When Rock'n'Roll High came out, kids would go from Raul's to Dobie Theatre for the midnight showing and danced in the aisles.

In the tradition of Sixties beach party and teen-movie nonsense, Rock'n'Roll High School (D: Alan Arkush, 1979; with P.J. Soles, Paul Bartel, Clint Howard, Dick Miller, Vince Van Patten, the Ramones) is the story of high school, a rock band, exploding white mice, a lovesick teenage girl (Soles), making out, hall monitors, and an evil principal. Roger Corman produced it, with erstwhile director Bartel and Corman regular Dick Miller putting in appearances. Sure it's goofy, but it's such good-natured, infectious silliness that you can't help but wish that there was a drive-in nearby to see it at. The highlight, of course, is the revved-up Ramones at their red-hot, rubber-burning foot-to-the-floor best, ripping through favorites like "Pinhead," "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," "Teenage Lobotomy," "Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue," etc. Nearly 20 years later, the live footage of the bruddas Ramone is still compelling. Joey sings to P.J. Soles in the shower and utters the deathless lines, "I want some," and "We really like your town and we muba baba bibi."