School Daze (1988)
| Release Date | 12 February 1988 |
| Budget | $6,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $14,000,000 |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Musical |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Ensemble Film, Message Movie |
| Mood | Comedy on the Edge |
| Themes | Class Differences, College Life, Race Relations |
| Tones | Biting, Confrontational, Irreverent, Stylized, Witty |
| Tags | Activist, Black [race], College, College Student, Coming Of Age, Competition, Fraternity, Identity, Initiation |
School Daze is a 1988 American musical-drama film, written and directed by Spike Lee, and starring Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, and Tisha Campbell-Martin. Based in part on Spike Lee's experiences at Atlanta's Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University, it is a story about fraternity and sorority members clashing with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend. School Daze was the second feature film directed by Spike Lee, and was released on February 12, 1988 by Columbia Pictures.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Kyme
Rachel Meadows
Art Evans
Cedar Cloud
James Bond III
Monroe
Anthony Thompkins
Doo-Doo Breath
Guy Killum
Double Rubber
Kirk Taylor
Sir Nose
Kevin Rock
Mussolini
Erik Dellums
Slim Daddy
Darryl M. Bell
Big Brother X-Ray Vision
Rusty Cundieff
Big Brother Chucky
Tim Hutchinson
Big Brother Lance
Leonard L. Thomas
Big Brother Gen. George Patton
Alva Rogers
Doris Witherspoon
Delphine T. Mantz
Delphine
Terri Lynette Whitlow
Terri
Tanya Lynne Lee
Tanya
Jacquelyn Bird
Jacquelyn
Traci Tracey
Traci
Sharon Ferrol-Young
Sharon
Laurnea Wilkerson
Laurnea
Stephanie Clark
Stephanie
Eartha Robinson
Eartha
Angela Ali
Valda
Jhoe Breedlove
Kim
Paula Brown
Miriam
Karen Owens
Deidre
Michelle Whitney-Morrison
Vivian
Greta Martin
Greta
Sharon Owens
Sharon
Frances Morgan
Frances
Monique Mannen
Monique 'Mo-Freak'
Gregg Burge
Virgil Cloud
Cinqué Lee
Buckwheat
Toni Ann Johnson
Muriel
Paula Birth
Carla
Cassi Davis
Paula
Michelle Bailey
Tina
Tracy Lewis
Counter Girl
Edward G. Bridges
Moses
Dennis Abrams
Eric
Albert B. Cooper IV
Spoon
Kelly Woolfolk
Vicky
Florante P. Galvez
Student in Bathroom
Leslie Sykes
Miss Mission
Dawn Jackson
Attendant
Angela Lewis
Attendant
Reginald Tabor
Alpha Phi Alpha Member
Robert L. Cole Jr.
Alpha Phi Alpha Member
Lester McCorn
Alpha Phi Alpha Member
William N. Ross
Alpha Phi Alpha Member
Keith Wright
Alpha Phi Alpha Member
Derek W. Jones
Alpha Phi Alpha Member
Harold L. Boyd III
Alpha Phi Alpha Member
Rod Hodge
Alpha Phi Alpha Member
Keith John
Singer at coronation
Janice White Nelson
Student
M.V. Oliphant
Dancer, Student protester
Director
Writer
Producer
Grace Blake
executive producer
Loretha C. Jones
co-producer
Monty Ross
co-producer
Original Music
Bill Lee
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Cinematographer
Editor
Barry Alexander Brown
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Casting Director
Robi Reed-Humes
Production Designer
Wynn Thomas
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Art Director
Alan Trumpler
Set Decorator
Lynn Wolverton-Parker
Costume Designer
Ruth E. Carter
Makeup Department
Larry M. Cherry
assistant makeup artist
Teddy Jenkins
makeup artist, hair stylist
Janay Shabbaz
assistant hair stylist, assistant makeup artist
Production Manager
Matia Karrell
production manager
Brian O'Kelly
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shirlene Alicia Blake
additional assistant director
Parnes Cartwright
additional second assistant director
Randy Fletcher
first assistant director
Roderick Giles
additional second assistant director
Lisa Jones
additional second assistant director
David Taylor
second assistant director
Art Department
George Balomes
scenic artist
Everett Douglas
construction crew
Ron Goldsmith
set dresser
Harley Gould
construction crew
Michael Hitchcock
sculptor
Rhett Johnson
construction crew
John R. Johnston
construction crew
Gretchen Kibbe
scenic artist
Irby Langley
construction coordinator
Alba Leone
lead person
Suzi Margolin
property master
Anthony 'Wolf' Mays
construction crew chief
Bruce Morton
property production assistant
Michael Shannon
set dresser
Suzanne Silver
scenic artist
Tyler Smith
sculptor
Christine A. Soloperto
assistant property master
Pam Stephens
art department production assistant
Brian Stultz
scenic construction
Buckey Weatherall
master carpenter
Mark Welch
scenic artist
Richard Blake Wester
set dresser
Sound Department
Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist
Stuart Deutsch
boom operator
Michael DiCosimo
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Harriet Fidlow
looping editor
Tom Fleischman
sound re-recording mixer
Rudy Gaskins
assistant sound editor
J. Kathleen Gibson
assistant sound editor
Kenton Jakub
assistant sound editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer
foley editor
Dan Korintus
assistant sound editor
George A. Lara
foley mixer
Kevin Lee
sound editor
Peter Odabashian
sound editor
Rolf Pardula
sound mixer
Leander T. Sales
apprentice sound editor
Maurice Schell
sound designer
Ira Spiegel
sound editor
Alex Steyermark
assistant sound editor
Brunilda Torres
assistant sound editor
Leo Trombetta
assistant sound editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Aguar
grip
Norman Andrews
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Louis 'Bolaji' Bailey
grip production assistant
Larry Banks
gaffer
Bill Bennett
grip
Allan Bullard
pre-rig grip
Ron Burchfield
pre-rig grip
Marivee Cade
pre-rig gaffer
Addison Cook
fifth electrician
Sam Enriquez
second assistant camera
Eddie Evans
pre-rig grip
Carl Johnson
third electrician
Mustapha Khan
second assistant camera: second unit
David Lee
still photographer
Scott W. Leftridge
dolly grip
Todd MacNicholl
key grip
John F. Massie
fourth electrician
Tully McCulloch
best boy grip
Mark Moore
best boy electric
LeRoy Patton
second camera operator
D.L. 'Pete' Peterson
generator operator
Frank Prinzi
second camera operator
Nate Ranger
assistant camera
Larry Robertson
lighting designer: concert lighting
Robert Shuford
grip
Karma Stanley
first assistant camera
Marcus Turner
second assistant camera: second unit
Mike West
additional first assistant camera: "b" camera
Casting Department
Hillary Francais
casting assistant
Mikki Powell
casting assistant: Los Angeles
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Ingram
wardrobe supervisor
Willi Smith
costume designer: Miss Mission College court gowns
Editorial Department
Cinqué Lee
apprentice editor
Noëlle Penraat
negative matcher
Meredith Woods
assistant editor
Music Department
Louis Cerborino
music editor
Consuela Lee Morehead
assistant music supervisor
James 'Jabbo' Ware
music copyist
Transportation Department
Louis 'Bolaji' Bailey
driver
William Butler
driver
Albert B. Cooper IV
transportation coordinator
John Monroe
driver
Arnold Shipman
driver
Victor Townsend
driver
Erwin Wilson
driver
Other Crew
Randall Balsmeyer
title designer
Tony Bingham
intern
Zelmer Bothic
technical advisor: fraternity life
Tom Burns
intern
Tommie Burns
intern
James Cheeseman
piano tuner
Willa Clinton
unit publicist
Luther Conley
intern
Jeffrey Cooper
office production assistant
Miranda Dowdy
intern
Tyrone Harris
location scout
Dyane Harvey
assistant choreographer
Felicia 'Fifi' Hopkins
intern
Alison Howard-Smith
assistant production office coordinator
Graig Hutchison
auditor
Pamm R. Jackson
assistant: Spike Lee
Stephanie Jones
set production assistant
Steve Jones
office coordinator: New York
Kim Kearse
intern
Mustapha Khan
set production assistant
Reni Mosley
intern
Donnell Nelson
intern
Eric Oden
assistant auditor
Dale Pierce-Johnson
production office coordinator
Joe Rodman
set production assistant
Mindy Rodman
script supervisor
Otis Sallid
choreographer
Mevelyn Shannon
intern
Angela Carla Smith
intern
Alton Strange
intern
Shiela Tenney
intern
Tracey Willard
production secretary
Production Company
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
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Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Distributor
Columbia Pictures
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RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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