School's Out!

Name: School's Out!
Genre: Drama
Released: 1992-01-05
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Pat Mastroianni, Stacie Mistysyn, Neil Hope

TV Movie
1992
TV-14
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

YOUR RATING

Pat Mastroianni, Kirsten Bourne, Stefan Brogren, Michael Carry, Irene Courakos, Anais Granofsky, Neil Hope, L. Dean Ifill, and Stacie Mistysyn in School's Out! (1992)

Drama

The Degrassi kids spend one last summer together.The Degrassi kids spend one last summer together.The Degrassi kids spend one last summer together.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Storyline

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Trivia
Stefan Brogren (Archibald 'Snake' Simpson) was the first person to use the word "fuck" on Canadian television.

Goofs
During the cottage sequence, Alexa angrily yells at Simon that she "can't believe you just said that!" Despite him not saying anything, and the scene not being cut, with Simon simply playing volleyball with Tim, saying nothing, and the scene not being cut into, but rather fluid, indicating an edit of some kind, but one that was incongruent.

Quotes
Caitlin Ryan: Tessa Campanelli? You were fucking Tessa Campanelli?

Alternate versions
When "School's Out" premiered in the United States in 1993 on PBS, lots of footage was left out. These scenes include:
Joey and Tessa going into more detail about the movie they saw on their first date.
Snake falling into the pool on his first day as a lifeguard.
Snake being followed around the pool by little girls who develop crushes on him.
Tessa showing up late for work the day after her date with Joey, then going into detail with Spike on how Joey will be her's before school starts.
Snake confronting Joey about two-timing Caitlin with Tessa, and saying that Joey has spent his summer "f**king Tessa". (In the U.S. version, "seeing Tessa" was dubbed over the above mentioned words).
When Caitlin overhears the conversation, she asks Joey, "You were f**king Tessa Campanelli?"
Snake rescues a drowning girl at Bronco's party, then has a breakdown because of his lousy summer.

Connections
Followed by Degrassi Talks (1992)

I watched this for the first time since it was originally aired at the time it was done. Since that time, I have watched all of the Degrassi shows to the present. Wisely, the writer chose not to include every student but focus on core characters. This made the film sharper, with a lot more cohesion to the plot. The characters in Degrassi always seemed real and this film highlights that. The acting is very good, the actors at times are seemingly ad-libbing their lines. It was a groundbreaking film also, apparently the first time an expletive was used on Canadian television. Think about it: What was the U.S. version of Degrassi? Saved By The Bell! In Degrassi, the characters made mistakes and lived with them. This film highlights the time after high school. It does it admirably. I have nothing but praise for this production. They could have made it a fairytale film, marrying a few couples off and watching as everyone else prospers. They chose to depict real life. They did a great job.