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''Rock 'n' Roll High School'' is a 1979 Film produced by Roger Corman , directed by Allan Arkush , and featuring The Ramones . The film starred P.J. Soles , Vincent Van Patten , and Clint Howard . Darby Crash of The Germs also played an extra in this film.

In addition to several songs by the Ramones, the soundtrack for the film includes songs by Brian Eno , Paley Brothers , Paul McCartney & Wings , Nick Lowe , Fleetwood Mac , Devo , Alice Cooper , and Chuck Berry , among others.

The remastered version of Road To Ruin includes the soundtrack's version of "Rock n Roll High School" and "I Want You Around" as well as the live track "Blitzkrieg Bop/Teenage Lobotomy/California Sun/Pinhead/She's the One."

Originally slated to star Cheap Trick , Rock 'n' Roll High School was part of a wave of apocalyptic high school movies of that era, including Over The Edge . One of it's more famous scenes involves The Ramones and simple dialogue involving pizza, whose numerous takes are detailed in Please Kill Me .


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