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Summer School

1987 · 97 min

A breezy, good-natured comedy that feels like a summer vacation: silly, warm, and effortlessly easy to watch.

Directed by
Carl Reiner
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
At Ocean Front High, what do they call a guy who cuts classes, hates homework, and lives for summer vacations? Teacher.
Overview
A high-school gym teacher has big plans for the summer, but is forced to cancel them to teach a "bonehead" English class for misfit goof-off students. Fortunately, his unconventional brand of teaching fun field trips begins to connect with them, and even inspires ardor in some.

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Directed by
Carl Reiner
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • education
  • found family
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • love
Places
  • school
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour8
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Carl Reiner
Written by
Jeff Franklin
Starring
Mark Harmon, Kirstie Alley, Robin Thomas, Patrick Labyorteaux, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Dean Cameron, Gary Riley, Kelly Jo Minter
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
United States of America
Languages
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