of its characters. The movie was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best TV Movie in 1993, the same year that Degrassi Talks was nominated for Best Youth Program Or Series. Legacy According to the Toronto Star, School's Out marked the first time that the word "fuck" had been used on Canadian television. Amanda Stepto, who played Spike, dislikes the film. In a late 1990s online interview, she called it "too adult" and "not a very good send off", and criticized the lack of representation and closure of several characters' plotlines, including her own. In an interview on Mike Park's I'm In Love With A Girl Named Spike podcast in January 2019, when asked about the film, Stepto explained how she had "fucking begged" to be in the film's party scenes because she was living on her own and unable to pay her rent at the time of filming, but was ultimately not given a bigger role. In the wake of the movie's 25th anniversary in 2017, Fashion magazine Lesa Hannah called it "a truly iconic piece of Canadiana". References Sources External links School's Out at official Degrassi website School's Out at Degrassi.ca Degrassi (franchise) 1992 television films 1992 films 1992 drama films 1990s Canadian films 1990s coming-of-age drama films 1990s English-language films 1990s teen drama films Canadian coming-of-age drama films Canadian drama television films Canadian teen drama films CBC Television original films DHX Media films English-language Canadian films Films set in Toronto Television films based on television series Works about driving under the influence