High School U.S.A. | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Written by | Alan Eisenstock Larry Mintz |
Directed by | Rod Amateau |
Starring | Michael J. Fox Crispin Glover Nancy McKeon Todd Bridges Dana Plato Angela Cartwright Anthony Edwards Bob Denver Tony Dow Crystal Bernard Dwayne Hickman Lauri Hendler |
Theme music composer | Tony Berg Miles Goodman |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Leonard Hill Philip Mandelker |
Producers | Alan Eisenstock Larry Mintz |
Production locations | Covina, California Excelsior High School – 15711 Pioneer Boulevard, Norwalk, California, USA |
Cinematography | Jack Whitman (director of photography) Hal Trussell (uncredited) |
Editor | John Cortland |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Production company | Hill-Mandelker Films |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | October 16, 1983 |
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High School U.S.A. is a 1983 American made-for-television comedy film starring Michael J. Fox, Nancy McKeon, Anthony Edwards, and Crispin Glover, directed by Rod Amateau. The film originally aired on NBC on October 16, 1983.
Several of the main actors appeared in sitcoms that were popular at that time. These include Todd Bridges and Dana Plato from Diff'rent Strokes, Nancy McKeon from The Facts of Life, Lauri Hendler from Gimme a Break!, Crystal Bernard and Cathy Silvers from Happy Days, and Michael J. Fox from Family Ties, as well as a number of former 1950s and 1960s sitcom stars, including Angela Cartwright from The Danny Thomas Show and Lost in Space, Tony Dow, Frank Bank, and Ken Osmond from Leave It to Beaver, Elinor Donahue from Father Knows Best, and Dawn Wells and Bob Denver from Gilligan's Island.[1][2][3][4]