Rowdy high school student Jessie Davis (Corey Feldman in peak mischievous form) and his gnarly band the Eradicators take a stand against evil and oppressive authoritarian new vice principal Doctor Vadar (the sublime Mary Woronov at her most divinely wicked and over the top), who refuses to let the Eradicators play at the prom and turns Ronald Reagan High School (school motto: "Just Say No") into a prison complete with electric fences and surveillance cameras. Writer/director Deborah Block brings a lively and engaging sense of playful anarchy to the blithely inane and absurd material; the humor is amusingly dumb and ridiculous, but never too gross or mean-spirited. Sidesplitting comic highlights include Jessie and his bandmates wreaking havoc at a school dance, a hilariously horrible band auditioning for the prom, the infamous pee drinking scene, and Doctor Vadar getting naughty with a hot brawny boy toy. The enthusiastic acting from the appealing cast qualifies as another substantial plus: Feldman easily carries the film with his breezy charisma, Woronov makes for a perfect uptight killjoy foil, plus there are fine contributions by Larry Linville as the meek Prinicpal McGree, Evan Richards as the zany Mag, Liane Alexandra Curtis as brash punkette Stella, Sarah Buxton as sweet and sexy substitute teacher Rita Mea, Jason Lively as snobby preppie Donovan, Brynn Horrocks as weird, yet alluring Goth witch chick Tabatha, and Michael Cerveris as connected hipster Eaglebauer. Mojo Nixon has a cool cameo as the Spirit of Rock'n'Roll. The funky rock soundtrack is simply awesome; the Eradicators in particular are a supremely smoking band. A total hoot.
Review of Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
