The Nudie, Kooky Teen Sex Comedy Private School Popped Into Theaters 25 Years Ago Today -- July 29, 1983
The Nudie, Kooky Teen Sex Comedy
Whereas Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a thoughtful, ambitious coming-of-age comedy with heavy dramatic undercurrents, star Phoebe Cates’s follow-up, Private School, is anything but(t).
This one is pure raunch, and audiences reveled to it for the first time on this date in 1983.
Phoebe serves up her bum-cakes in Private School’s classic post-graduation mass-mooning shot, but it’s Betsy Russell’s topless horseback ride that really gets us back in the saddle every time.
The action in Private School centers on a trio of horndogs who sneak into a girls’ dorm by dressing in drag. This is an age-old plot device that translated healthily to the Teen Sex Comedy drama, resulting in everything from Just One of the Guys to Sorority Boys.
Long may male cross-dressing lead to naked teenage female revelations.
