuck Rudolph, Matinee Magazine
"...it's exceptionally good-natured and perceptive, and Harmon, in his first starring screen role, is a real charmer." Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Editor's Note
A laid-back high school coach (Mark Harmon) reluctantly forfeits a Hawaiian vacation to teach remedial English to a class of likable misfits. This goofy comedy tells the sweetly inspiring story of the group of high school slackers who seem destined to fail until they land in the coach's class. As both students and teacher accept the fact that they must complete the course, all learn a great deal about themselves, their priorities, and friendship.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Mono | | Audio: French Dolby Digital Mono | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | Summer School - DVD By: Christopher Null - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 5/11/2007 5:12 PM | |
Summer School is a lame and obvious stunt piece, but damn if it doesn't know it. Mark Harmon's a lazy teacher stuck with the worst students in school for summer classes. Eventually he's tasked with getting them to pass The Big Test, only to find that they're completely unmotivated and that one of them is totally illiterate. In fact, his job is on the line if they fail....read the full review |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 5/22/2007 |
| Running Time: 97 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1987 | | Catalog ID: 122304 | | UPC: 00097361223049 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...Harmon is appealing in his first feature film lead....He has enough charisma and acting chops to keep this film going..." 07/15/1987Los Angeles Times
"...Bright and bouncy....It's exceptionally good-natured and perceptive, and Harmon, in his first starring screen role, is a real charmer..." 07/22/1987 p.C1 Entertainment Weekly
"The whole thing's a perfect storm of casting and creativity." 06/01/2007 p.57 Washington Post 7 of 10
Harmon, with his heartbreaker's looks and surprisingly sure comic timing, is irresistible as Shoop, a goof-off on a par with his underachieving charges. A man who would look natural with a milk mustache, he's cannily cast as an overgrown educator who'd rather be at the beach with his dog Supermutt. Alas, his Hawaiian vacation dreams become so much poi when he is tagged to teach bonehead English or lose tenure..."Summer School" is proud to be junk food, but it still tackles the serious subjects of illiteracy, teen-age pregnancy and young adult alcoholism. However, writer Jeff Franklin never preaches; he makes his points painlessly. "Fact: Alcohol kills brain cells," says Shoop to a tiddly Chainsaw. "You lose one more, you're a talking monkey." - Rita Kempley
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