Senior Skip Day (2008) (V)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Nick Weiss

Writer:

Evan Wasserstrom (written by)

Release Date:

6 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The day to make your mark...Don't skip it.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Breasts | High School Teacher | Topless | Breaking The Fourth Wall

Cast

Larry Miller	...	Mr. Frankfurt Dickwalder
Gary Lundy	...	Adam Harris
Tara Reid	...	Ellen Harris
Lea Thompson	...	Cathleen Harris
Norm MacDonald	...	Mr. Rigetti
Clint Howard	...	Lionel Huffer
Kayla Ewell	...	Cara
Talan Torriero	...	Scott
Chuck Carter	...	Tate
Brett Claywell	...	Carl Smith
Mike Dunay	...	Brian Saxton
Lindsey Axelsson	...	Laura
Jackson Rathbone	...	Snippy
Taryn Southern	...	Isha
Derek Mio	...	Ralph Lee Cheng

Also Known As:

High School's Day Off (Australia) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, drug and alcohol use - all involving teens.

Runtime:

Germany:92 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Alla Prima Productions

Trivia:

Writer Evan Wasserstrom is from Livingston, NJ and attended Whippany Park High School in Whippany, NJ. The vice principal when he graduated in 1975 was named Rickwalder. In the movie, Frank Dickwalder is the principal of Whippany Park High School even though it takes place in California and not New Jersey. Mr. Rigetti is named after Joseph Righetti, who still teaches at Whippany Park.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Tate is tempting Isha with the chicken on the couch. It changes from a drumstick to a chicken wing between shots and then changes back to a drumstick when she takes a bite.

Quotes:

Hippy Chick: Did you know that hemp can be made into bags and clothes... even shoes...
Snippy: Why would I smoke my shoes when, you know, I can just take my stash and smoke with my lady friends?
Hippy Chick: HEMP is an alternative to animals! So don't wear animals!
Snippy: But cotton is of the plant kingdom... the Snipster is safe.
Hippy Chick: Yeah...

Movie Connections:

References Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Soundtrack:

Waiting

Pretty decent light-weight teen comedy

Not bad at all. Worth a look.

If you're looking for a film with meaning keep on looking. If you want a little escapist fun then have a look.

Unlike another reviewer I do not think this is as good as Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The script isn't really all that similar except for the psycho prinicpal. Ferris was "king of the school" skips class for a day of fun. This movie is "school loser throws a party for the whole class and becomes semi-cool". They do have characters talking to the screen in common. I do agree it's pretty much a copy of the premise though.

The main difference between the 2 movies is the quality of the cast. These guys aren't terrible, and there are actually some pretty good performances, but they don't match the quality of the Ferris cast.

The male lead, Gary Lundy, is okay if a bit blah. His unrequited love interest is played in a likable and competent way by Kayla Ewell. Both are basically unknowns, at least to me. Tara Reid is pretty good although in a fairly small part. She doesn't look as hot as she used to but then she's not playing a teen lead anymore. And Lea Thompson still looks too good to be anybody's mom, but does a nice job. Larry Miller is kind of irritating but does okay. Clint Howard is the same as always, no Macbeth but a quirky and funny character.

Not much else to say really. I didn't bust a gut laughing but I enjoyed it.