Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making of “School Daze”

June 25th, 2012 - By Veronica Wells

Source: timeout.com

Before School Daze what movies were talking about the good, the bad and the ugly of black college life? Though this was only Spike Lee’s third film, he took on heavy topics including colorism in the black community, Greek life and apartheid. It only took Lee $152,000 to complete School Daze‘s predecessor, She’s Gotta Have It, and Columbia studios entrusted him with $6 million for this one. Though the musical drama was received with mixed reviews, (which we’ll get to later), the film went on to earn $14.5 million at the box office. Check out the interesting little facts and tidbits behind this game-changing flick.

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  • http://twitter.com/Josi_121 Josi

    Do we simply accept the decree of the powers that be?

  • Googley Girl

    One of the only movies I can watch over and over again… made me a BIG Spike Lee fan when i was in elem. school. AND the fact that DC Go-Go Band E.U. was in it made me proud. I know that entire movie line for line…

  • Approved

    Ohhh so is that where the inspiration for the theme of her video “Teenage Love Affair” came from? Good to know.

  • Bgrits

    I recall that Alicia keys did a video with Derek Luke for “Teenage Love Affair” but it was modeled on School Daze

    • HOUSTON

      TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR IS MODELED AFTER THE OLD MOVIE SPARKLE

      • Ohboy

        Actually no it’s not, she re-enacts actual scenes from the movie School Daze, compare the two.

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  • Just Print The Story Bossip

    Not opening all those damn boxes…Next

  • koffybrown

    You have to be a really deep thinker to go inside the mind of Spike Lee. This movie was full of little tibbits that the naked eye didn’t catch..like lightskinned Vs darkskinned, good hair,nappy hair and thats just the petty stuff but its actually like this in real life. You would really have to watch this flim a couple of times to truly get its true meaning but nevertheless School Daze will forever be a good classic flim to have in your collection.

  • HaHa

    white woman loving Kanye in a School Daze sequel…that would be most interesting indeed!

  • Ms_Sunshine9898

    a sequel would have been great because it could describe how things have changed and relate to today’s times. . .

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1234751726 Wanda Pinckney Spencer

    Coming from Howard University in the late ’80′s, I thought School Daza was about us. I always watch this movie when it come on. It was on the past weekend on somce cable channel. Doing the Butt by EU and Phyillis Hyman was classic in itself.

  • Ms. Blue

    School Daze is one of my favorite movies! Spike Lee is so talented.

  • Chevonne22

    I would actually be interested in watching a Spike Lee’s School Daze sequel I think if he would explore Black Greek life and color issues, it would be interesting to see the same (sad) story, just re-vamped. School Daze 2000!

    • ChristyLove

      Now it would be the Natural vs. Relaxed instead of Wannabee’s vs. Jigaboo’s. SMH

      • Chevonne22

        OMG You are So right about this one!

    • fasho

      I agree. It would cover the same topics but how things have worsened. Cuz Greek life is out of control these days and he could also include the dynamics between young males and females.
      I would actually see it

  • Chanda

    No word on Da Butt, Phyllis HymAn or some of the cast being from a Different World? School Daze is one of the better Spike Lee Joints though.

    • Miss_Understood

      I always thought Jasmine Guy would make a better Jane but maybe she can’t sing…

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Anthony-Muthapukkin-Tinney/100001244269956 Anthony Muthapukkin Tinney

        Jasmine released an album in 1990 Produced by FULL FORCE.She can sing,maybe not great ,but she can sing.

      • beanie2012

        Jasmine was in School Daze as one of the Wanna Be’s.

  • Ay

    Would the sequel be Kanye and Alicia as lovers? Cause no maam…………….

  • Miss_Understood

    What I have noticed is that if someone, regardless of their ethnicity, doesn’t understand satire then they either don’t like or don’t get Spike Lee’s films.

    This is one of my FAVORITE films. As a child I loved seeing the musical scenes, after pledging I watched this again and was impressed by the similarities and now as an adult I am still grateful for a lot of the lessons I learned from school daze including the politics behind funding for HBO and Predominantly white colleges and colorism.

    Great joint Spike!

    • Miss_Understood

      *HBO should be HBCU*