Demolition High

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Demolition High
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Film poster
Directed by Jim Wynorski
Written bySteve Jankowski
Produced byAngela Baynes
Starring
CinematographyZoran Hochstätter
Edited byRichard Gentner
Music by Kevin Kiner
Production
company
Sunset Films International
Distributed by Cabin Fever Entertainment
Release date
  • September 10, 1996 (1996-09-10)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Demolition High is a 1996 American direct-to-video action film directed by Jim Wynorski, and starring Corey Haim, Alan Thicke, and Dick Van Patten. [1]

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Plot

A group of terrorists led by Luther take over a high school. Whilst outside, authorities work to negotiate with the terrorists, a group of students lead a revolt in order to prevent a disaster, led by Lenny Slater.

Cast

Production

Wynorski later recalled "Corey Haim was a nice kid who was totally fucked up in the head. You could see the path he was going down even then. I wish I could have turned him around. But I had to have a paid babysitter with him all the time. Believe it or not, he had to have a babysitter. The kid was in his early 20s and still didn’t have it figured out yet." [2]

Sequel

In 1997, the sequel Demolition University was released with Haim reprising his role as Lenny and Ami Dolenz as Jenny.

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References

  1. Budrewicz, Matty (2021-07-09). "2 Cool For School: Demolition High (1996) & Demolition University (1997)". The Schlock Pit. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. "Interview with Jim Wynorski". Big Gay Horror Fan. 17 October 2014.