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A motorcycle-riding priest, a skeptical student, and antics that span from campus to prehistory.

AFTER SCHOOL

1988 · 1h 29m · R · Action / Adventure / Comedy · IMDB TMDB

A student-teacher relationship goes way beyond the classroom, including pre-historic times.

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What is After School about?

After School is a 1988 American action-adventure comedy directed by William Olsen about a young motorcycle-riding priest at a Florida college whose friendship with a skeptical female student tests boundaries and beliefs.

Programmer's Pick

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a priest, a debate about evolution, and teensploitation tropes collide on a Florida campus, After School is your answer. Only here could celibacy, wild boars, and prehistory end up in the same lesson plan.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

After School laces together three narrative threads, anchored by a young priest with a penchant for motorcycles, who is teaching at a Florida college. His unlikely friendship with a skeptical female student becomes the film’s main focus, as their connection blurs the lines between mentorship and something potentially more complicated. Around them swirl themes of religion, celibacy, and the pitfalls of reputation, all framed in a comedic, sometimes surreal tone. The film isn’t afraid of wandering into wild territory, including detours into prehistoric times and a parade of oddball campus characters. If you like your campus comedies on the strange and unruly side, this one delivers with a wink.

Details & Specs

Director
William Olsen
Writers
Joe Tankersley, Hugh Parks, John Lind, Rod McBrien
Release
1988
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
English
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Also Known As
Private Tutor, Return to Eden, Before God, Quest for Eden

Cast & Crew

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Director: William Olsen Writers: Joe Tankersley +3 more
Sam Bottoms Sam Bottoms Father Michael McCarren Renée Coleman Renée Coleman September Lane Edward Binns Edward Binns Monsignor Frank Barrett Dick Cavett Dick Cavett Himself Page Hannah Page Hannah Annie Don Harvey Don Harvey Nathan Robert Lansing Robert Lansing C.A. Thomas Holt McCallany Holt McCallany Jay JP John Perkins Cardinal Gurney CS Carol Surface Swim Coach Tom Nowicki Tom Nowicki Basketball Player #1 Robert Jayne Robert Jayne Basketball Player #3 (as Robert Jacoby) AW Allison Woodward Beautiful Woman Sherrie Rose Sherrie Rose First Tribe Member WL Wanda-Gayle Logan First Tribe Member (as Gayle Logan) CW Catherine Williams Leader's Mate JR Jacqueline Rodriguez Berry Girl

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Why Cult

Motorcycle Priest

The protagonist is a priest who rides a motorcycle, shaking up both campus tradition and cinematic expectations.

Prehistory Detours

The story leaps beyond the classroom and even time itself, with narrative tangents into prehistoric antics.

Teensploitation Energy

Loaded with the unruly energy of late-80s teen sex comedies, including jealousies, rumors, and plenty of campus mischief.

Campus Religion Clash

Debates about faith, evolution, and celibacy give the comedy bite, with a skeptical student pushing her priestly teacher’s boundaries.

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Questions from the Vault

Who directed After School? +

After School was directed by William Olsen.

How long is After School? +

After School has a runtime of 89 minutes.

What genre is After School? +

After School is an action, adventure, and comedy film.

Where can I watch After School? +

After School is available to watch on SassyFlix.

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