
Arson, Murder, and Admiration: Quoth Mr.Anything but That!: The lunch ladies' reactions to being pelted with the " Tuesday Surprise".They're frequently blown up upon exposure to Ramones songs, and two human-sized, anthropomorphized mice show up. She also plays Velvet Underground's "Rock & Roll" from the record.
She also has a picture of Talking Heads on her wall.
AM/FM Characterization: In addition to loving The Ramones, Riff is shown to be a rock fan in general, owning The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers, Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited and The Who's Who's Next among others.
Adults Are Useless: The parents do absolutely nothing when The Ramones show up, prompting the question "Do your parents KNOW you're Ramones?". Absurdly Powerful School Jurisdiction: Convinced that rock and roll and especially the Ramones are the source of truancy and hooliganism, Principal Togar tries to ban student attendance at their concert. but Togar wants Riff punished with detention for eternity if it means getting rid of rock and roll from the school.Ī sequel called Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever followed in 1991, which featured a few returning characters in addition to many new ones. When the Ramones are scheduled to tour through the city, Riff tries out various schemes to ensure she gets to see the concert and even meet the band to give them a song she's written. and the school's biggest fan of the Ramones. Soles), who's popular, sexy, uncontrollable. Togar sets her evil sights on Riff Randall ( P. Vince Lombardi High School greets its latest principal, Miss Togar ( Mary Woronov), replacing yet another principal who went mad trying to keep the kids in line. Maybe I'm just being a stickler about it, but I'm just not interested in this remake in the least.Rock 'n' Roll High School is a 1979 musical comedy film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Allan Arkush, and featuring The Ramones. Maybe it's because I'm not a child of the 70's, but I'd rather watch School of Rock countless times over than see Rock 'n' Roll High School remade! I know these two movies don't necessarily have anything in common, but when it comes to movies about students and rock music, there are only a few good movies that come to mind: Detroit Rock City, School of Rock, and, of course, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. The film is about a group of rebellious students who, with the help of punk rock band the Ramones, thwart a repressive, rock-music-hating principal. Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard, and Dey Young. The original 1979 comedy was directed by Allan Arkush and starred P.J. RAMONES ROCK N ROLL HIGHSCHOOL MOVIE
This movie seemed so ripe for a remake." Really? Ripe for a remake? Maybe after Paramount announced School of Rock 2! No director has been attached yet, but Winter explains "I've now done so much stuff in music videos, and the Napster movie, that the chance to bridge music and comedy was something that intrigued me.
Stern and Levinson are also remaking Porky's, with both films being personal favorites of Stern's. The script is actually being written by Bill from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, aka in real life as Alex Winter, who has gone on to write and direct in addition to acting. Howard Stern and producing partner Larry Levinson are planning a remake of the 1979 classic Rock 'n' Roll High School.