
Vince Lombardi High School keeps losing principals to nervous breakdowns because of the students' love of rock 'n' roll and their disregard of education. The putative leader of the students is Riff Randell, who loves the music of the Ramones. A new principal, the rock-music-hating Miss Evelyn Togar, is brought in and promises to put an end to the music craze. When Miss Togar and a group of parents attempt to burn a pile of rock records, the students take over the high school,... (Full plot summary below)
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Vince Lombardi High School keeps losing principals to nervous breakdowns because of the students' love of rock 'n' roll and their disregard of education. The putative leader of the students is Riff Randell, who loves the music of the Ramones. A new principal, the rock-music-hating Miss Evelyn Togar, is brought in and promises to put an end to the music craze. When Miss Togar and a group of parents attempt to burn a pile of rock records, the students take over the high school, joined by the Ramones, who are made honorary students. When the police are summoned and demand that the students evacuate the building, they do so, which leads to an explosive finale.
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| Seanax.comSean Axmaker... a pure, cheerfully juvenile blast of blitzkrieg guitar rock, Looney Tunes sight gags, teenage hormones and rebellion against authority because it's there. |
| The A.V. ClubZack HandlenUnderneath its chipper, anything-for-laugh grin, Rock ‘N’ Roll is as subversive as teen movies get, with an ending that, for all its absurdity, is still surprisingly shocking. |
| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelA freewheeling, up-with-kids-down-with-high-school picture featuring punk rock stars, The Ramones. |
| IGNR.L. ShaferRock 'n' Roll High School is like a ride on a music rollercoaster. For some, the ride will be a dizzying one they'll never want to endure again. But for others – mostly cult/punk enthusiasts – this is going to be one ride worth experiencing over and over again. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.A bonafide love letter to the punk juggernauts that ruled music in the seventies and eighties. |
| 7M PicturesKevin CarrIt's not like Rock 'N' Roll High School was pioneering brilliant cinema, but it is a brilliant little piece of work within its own framework. |
| The New York TimesJohn RockwellRock 'n' Roll High School purports to be little more than summer fun, and, in its zanily unpretentious way, it is certainly that. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesWe may never again see a teen comedy in which a school can explode and the movie can still be considered essentially good-hearted. |
| Chicago ReaderDave Kehr[An] amiable, rambunctious New World production, aimed ostensibly at the teen trade but more obliquely and effectively at the new wave cult...It's more cleverly cut than shot—which means that it moves quickly and energetically even as the concepts and characters disintegrate. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullThe Ramones make Ringo Starr look like Alec Guinness |