Strike! (All I Wanna Do) (1998)

67% of critics liked it
(12 reviews)
69% of users liked it
(9,072 ratings)

Sarah Kernochan wrote and directed this nostalgic coming-of-age comedy-drama with some autobiographical touches. In 1963, budgetary problems at the East Coast boarding school Miss Godard's School for Girls, prompt a merger with a boy's academy. The girls are stunned at the prospect of going co-ed… More Sarah Kernochan wrote and directed this nostalgic coming-of-age comedy-drama with some autobiographical touches. In 1963, budgetary problems at the East Coast boarding school Miss Godard's School for Girls, prompt a merger with a boy's academy. The girls are stunned at the prospect of going co-ed and devise a campaign to sabotage the plan. Screenwriter Kernochan, scripter of Sommersby and 9 1/2 Weeks, won an Oscar when she co-directed the 1972 documentary Marjoe, but this film marks her feature directorial debut creating comedy-drama. The upstate New York seen here is actually Toronto. The title created some confusion, since Kernochan's film received reviews the same month the 1998 New York Film Festival unspooled a new 35mm print of Sergei Eisenstein's silent classic Strike (1924). ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By: Sarah Kernochan
Written By: Sarah Kernochan
Genres: Art House & International, Comedy

In Theaters: Sep 4, 1998 Wide
On DVD: Jun 6, 2000

Critic Reviews

Mike McGranaghan, Aisle Seat
A real sleeper!
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Spunk and sass are the engines driving this comedy celebrating the nurturance of female independence.
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Any film as energetically performed, entertaining, and rousing... clearly has the potential to cross the demographic barriers--that is, if given the chance.

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Featured Audience Ratings

Dean M

An exciting young cast and a sense of nostalgia fuel this invigorating film. In a private girls' school, four protagonists form a club to be true to themselves and their school, which is in dire financial straits. Fun, funny, dramatic, and beautiful realised by a stellar cast.
Leigh R

First half... lame. Second half... funny and cute. It was worth a watch.
Matt P

This one manages to deliver much more than you'd expect. It's not perfect and perhaps doesn't explore the gender war as much as it could have, but the story is heart-warming, the characters are likeable, and overall it's an enjoyable experience.
Sunil J

Lame and pointless.
t h o m !

I feel like less of a man for watching this movie. I'm not even sure if women will enjoy this. The smart kind anyways.
Leo L

Hilarious!