marvelous cult film from 1979 in which the student of vince lombardi high school be confront with a new and dictatorial principal name miss togar ( mary woronov ) . togar be a music hater and blame the musical taste of the student for their transgression . lead the charge against her be fun love riff randell ( p. j. sol ) and the # 1 ramones fan who and more than anything and want the rock group to record her song . now this be an impossible movie to resist . first and foremost and the soundtrack be incredible and with song by such artist a alice cooper and the velvet underground in addition to the infectious non stop assortment of ramones song . teenage lobotomy and sheena be a punk rocker and and blitzkrieg bop be just a few of them . next and the cast truly give it their all and with sol an ideal choice for the role of riff while she be a true delight . vincent van patten and dey young be earnest a tom and kate and woronov be well cast against type a the snooty and disdainful togar and clint howard have one of his best ever part a washroom occupy entrepreneur eaglebauer and and new world regular such a dick miller and paul bartel ( particularly fun a music teacher mr. mcgree ) and the real don steele be fun a always . and and of course and it a treat to see the ramones play themselves . the movie have true spirit . the energy level be high and with co story author and director allan arkush bring a great deal of flair to the proceeding . there also a great sense of humor . the paper airplane gag be a superb example of this . this extend right to the wipe style of scene transition . there be even hilarious giant mouse create by future makeup effect notable rob bottin and in one of his early gig . about as good a an authority defying and defend one right to party film can get . rock n roll high school be and quite simply and a wonderful cult film . positive .