A Canadian fever dream where detention is anarchy and the principal's office is a war zone.
Rebel High is a 1987 social satire film about the chaos and mayhem that modern western cities' high schools became. It is based on a US novel by Evan Keliher.Made in Canada, most of the cast is relatively unknown and in many cases uncredited.
Practical Effects
Gloriously unhinged low-budget destruction and DIY anarchy.
Costume
Punk fashion that aged like milk in the best way.
Director
Harry Jakobs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rebel High is peak Canuxploitation—films made fast and cheap in Canada to exploit tax shelters, often with more ambition than budget.
Director Harry Jakobs never made another feature; this appears to be his chaotic one-shot at cinematic immortality.
US
CA
