Summer School (1987)
"At Ocean Front High, what do they call a guy who cuts classes, hates homework, and lives for summer vacations? Teacher."
ThumbScore
👍 74%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 44%
(RT: 58%, MC: 30) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
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
Is Summer School good?
Most people think so. 74% audience score, estimated from 288 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 44%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
