“Private School” is an immature movie in the same league as “Animal House” and “Caddyshack”. The teen comedy genre is oversaturated so a movie has to make you laugh to stand out and this movie made me laugh.

Christine (Phoebe Cates “Gremlins”, “Fast Times At Ridgemont High”) is a student at an all-girls private school and she is in love with Jim (Matthew Modine “Full Metal Jacket”), who attends the nearby academy for boys. Christine’s rival, Jordan (Betsy Russell “Saw III”), seeks to win Jim’s affection. This is really the extent of the plot here and the rest is just an excuse for goofy hijinks.

Phoebe Cates is very funny and charming as Christine. Betsy Russell is good as Jordan. Normally, these movies have the nice girl with goods look and the mean girl with the great looks and maybe it’s just me but I think Christine is more attractive than Jordan. We get to see quite a lot of the girls in this movie so cover your eyes children. Fran Ryan (“Stripes”, “Pale Rider”) is quite funny as Miss Dutchbok. The boys in the movie are a lot less endearing than the girls. I really did not care for the scenes where they dress up as women to sneak into the girls’ dorm.

There are some genuinely amusing moments in “Private School” such as the scene where Christine and Jim try to buy contraceptives. The movie does feature a lot of nudity making it more on par with films such as “Lemon Popsicle” so do be warned. A lot of movies in the teen comedy genre forget that they need to be charming and funny but “Private School” gets it right with enjoyable performances from Phoebe Cates and Betsy Russell. The movie seems to have been overlooked by most people for some reason so I say, give it a chance.