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''High School U.S.A.'' is a 1983 American made-for-television comedy film starring Creator/MichaelJFox, Creator/NancyMcKeon, Anthony Edwards, and Creator/CrispinGlover, directed by Rodney Amateau.
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''High School U.S.A.'' is a 1983 American made-for-television comedy film starring Creator/MichaelJFox, Creator/NancyMcKeon, Anthony Edwards, Creator/AnthonyEdwards, and Creator/CrispinGlover, directed by Rodney Amateau.
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''High School U.S.A.'' is a 1983 American made-for-television comedy film starring Creator/MichaelJFox, Nancy [=McKeon=], Anthony Edwards, and Creator/CrispinGlover, directed by Rodney Amateau.
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''High School U.S.A.'' is a 1983 American made-for-television comedy film starring Creator/MichaelJFox, Nancy [=McKeon=], Creator/NancyMcKeon, Anthony Edwards, and Creator/CrispinGlover, directed by Rodney Amateau.
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Not to be confused with the [[WesternAnimation/HighSchoolUSA animated series of the same name]].
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It was given the ''Podcast/RiffTrax'' treatment in 2020. Not to be confused with the [[WesternAnimation/HighSchoolUSA animated series of the same name]].
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* ThePreciousPreciousCar: Archie's dad's Pontiac Firebird. When Beau finds out that J.J. is planning to use the car in the drag race, he sends [[HoneyTrap a couple of girls round to seduce Archie and Chuckie]] into taking them for a ride in it, and then causing them to crash the car by distracting them.
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* ThePreciousPreciousCar: Archie's dad's Pontiac Firebird. When Beau finds out that J.J. is planning to use the car in the drag race, he sends [[HoneyTrap a couple of girls round to seduce Archie and Chuckie]] into taking them for a ride in it, and then causing them to crash the car by distracting them. The kids then concoct a scheme to persuade Archie's dad that he wrecked the car himself.
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* ThePreciousPreciousCar: Archie's dad's Pontiac Firebird. When Beau finds out that J.J. is planning to use the car in the drag race, he sends [[HoneyTrap a couple of girls round to seduce Archie and Chuckie]] into taking them for a ride in it, and then causing them to crash the car by distracting them.
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* EmptyFridgeEmptyLife: Otto invites JJ over for dinner, but JJ declines, saying he has plenty of food. Cue Otto looking in JJ's fridge and seeing only a bottle of ketchup
* RobotBuddy: Otto is accompanied everywhere by his personal robot. It obeys any instruction prefixed by the word "Robot".
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* RobotBuddy: Otto is accompanied everywhere by his personal robot. It obeys any instruction prefixed by the word "Robot".
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* BlackAndNerdy: Otto Lipton, the school's resident genius. [[SmartPeopleBuildRobots He has built a robot]] [[RobotBuddy that accompanies him everywhere]].
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* RobotBuddy: Otto is accompanied everywhere by his personal robot. It obeys any instruction prefixed by the word "Robot".
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* CockFight: The main plot involves an escalating war between J.J. and Beau as they fight for Beth's affections. It culminates in a CompeteForTheMaidensHand drag race.
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* CompeteForTheMaidensHand: J.J. and Beau have a drag race to compete for the right to date Beth.
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* TinCanRobot: Otto's robot. Of course, [[SmartPeopleBuildRobots it was built by an amateur in his basement]], so the design can be expected to be a little crude.
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* HoneyTrap: Beau sends a pair of girls to seduce Archie and Chuckie and trick them into wrecking the Firebird.
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* PantsPullingPrank: A pair of girls are determined to get a photo of the butt of the BigManOnCampus Beau Middleton. One attempt involves trying to pull down his pants in the haunted house at the school fair. However, they accidentally pull down the pants of the fat nerd and photograph his butt. At the end of the movie. Beau gets pantsed by a robot (ItMakesSenseInContext) and the girls get their photo.
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* PantsPullingPrank: A pair of girls are determined to get a photo of the butt of the BigManOnCampus Beau Middleton. One attempt involves trying to pull down his pants in the haunted house at the school fair. However, they accidentally pull down the pants of the fat nerd and photograph his butt. At the end of the movie. movie, Beau gets pantsed by a robot (ItMakesSenseInContext) and the girls get their photo.
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* HighSchool: As indicated by the title.
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* CarMeetsHouse: When J.J.'s crew are preparing to modify J.J.'s car, they are waiting for Crazy Leo to arrive with a big engine. Leo arrives by driving a bus through the wall of the warehouse.
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Not to be confused with the [[WesternAnimation/HighSchoolUSA animated series of the same name]].
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* TheSchlubPubSeductionDeduction: Archie and Chuckie realise that the two beautiful girls who urge them to take Archie's dad's car out for a ride were sent by Beau Middleton after the bimbos have caused them to wreck ThePreciousPreciousCar.
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''High School U.S.A.'' is a 1983 American made-for-television comedy film starring Michael J. Fox, Nancy [=McKeon=], Anthony Edwards, and Crispin Glover, directed by Rodney Amateau.
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''High School U.S.A.'' is a 1983 American made-for-television comedy film starring Michael J. Fox, Creator/MichaelJFox, Nancy [=McKeon=], Anthony Edwards, and Crispin Glover, Creator/CrispinGlover, directed by Rodney Amateau.
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* WatchThePaintJob: Archie's dad's Pontiac Firebird. When Beau finds out that J.J. is planning to use the car in the drag race, he sends [[HoneyTrap a couple of girls round to seduce Archie and Chuckie]] into taking them for a ride in it, and then causing them to crash the car by distracting them.
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''High School U.S.A.'' is a 1983 American made-for-television comedy film starring Michael J. Fox, Nancy [=McKeon=], Anthony Edwards, and Crispin Glover, directed by Rodney Amateau.
The film focuses on the intrigue inside Excelsior Union High School. Michael J. Fox plays J.J. Manners, who becomes enamored with Beth Franklin (Nancy [=McKeon=]), the girlfriend of Beau Middleton (Edwards), the class president and quarterback. Middleton is also the richest student, a spoiled young man who drives around in a brand-new convertible. The core story involves Manners and Middleton competing for the affections of Beth. Ultimately this rivalry culminates in a drag race between the two. The result of the race tips the balance and changes the face of the dynamics within the school irrevocably. In the end, J.J. ends up winning Beth's affections.
!!''High School USA'' provides examples of:
* PantsPullingPrank: A pair of girls are determined to get a photo of the butt of the BigManOnCampus Beau Middleton. One attempt involves trying to pull down his pants in the haunted house at the school fair. However, they accidentally pull down the pants of the fat nerd and photograph his butt. At the end of the movie. Beau gets pantsed by a robot (ItMakesSenseInContext) and the girls get their photo.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: J.J. Manners is portrayed as the everyman good guy while the preppy Beau Middleton gets the bad guy treatment. J.J. isn't entirely innocent. He crashes Beau's party and hits on Beau's girlfriend constantly, even kissing her in public, and in the sight of Beau, yet J.J. is still supposed to be the good guy.
* SmartPeopleBuildRobots: Otto Lipton is a genius who has created a robot that he believes to be capable of going into space, and which accompanies him everywhere.
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The film focuses on the intrigue inside Excelsior Union High School. Michael J. Fox plays J.J. Manners, who becomes enamored with Beth Franklin (Nancy [=McKeon=]), the girlfriend of Beau Middleton (Edwards), the class president and quarterback. Middleton is also the richest student, a spoiled young man who drives around in a brand-new convertible. The core story involves Manners and Middleton competing for the affections of Beth. Ultimately this rivalry culminates in a drag race between the two. The result of the race tips the balance and changes the face of the dynamics within the school irrevocably. In the end, J.J. ends up winning Beth's affections.
!!''High School USA'' provides examples of:
* PantsPullingPrank: A pair of girls are determined to get a photo of the butt of the BigManOnCampus Beau Middleton. One attempt involves trying to pull down his pants in the haunted house at the school fair. However, they accidentally pull down the pants of the fat nerd and photograph his butt. At the end of the movie. Beau gets pantsed by a robot (ItMakesSenseInContext) and the girls get their photo.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: J.J. Manners is portrayed as the everyman good guy while the preppy Beau Middleton gets the bad guy treatment. J.J. isn't entirely innocent. He crashes Beau's party and hits on Beau's girlfriend constantly, even kissing her in public, and in the sight of Beau, yet J.J. is still supposed to be the good guy.
* SmartPeopleBuildRobots: Otto Lipton is a genius who has created a robot that he believes to be capable of going into space, and which accompanies him everywhere.
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