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Summer School is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Carl Reiner released in USA on 22 july 1987 with Mark Harmon
Summer School (1987)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 22 july 1987
Length 1h37
Directed by Carl Reiner
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about education
Rating65%
Summer School is a 1987 comedy film directed by Carl Reiner. It stars Mark Harmon as a high school gym teacher who is forced to teach a remedial English class during the summer. It co-stars Kirstie Alley and Courtney Thorne-Smith. The original music score was composed by Danny Elfman.
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On the last day of school before summer vacation, physical education teacher Freddy Shoop (Mark Harmon) is preparing to leave on a vacation to Hawaii with his girlfriend, Kim. Vice principal Phil Gills (Robin Thomas) informs several underachieving students, including easily distracted Pam (Courtney Thorne-Smith); "nocturnal" Larry, a male stripper (Ken Olandt); football jock Kevin (Patrick Labyorteaux); pregnant Rhonda (Shawnee Smith); geeky Alan (Richard Steven Horvitz); dyslexic Denise (Kelly Jo Minter); intimidating Jerome (Duane Davis), and two horror-film-obsessed underachievers, Dave (Gary Riley) and Francis, a.k.a. 'Chainsaw' (Dean Cameron), that they must attend summer school for remedial English.Actors
Mark Harmon
(Mr. Freddy Shoop)
Kirstie Alley
(Ms. Robin Elizabeth Bishop)
Duane Davis
(Jerome Watkins (Bathroom Guy))
Robin Thomas
(Vice Principal Phil Gills)
Patrick Labyorteaux
(Kevin Winchester)
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