Old Time Rock and Roll the 1983 film "Risky Business", starring Tom Cruise. Cruise's character, Joel Goodson, famously lip-syncs and dances in his underwear as this song plays after his parents leave him home alone. In 1986, the song was also featured in the TV series ""ALF"", in a caricature of the before mentioned Tom cruise scene, in which Alf has similarly been left home alone and trashed the house. Activision created a series of "" television commercials directed by Brett Ratner based on the scene, each featuring a different set of celebrities lip-sync to the lyrics while using the new instrument controllers. The first
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever is a 1991 musical comedy film and sequel to the 1979 film "Rock 'n' Roll High School". The film stars Corey Feldman, Mary Woronov, and Sarah Buxton. The movie begins on May 14, also known as "Rock 'n' Roll High School" day at Ronald Reagan High. The students decide to play a prank on the faculty of the staff, flushing all of the toilets in unison and causing the faulty pipes to burst (yet again), causing for widespread mayhem in the school, as other students leave their classrooms