Overview

Image from "Junior High School"

Junior High School is a 1978 musical featurette.

The story begins with Sherry (Paula Abdul) declaring plans to hold a party that night. P. David Ebersole stars as Jerry Sanders.

Upon hearing about this party, Jerry's friend Paul (Kirk Burnett) encourages him to ask his crush Lori Scott (Karen Capelle) to accompany him to the event.

On his way to doing this Jerry encounters several obstacles, including repeated run-ins with Keith (Mikal Robert Taylor), a school bully, and Vicki (Toni Mazarin), an ill-intentioned girl who hopes Jerry will ask her to the party so she can spite a previous boyfriend.

Cast of "Junior High School"

The film consists of seven songs along with several dance numbers.

The only member of the cast to become well-known later was Paula Abdul, though she played a relatively minor role in the film.

The popular amateur film has garnered a cult-like following over the years and is commonly shown at film festivals including the U.S.A. Film Festival.