Junior High School

This film is a minor classic. A fantastic musical score and an incredible lead performance by P. David Ebersole (going by temporary stage name David Stewart) who should have been a teen superstar. Please put this out on DVD!!!!

I saw this movie sometime in the late 80's, when Paula was first getting really famous. It had just gotten released, so it was everywhere. Now I could kick myself for not having bought one then, as I just forked out like $55 for a copy on e-bay!! I really love bad movies, so it was worth it! Poor Paula must have died when this thing surfaced! Being a Van Nuys resident, it makes it that much more classic! I only wish it were longer, and we could actually get to see the party they built up during the whole movie!

I don't think I laughed so hard when I saw it, and I love showing it to new people, and seeing their bewildered expressions. It comes up on e-bay RARELY, but if you can get a copy, by all means, do it.

This movie was probably not intended to be as funny as it is. If you have the opportunity to see it (it's hard to find), take the time. You'll walk away laughing.

Imagine eighth grade... as a musical.

Now, take your head out of the oven and watch this obscure independent movie. It's a mercifully brief singing, dancing love story featuring actual, honest-to-God teenyboppers from Van Nuys -- one of whom was Paula Abdul. Look quick and you'll also catch the wonderful singer/songwriter Dave Frishberg as a shop teacher. Too bad he didn't compose the score, which is cute but unmemorable -- what a musical about junior high really deserves is a Brecht/Weill soundtrack.

Really bad. I hate to be harsh, but it's so cringe. The plot, music, cuts, all of it is just really bad. I wasn't expecting anything stellar, but this almost seems like a joke. Try not to cringe while watching this... I failed incredibly.