Video roulette wins again as it led me to this unwatched Cannon film. 1987 was THE year for "going undercover in high school" movies with this, Plain Clothes, and Hiding Out all coming out in a six month period. Amazingly, I enjoyed all three. Actor John Stockwell (from John Carpenter's Christine) made his directorial debut on this and does a good job. Oddly, lead David Neidorf is kind of a Stockwell-lite, even sounding like him at times. I love the fact that he has a receding hairline and is going undercover as a high school student. To Stockwell's credit, he works in a line with the guy's chief mocking him and saying, "You've got a beard and are balding!" Supporting players include Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barry Corbin, David Harris, John Philbin (Chuck from Return of the Living Dead), and Mark Holton (Francis from Pee Wee's Big Adventure). Harris is excellent in his supporting role.
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