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School Daze is a american film of genre Drama directed by Spike Lee released in USA on 12 february 1988 with Laurence Fishburne

School Daze (1988)

School Daze
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Released in USA 12 february 1988
Length 2h1
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama,    Musical theatre,    Musical
Rating60% 3.0489253.0489253.0489253.0489253.048925

School Daze is a 1988 American musical comedy drama film, written and directed by Spike Lee, and starring Larry Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, and Tisha Campbell-Martin. Based in part on Spike Lee's experiences at Atlanta's Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University, it is a story about fraternity and sorority members clashing with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend. It also touches upon issues of real and perceived racism related to skin tone bias and hair texture within the African-American community. The second feature film by Spike Lee, School Daze was released on February 12, 1988 by Columbia Pictures.

Synopsis

Vaughn "Dap" Dunlap (Fishburne) is a politically conscious black American student at Mission College, a leading historically black college whose motto is "Uplift the Race". The college administration is portrayed as inept.

Actors

Laurence Fishburne

(Vaughn 'Dap' Dunlap)
Giancarlo Esposito

(Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves)
Tisha Campbell-Martin

(Jane Toussaint)
Darryl M. Bell

(X-Ray Vision)
Jasmine Guy

(Dina)
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