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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097361381145
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Paramount
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Dubbed),
Manufacturer: Paramount
MPN: PARD138114D
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 05, 2008
Running Time: 97 minutes
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1987
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Editorial Review:
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/05/2008 Run time: 97 minutes Rating: Pg13
A weak, lazy comedy about an easygoing teacher (Mark Harmon, whose movie career never had the kind of trajectory that his TV work did) who is forced to teach--you guessed it--summer school. What's worse, he gets exactly the kind of kids you'd expect: the losers and slackers who are forced to make up the work they didn't complete during the year. He tries to duck work and let them fend for themselves. But in this mushy Carl Reiner film, the teacher offers some life lessons to his band of delinquents and--surprise, surprise--the kids impart a lesson or two to their teacher, as well. Harmon coasts through the film on his good looks, which are considerable. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Comedy
What a classic movie. The mid-80's produced some classic movies. And this, of course, is one of them. I never had the (un)fortunate pleasure of Summer School myself, but if I had had to do it, I would have wanted it like this. Ok, maybe not. But, what a hilarious movie about a bunch of H.S. "misfits" who get stuck in that most dreaded "Summer School".
This is just a great excuse to watch a movie. A bunch of classic scenes. Well worth the watch.
Rating:  - Good characters save it.
The usual formula is: take a shared teen experience and people it with stereotypes, show kids being smarter than the adults...yadda yadda. Summer School has a lot of this fluff but thank God it also has Mark Harmon who gives a believable performance as an aging and good-natured surfer who's forced to teach over his favorite months. And I'm a sucker for any film that portrays this profession with so much optimism.
Never mind the fact that he lives in a million-dollar beachfront bungalow, ... Read More
Rating: - Great film, but a disappointing double-dip DVD release.
Everybody knows SUMMER SCHOOL is an 80's classic, so I'll skip the review and tell you what the "Life's a Beach Edition" features are.
A 2.35:1 widescreen transfer compared to the original DVD's 1.78:1, a trailer, a stills gallery, a boring audio commentary with director Carl Reiner and Mark Harmon and two short featurettes.
The first featurette: "Inside the Teachers Lounge" (14 min.) stars writer Jeff Franklin, director Carl Reiner and cast members Mark Harmon, Patrick Labyorteaux, ... Read More
Rating:  - "Hasta luego, Placido Domingo!"
Oboy, I remember this film. Coming out in 1987, I saw SUMMER SCHOOL in the theater when I was a teen, and I remember laughing quite a bit. And even now the movie holds up well. With People magazine voting Mark Harmon 1986's Sexiest Man Alive, Paramount was quick to take advantage by casting him as the slacker lead of this sun-drenched teen/romantic comedy. Of course, it doesn't hurt to also have director Carl Reiner and three beautiful ladies (Alley, Thorne-Smith, and Fabiana Udenio) providing backup. And, for ... Read More
Rating: - Still an enjoyable movie 20 years later
I never equated Summer School with anything remotely raunchy, so I was surprised to see that term brought up in the top review here in regard to this movie.
I loved watching this when it was first on cable nearly twenty years ago and I look forward to watching this again real soon. I enjoyed Mark Harmon's and Kirstie Alley's performances, and seeing the star review reminded me of Courtney Thorne-Smith's performance back when she was an unknown (I always love looking at, or thinking about, movies from ... Read More
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