SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Feature film. When the students of Angel Beach High decide to stage ‘An Evening With Shakespeare’, their efforts are threatened by Miss Balbricker (Parsons), who views the works of Shakespeare as obscene. She enlists the help of Reverend Bubba Flavel (Wiley), a Baptist revivalist preacher who brings along his followers to pressure the school into shutting down the production. The production is also opposed by the Klu Klux Klan for casting a Seminole Indian as Romeo. When they succeed with the help of corrupt city officials seeking re-election, the students seek revenge. For a detailed account of the Shakespeare references see Lanier, op cit.

Language

English

Country

Canada; United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1983

Duration

98 mins

Credits

Director

Bob Clark (2)

Producer

Bob Clark (2); Don Carmody

Cinematographer

Reginald H. Morris

Screenplay

Alan Ormsby; Bob Clark (2); Roger Swaybill

Music

Carl Zitter

Cast

Bill Wiley	Rev. Favel
Cyril O’Reilly	Tim
Dan Monahan	Pee Wee
Kaki Hunter	Wendy
Mark Herrier	Billy
Nancy Parsons	Miss Balbricker
Tony Ganios	Anthony ‘Meat’
Wyatt Knight	Tommy

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); School productions; Teen movie

Notes

Notes

Available on DVD region 1 only (4/2007).

Reviews

Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 353-4, entry 1486).

Monthly Film Bulletin. vol.50. no. 597, October, 1983, p.276.

Production Company

Name

20th Century Fox

Name

Astral Bellevue Pathe

Name

Simon-Reeves-Landsburg Productions

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets