Summaries

Mild-mannered Jerry Mitchell gets into hot water with quiet bad boy Buddy Revell, who challenges Jerry to a fight on the grounds of their high school after the school day's end.

The nerd Jerry Mitchell is responsible for the student store at the Weaver High-School. When the troublemaker delinquent Buddy Revell is transferred from a continuation high-school, one teacher assigns Jerry to write an article about the notorious Buddy Revell to the school newspaper. Jerry stumbles upon Buddy in the bathroom and touches the shoulder of the bad boy that schedules a fight with Jerry at three o'clock at the parking lot. Along the day, Jerry tries to find a means to avoid the fight.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A high school nerd, Jerry Mitchell (Siemaszko) is assigned to write a piece for the school paper about new boy Buddy Revell (Tyson), who is rumored to be a psychopathic nutcase. When Jerry accidentally touches Buddy, he says that they must fight in the parking lot at 3pm. Jerry will just about do anything to avoid the confrontation.—Corey Semple (AdamSandlers8SexyNights)

Details

Keywords
  • brother sister relationship
  • psychopath
  • courage
  • panic
  • juvenile delinquent
Genres
  • Comedy
Release date Oct 8, 1987
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Ogden High School - 2828 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, Utah, USA
Production companies Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment Aaron Spelling Productions

Box office

Budget $6000000
Gross US & Canada $3685862
Opening weekend US & Canada $1506975
Gross worldwide $3685862

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 37m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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