Summer School (1987)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

At Ocean Front High, what do they call a guy who cuts classes, hates homework, and lives for summer vacations? Teacher.

A high-school gym teacher has big plans for the summer, but is forced to cancel them to teach a "bonehead" English class for misfit goof-off students. Fortunately, his unconventional brand of teaching fun field trips begins to connect with them, and even inspires ardor in some.

• Released: 1987-07-22
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 37m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 286 votes

Directed by Carl Reiner.

Top cast

• Mark Harmon as Freddy Shoop
• Kirstie Alley as Robin Bishop
• Robin Thomas as Phil Gills
• Patrick Labyorteaux as Kevin
• Courtney Thorne-Smith as Pam
• Dean Cameron as Chainsaw
• Gary Riley as Dave
• Kelly Jo Minter as Denise
• Ken Olandt as Larry
• Shawnee Smith as Rhonda

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Summer School

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Super Channel Plus, Super Channel Amazon Channel, fuboTV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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