"School Daze" is something else, a movie whose universal applications are not that readily apparent and, worse, possibly not there at all.

"School Daze," though, is not all fun and football games.

Lee liked what he heard, and tapped the band to perform a song in his next movie, School Daze.

Create 2 math equations using all the given numbers (School Daze).

But in "School Daze," he said, he concentrated on the performances.

If "School Daze" is successful, the door for black directors who want to deal with black experience will open a bit wider.

The small production and distribution company likes to keep its projects below $4 million, and "School Daze" was beginning to look more expensive.

The Columbia deal raised the budget by $2 million but "School Daze" still has to scrimp.

These days, he says, $4 million, the original budget for "School Daze," is too small.

And his newest, "School Daze," is to be released nationally March 12.