School Daze
Comedy set in Mission college, an all-black Southern school, on homecoming weekend. Conflict flares between two factions of the school's populace - the ambitious and the socially aware.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Vaughn "Dap" Dunlap (Players) Laurence Fishburne
- Julian "Big Brother Almighty" Eaves (Pla Giancarlo Esposito
- Jane Toussaint (Players) Tisha Campbell
- Rachel Meadows (Players) Kyme
- president MacPherson (Players) Joe Seneca
- Odrie McPherson (Players) Ellen Holly
- Cedar Cloud (Players) Art Evans
- coach Odom (Players) Ossie Davis
- Grady (Da Fellas) Bill Nunn
- Monroe (Da Fellas) James Bond Iii
- Jordan (Da Fellas) Branford Marsalis
- Edge (Da Fellas) Kadeem Hardison
- Booker T. (Da Fellas) Eric A. Payne
- Half-Pint (The Gammites) Spike Lee
- Doo-Doo Breath (The Gammites) Anthony Thompkins
- Double Rubber (The Gammites) Guy Killum
- Mustafa (The Gammites) Dominic Hoffman
- Yoda (The Gammites) Roger Guenveur Smith
- Sir Nose (The Gammites) Kirk Taylor
- Mussolini (The Gammites) Kevin Rock
- Slim Daddy (The Gammites) Erik Dellums
- Big Brother X-Ray Vision (Gamma Phi Gamm Darryl Bell
- Big Brother Chucky (Gamma Phi Gamma) Rusty Cundieff
- Big Brother Dr. Feelgood (Gamma Phi Gamm Cylk Cozart
- Big Brother Lance (Gamma Phi Gamma) Tim Hutchinson
- Big Brother General George Patton (Gamma Leonard Thomas
- Lizzie Life (Jigaboos) Joie Lee
- Doris Witherspoon (Jigaboos) Alva Rogers
- Delphine (Jigaboos) Delphine T. Mantz
- Terri (Jigaboos) Terri Lynette Whitlow
- Tanya (Jigaboos) Tanya Lynne Lee
- Jacquelyn (Jigaboos) Jacquelyn Bird
- Traci (Jigaboos) Traci Tracey
- Sharon (Jigaboos) Sharon Ferrol
- Laurnea (Jigaboos) Laurnea Wilkerson
- Stephanie (Jigaboos) Stephanie Clark
- Eartha (Jigaboos) Eartha D. Robinson
- Velda (Gamma Rays) Angela Ali
- Kim (Gamma Rays) Jhoe Breedlove
- Miriam (Gamma Rays) Paula Brown
- Tasha (Gamma Rays) Tyra Ferrell
- Dina (Gamma Rays) Jasmine Guy
- Deidre (Gamma Rays) Karen Owens
- Vivian (Gamma Rays) Michelle Whitney Morrison
- Greta (Gamma Rays) Greta Martin
- Sharon (Gamma Rays) Sharon Owens
- Frances (Gamma Rays) Frances Morgan
- Monique "Mo-Freak" (Gamma Rays) Monique Mannen
- Virgil Cloyd (Gamma Rays) Gregg Burge
- Buckwheat (Gamma Rays) Cinqué Lee
- Perry (Half-Pint's female friends) Kasi Lemmons
- Muriel (Half-Pint's female friends) Toni Ann Johnson
- Carla (Half-Pint's female friends) Paula Birth
- Roz (Half-Pint's female friends) Tracy Robinson
- Cecilia (girls in window) A.J. Johnson
- Paula (girls in window) Cassandra Davis
- Tina (girls in window) Michelle Bailey
- Leeds (local yokels) Samuel L. Jackson
- Moses (local yokels) Edgar G. Bridges
- Eric (local yokels) Dennis Abrams
- Spoon (local yokels) Albert Cooper
- counter girl (local yokels) Tracey Lewis
- Vicky (local yokels) Kelly Woolfolk
- student in bathroom (local yokels) Florante P. Galvez
- Miss Mission (Miss Mission College Court Leslie Sykes
- 1st attendant (Miss Mission College Cour Dawn Jackson
- 2nd attendant (Miss Mission College Cour Angela Lewis
- the band Phyllis Hyman Quartet
- vocalist (PHQ) Phyllis Hyman
- bass (PHQ) Bill Lee
- piano (PHQ) Consuela Lee Morehead
- saxophone (PHQ) Harold Vick
- drums (PHQ) Joe Chambers
- band Eu Band
- guitar (EUB) Jackson, Valentino "Tino"
- trombone (EUB) Taylor, "Go Go" Mike
- bass/vocals (EUB) Elliot, Gregory "Sugar Bear"
- percussion (EUB) Foxx, Jenario "Foxy Brown"
- keyboard/synthesizer (EUB) Kent Wood
- vocals/percussion (EUB) Henderson, Edward "Junie"
- drums (EUB) House, William "Ju Ju"
- keyboards (EUB) Ivan Goff
- trumpet (EUB) Hayes, Darryl "Tidy"
- singer at coronation Keith John
- Alpha Phi Alpha member 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 Derrek W. Jones
- Alpha Phi Alpha member Harold L. Boyd Iii
- Alpha Phi Alpha member Rod Hodge
Credits
Direction
- Director Spike Lee
- Assistant Director Randy Fletcher
- Assistant Director David Taylor
- Assistant Director Parnes Cartwright
- Assistant Director Lisa Jones
- Assistant Director Roderick Giles
- Assistant Director Shirlene Alicia Blake
Production
- Production Company 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
- Production Company Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Executive Producer Grace Blake
- Producer Spike Lee
- Co-producer Loretha Jones
- Co-producer Monty Ross
- Unit manager Brian O'kelly
- Production Manager Matia Karrell
- Production office co-ordinator Dale Pierce-johnson
- Production office co-ordinator (NY) Steven A. Jones
- Location scout Tyrone Harris
- Production assistant (props) Bruce Morton
- Production assistant (art department) Pam Stephens
- Production assistant (grip) Bailey, Louis "Bolaji"
- Production assistant (set) Stephanie Jones
- Production assistant (set) Mustapha Khan
- Production assistant (set) Joe Rodman
- Production assistant (office) Jeff Cooper
- Production assistant (office) Kevin Russell
Casting
- Casting Robi Reed-humes
Writing
- Screenplay Spike Lee
Photography
- Director of Photography Ernest Dickerson
- Concert lighting designer Larry Robertson
- 2nd camera operator Frank Prinzi
- 2nd camera operator Leroy Patton
- Steadicam Operator Alton Brown
Editing
- Film Editor Barry Alexander Brown
Design
- Production Designer Wynn Thomas
- Art Director Allan Trumpler
- Set Decorator Lynn Wolverton
- Set Dresser Richard Webster
- Set Dresser Michael Shannon
- Set Dresser Ron Goldsmith
- Scenics Mark Welch
- Scenics Gretchen Kibbe
- Scenics Suzanne Silver
- Scenics George Balomes
- Sculptures Tyler Smith
- Sculptures Michael Hitchcock
Costumes
- Costumes Ruth E. Carter
- Wardrobe supervisor Jennifer Ingram
Make-up
- Make-up Teddy Jenkins
Titles
- Titles and title design Balsmeyer & Everett Inc
Film processing
- Opticals The Optical House
- Opticals Film Effects Inc (Toronto)
Music
- Music Bill Lee
- Music Editor Louis Cerborino
Choreography
- Choreography Otis Sallid
Sound
- Sound Design Maurice Schell
- Sound Recording Rolf Pardula
- Sound Re-recording Tom Fleischman
- Sound Editor Kevin Lee
- Sound Editor Peter Odabashian
- Sound Editor Ira Spiegel
- Looping editor Harriet Fidlow
- Foley editor Bruce Kitzmeyer
Consultant
- Dolby consultant Mike Dicosimo
- Historical consultant/research Mason Jr., Herman "Skip"
- Historical consultant/research Robert Sengstacke
- Photo researcher/consultant Stanley Forman
- Fraternity life technical adviser Bothic, Zelmer "Z-Dog"