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School Daze is a 1988 American musical drama comedy film written and directed by Spike Lee and starring Lee along with Laurence Fishburne (credited as Larry Fishburne), Giancarlo Esposito, and Tisha Campbell.
On Homecoming Weekend at the historical African-American university, Mission College in Georgia, the militant senior Vaughn "Dap" Dunlap (Laurence Fishburne) leads a protest rally regarding the school's involvement with apartheid in South Africa.
Spike Lee ’s “School Daze” is the first movie in a long time where the black characters seem to be relating to one another, instead of to a hypothetical white audience. Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It” was another, and then you have to go back to films like “Sweet Sweetback’s Badass Song” in 1970.
School Daze. An off-beat musical comedy that takes an unforgettable look at black college life. Amidst gala coronations, football, fraternities, parades and parties thes...
Socially conscious Dap plans to shake up homecoming at Mission College by staging a political action against the school’s elitist Greek system, while his conflicted cousin crosses over to “Gamma” Land—setting off a weekend of rivalry, romance and rituals.
School Daze is undeniably messy, but thought-provoking themes, strong performances, and Spike Lee's ingratiating energy help tie it all together. Read Critics Reviews
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Directed by Spike Lee • 1988 • United States. Starring Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell. Spike Lee’s audacious follow-up to SHE’S GOTTA HAVE IT explores the intricacies of Black college life through the sights, sounds, and bittersweet memories of homecoming weekend.
