Displaying 4 items of Late to the Movies with the tag "high school movies".
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
September 25th, 2023 | 52 mins 2 secs
alan ruck, ben holt, day off, ferris bueller, film, high school, high school movies, jennifer grey, john hughes, late to the movies, matthew broderick, mia sara, movies, review
High School Movies Month comes to a righteous conclusion with John Hughes' 1986 classic, Ferris Bueller's Day Off! Ben and Kate discuss the highly quotable, oft-referenced, Chicago-based hijinks of three friends confronting the end of adolescence.
Written and directed by John Hughes, starring Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, and Alan Ruck, and featuring Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones, and Edie McClurg.
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21 Jump Street
September 18th, 2023 | 1 hr 4 mins
ben holt, brie larson, channing tatum, christopher miller, dave franco, film, high school, high school movies, ice cube, jonah hill, late to the movies, lord and miller, phil lord, prom, review, rob riggle
High School Movies Month drives ahead with another off-beat high school pick - Lord and Miller's 2012 reimagining of 21 Jump Street! Ben, Greg, and Ray have the right to remain... something, as they discuss the Jonah Hill / Channing Tatum buddy cop action-comedy.
Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, written by Jonah Hill and Michael Bacall, and starring Hill, Channing Tatum, Dave Franco, Brie Larson, Rob Riggle, and Ice Cube.
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Carrie
September 11th, 2023 | 1 hr 15 mins
amy irving, and john travolta, ben holt, betty buckley, brian de palma, carrie, film, high school, high school movies, late to the movies, lawrence d. cohen, nancy allen, p. j. soles, piper laurie, prom, review, sissy spacek, stephen king, william katt
High School Movies Month continues with the classic horror/tragedy Carrie! Ben, Bree, Sam, and Vaz go to prom, strategically avoid hitting pigs with a hammer, and get right with a really zonked-out Jesus in Brian De Palma's adaptation of Stephen King's first novel.
Directed by Brian De Palma, written by Lawrence D. Cohen, adapted from Stephen King's 1974 novel of the same name. Starring Sissy Spacek and featuring Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen, William Katt, P. J. Soles, Betty Buckley, and John Travolta.
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Rushmore
September 4th, 2023 | 54 mins 48 secs
ben holt, bill murray, brian cox, film, high school movies, jason schwartzman, late to the movies, luke wilson, olivia williams, owen wilson, review, rushmore, seymour cassel, wes anderson
Another month, another theme - September is High School Movie Month! We're kicking it off with Wes Anderson's 1998 prep school classic - Rushmore! In our first ever remotely recorded episode, Ben heroically fights through post-Covid vocal strain and Anthony calls in from a secure location to discuss Jason Schwartzman's film debut, the kickoff of Bill Murray's "respected indie actor" phase, and the best script Owen Wilson ever co-wrote.
Directed by Wes Anderson, co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson, and starring Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, and Olivia Williams and featuring Brian Cox, Seymour Cassel, and Luke Wilson.