Summer School was definitely an underrated film. From the very beginning of the movie when "Happy" by Oingo Boingo starts playing, it definitely sets the tone for the entire movie; a summer full of adventure, excitement, homework (blah!), rebellious teens and a teacher who can turn them all around, in a very comedic and entertaining way.Summer School stars Mark Harmon as Freddie Shoop, an unambitious gym teacher who has plans to go to Hawaii with his girlfriend Kim, until the "bite in the ***" vice principal Gills springs summer school upon him right before he's about to leave. With a cast of misfit teens who refuse to learn, Freddie is forced to bribe them into doing their work and passing, and the hilarity begins.While a lot of the comedic aspects are somewhat cheesy (the good 80s kind), they still make you laugh and there are some touching (yet comedic) moments throughout the movie. Those of us who grew up in the 80s and/or early 90s were able to enjoy this flick while it was fresh. I think even the newer generation could enjoy this film and see what we found so entertaining about it. It has "passion and a plucky spirit!" If you're looking for something different, look no further! This movie will give you a few good laughs and even keep your attention until the end. Even after all of these years, I still make sure to watch this once or twice a year. It really never gets old, and nostalgia is only about a 10% factor for me.A great soundtrack, a funny mood, teenage shenanigans, lovable characters, and fun in the sun will definitely keep you entertained!

Best Film I have ever seen. Comedy from start to finish. Some small but obvious bits of romance. A Dog and a load of teens up to there necks in trouble. Brilliant. The fact that chainsaw and Dave are completely and utterly crazy and all the others act so stupid makes this film the best film I have ever seen. The best part is the scene in court where the judge is taking the fake ID off of Dave and his answer to the judges obvious dismay at how he got served with the ID was so stupid I'd hate to spoil it for you so if you want to know what it is so you'll have to watch this Brilliant film. This is the only film I know worthy of a 10 out of 10.

There are few teen movies that I really get into. One is The Breakfast Club for its poignant portrayal of stereotyped high school students. The other is Summer School, because it is fresh, funny, and fun, every time I watch it.The format is predictable. In Summer School we have Freddy Shoop, a slacker gym teacher who longs for summer vacations, so that he doesn't have to teach! Mr. Shoop is up for tenure. Therefore, when the original Remedial English teacher wins a lottery, the dead-pan, strict, vice principle Mr. Gills is forced to hire Mr. Shoop as his replacement.The fun begins with trips to such places as amusement parks and petting zoos! But when a student's grandmother discovers that her grandson came home from an allergy attack from the animals, she marches into Mr. Gill's office demanding that the field trips stop and the education begins.Gills initially suspends Mr. Shoop for this. But Shoop asks, "What if I become a model teacher?" Gills blackmails him into keeping his job. He must get all of the students in his class to pass the English Proficiency test by the end of the term, or he loses not only his tenure, but also his job.Mr Shoop's students are smarter than they are given credit for. Most of the kids have fine potential, but are lazy to get their work done. Mr. Shoop bribes them by granting a favor to each student in exchange for them to show up, make an effort, and study for the proficiency test.I suppose the sticking part of this movie is why the students should have to be bribed to want to learn? However, it is a plus how Shoop begins to believe in the kids and gets them to instill confidence in themselves. In this type of movie, there are several "set backs" along the way as expected. But in the end, despite the student's average scores being below a 70%, (And the average scores of the students incidentally are NOT correct when you calculate the number of students whose scores are announced at the film's conclusion! The producers forget to do some basic math homework!) The head principle over-rides Gills' recommendation that Mr. Shoop be fired based on the improvements from the pre-test scores to post test scores and grants Mr. Shoop's tenure.One can not expect a serious motivational movie such as Lean on Me or Stand and Deliver from this. However, Summer School has a pleasant comic element without disintegrating into slapstick. Mark Harmon is great as the teacher and two stand out performances are the actors who play "Chainsaw" and "Dave" who are the human equivalent of "Beavis and Butthead!" For parents, there is some gross "special effects violence" when the kids recreate a scene from "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," which gives the film a PG-13 rating. (Some commercial TV/standard cable stations edit out this scene completely.) There are maybe one or two swear words in the film, but nothing really objectionable for a young teen crowd.A very entertaining movie and fine repeated viewing for most teens and their families. I recommend that everyone attend "Summer School!" You'll have a great time!

Summer School is a great movie. I am a very big fan of Mark Harmon and this is one of his best films. In most of his movies he plays a strict but sometimes funny man but in this movie he acts very stupid and makes this such a good movie. Hope you will rent or by this movie if you haven't seen it yet. ***Must Watch Movie***If you like this movie you may like some of Mark Harmon's other movie like The Presidio, Local Boys, and Casulties. Also if you liked this movie you may like NCIS on CBS which Mark plays the boss and can be very strict at times but very very funny at others. This is my comment on Summer School hope you enjoy/enjoyed the movie.