School Spirit

"This is one ghost who should be busted"

1985 1h 30m EN

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4.4

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★4.4TMDB · 48

Comedy

Synopsis

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The only thing keeping Billy Batson from the girl of his dreams is one little condom—or rather the lack of one. Lucky Billy finds one at an all-night roadhouse—but speeding back to his girl, he is killed in a head-on collision. Now invisible, Billy must find his sweetheart and rekindle her fire.

“This is one ghost who should be busted”

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Cast

Tom Nolan
Billy Batson
Elizabeth Foxx
Judith Hightower
Larry Linville
President Grimshaw
Roberta Collins
Helen Grimshaw
Brian Frishman
Barducci (as Brian Mann)
Deke Anderson
Hogs & Hogettes
Michael Miller
Chuck Reembyte
Leslee Bremmer
Sandy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Holleb
Writers: Geoffrey Baere
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alan Holleb, shot by Robert Ebinger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tom Bruner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sonya Sones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Tom Nolan and Elizabeth Foxx and Larry Linville carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This is one ghost who should be busted".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089974 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Alan Holleb directs. Robert Ebinger behind the camera. Tom Bruner scores. Sonya Sones cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Alan Holleb, shot by Robert Ebinger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Tom Bruner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sonya Sones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tom Nolan and Elizabeth Foxx and Larry Linville carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "This is one ghost who should be busted".
8IMDB entry: tt0089974 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "high school", "condom", "school", "ghost".

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert Ebinger
Original score: Tom Bruner
Editing: Sonya Sones
Production design: Peter Knowlton
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: School Spirit (1985)

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Wuchak2024-10-23
★ 3/10
Vacuous frat boy shenanigans with amusing ghosts and lots of T&A A sex-obsessed college guy (Tom Nolan) suddenly has the ability to be an invisible spirit and so takes advantage of it on a SoCal campus, particularly pursuing a couple of romantic interests (Elizabeth Foxx and Danièle Arnaud). "School Spirit" (1985) is a goofy campus comedy that obviously influenced “Ghost,” but don’t expect the greatness of that film. It starts off creatively enough, yet the story never really takes advantage of that promise, preferring to bog down in shallow antics, T&A and hedonism. There’s a reason "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" is a renowned 80’s coming-of-age flick while this one ended up in the bin of obscurity. It’s called good writing, which is sure to include entertaining bits relevant to the genre, but shuns cheap exploitation. On a side note, Marta Kober, who played petite Sandra in “Friday the 13th Part 2,” has a pretty big side role as the daughter of the university president (Larry Linville). It runs 1 hour, 30 minutes, and was shot at a campus in Brentwood, Los Angeles. GRADE: D+/C-

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