This cult movie by Ricjard Linklater is about the last day of high school in the suburbs of Austin, Texas in 1976. It's stars basically, everyone: Matthew McConaughey, Jason London (twin brother Jeremy was in 7th Heaven), Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Cole Hauser (Pitch Black, 2 Fast 2 Furious), Parker Posey, Adam Goldberg (Friends, Joey), Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy), Anthony Rapp (Firefly, Suburgatory), Renée Zellweger and Rory Cochrane (Empire Records, CSI: Miami).
Plot: Long story short...graduating seniors haze the incoming freshmen...much shenanigans ensue, much beer is drunk and many a roach is smoked...all to an excellent rock soundtrack including; Foghat, Aerosmith, KISS, Alice Cooper, The Runaways...etc. Some of the fashion is questionable but that's the 70's. It's also an insanely quotable movie, the dialogue is classic.
If you aren't stoned when you watch this movie, you'll feel stoned.
Just lay back and chill out and enjoy the ride.
My sister and I used to love this next movie! We would make our mom rent it from the video shop all the time. We really should have bought it we watched it so much.
Summer School - Carl Reiner (1987)
It stars loads of people you recognize but can't put your finger on why...
Surfer girl Pam is Courtney Thorne-Smith from Melrose Place; Larry, who's male stripper is Ken Olandt who has been a lot of t.v. shows including The Young & The Restless; jock Kevin is Patrick Labyorteaux who was in Little House and JAG; pregnant Rhonda is Shawnee Smith from the Saw franchise; geeky Alan is Richard Steven Horvitz is now a popular voice actor for animated and live action films and t.v.; dyslexic Denise is Kelly Jo Minter who was in House Part and Nightmare on Elm Street 5; intimidating Jerome is Duane Davis who was in Ghosts of Mars, and two horror-film-obsessed underachievers, Dave is Gary Riley who was in Stand By Me and Francis, a.k.a. 'Chainsaw' is Dean Cameron who you should just click on his name and read his Wikipedia because he's done some cool stuff recently.
I love Bill Murray. This was his first starring role. This is what we all wanted summer camp to be like.
Another great summer movie starring Bill Murray...and Chevy Chase, is Caddy Shack. 'Be the ball.'
I don't think I really need to say anymore about these movies except you should watch them if you like to laugh.
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