School Daze (1988)

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School Daze is a 1988 American musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee and starring Lee along with Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, and Tisha Campbell. Released on February 12, 1988, by Columbia Pictures as Lee's second feature film, and based partly on his experiences as a student at Morehouse College in the Atlanta University Center, it is a story about undergraduates in a fraternity and sorority clashing with some of their classmates at a historically black college during homecoming week.

Production

Following the release of his debut feature film, She's Gotta Have It, in August 1986, Spike Lee started writing the screenplay for School Daze. Lee initially secured a $3 million budget, but concerns from Island Pictures about potential cost increases, possibly reaching $5 million, led them to drop their option. Columbia Pictures subsequently acquired the film. Filming commenced on March 9, 1987, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Lee arranged for the two groups of actors to stay in separate hotels during filming. The actors playing the "wannabes" were given better accommodations than the ones playing the "jigaboos". This favoritism contributed to tension on the set, which showed in the on-camera animosity between the two camps. (Similar tactics were used during the filming of Animal House and The Outsiders).

Actress Vanessa Williams, originally cast as "Jane Toussaint", was replaced by Tisha Campbell. In June 1988, Campbell filed a $550,000 lawsuit against Lee, alleging non-payment for her contribution to the soundtrack and lack of credit for the song "Be Alone Tonight".

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