Homework follows Tommy (Michael Morgan), a young “rock star” who is also a virgin. As he tries to lose his virginity to local high school girls, a classmate’s mother (Joan Collins) decides to make a man of him. The story unfolds through the promiscuous, funny, and sometimes touching life of the young high schooler. By the end of Tommy’s senior year, he’s ready to take on the world.

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Video Quality

Homework arrives on Blu-Ray via the Unearthed Films with a 1080p transfer that looks pretty solid for a film that has not ever been given the deluxe treatment. There is no verbiage detailing the provenance of the source, but we would guess this has been restored in recent years from the original film elements. The transfer likely looks the best it possibly can, but it is clear that there are deficiencies when it comes to the source. The core source is in fine shape with no signs of egregious damage to ruin the experience, although there is a consistent sheen of light nicks and scratches at play. You can tell when extra footage was picked up to ramp up the nudity, as they often look a bit more gritty and variable than the original footage.

The transfer maintains a semblance of quality throughout its presentation with only intermittent instances of fluctuations in density. This transfer maintains a respectable amount of thick, organic film grain that does not appear to have been digitally scrubbed or robbed of its texture in the slightest. The transfer does reveal some notable details in the interiors of the houses and within the texture of clothing. The palette is pleasantly suffused as it captures the vibrant colors of the outfits and certain lighting at the parties and concerts. The highlights are passably stable with no digital noise popping up. Black levels are good enough when it comes to depth with only sporadic banding. There is assuredly a limit to how good this can look, and Unearthed Films has pushed those limits as far as possible.

Audio Quality

Unearthed Films brings us this new Blu-Ray with an LPCM 2.0 mono track that holds up just fine given the source. There is also a lossy Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo track provided that does not seem as impressive as the mono track. One of the first things you will notice about this film is how important music is to the narrative, and every tune played by the burgeoning band works decently. The music rarely lacks in power or fidelity as it emanates from the speakers. Dialogue holds up passably, coming through with only slight traces of sibilance. Environmental effects are somewhat delineated within the bustling space, but certain details become a bit muddled. Age-related wear and tear is kept to a minimum, but there are moments of weakness. Unearthed Films has done what they can for this one. Optional English and English SDH subtitles are provided on this disc.

Special Features

Interview with Legendary Producer Max Rosenberg: A nearly 28-minute interview with the producer in which he discusses how this film came to be, securing some known performers for the picture, taking a chance on some younger performers, the controversy around the content of the film, the lawsuit from Joan Collins, and much more.

Promotional Gallery: A minute-long gallery of production photos, marketing material, and more from the film is provided.

Trailer: The minute-and-a-half-long trailer for Homework is provided. There are also trailers provided for Full Body Massage, Tokyo Decadence, and Nightwish.

Final Thoughts

Homework is a tale of two movies competing against one another inside of one feature shell. The marketing would have you believe this is a non-stop sex romp, and it is in some respects. At some point, somebody took control of the picture and hastily added a bunch of unnecessary nudity that satisfies prurient interests but clashes with the tone and pacing. The core of the film is something more poignant about coming-of-age and how we judge ourselves based on others. This is not fleshed out very well thematically, so everything ends up feeling a bit scattershot. There are interesting things to satisfy those who love the teen sex comedy genre, but it is more of a mixed result than we would like. Unearthed Films has released a Blu-Ray that offers a decent A/V presentation and a couple of decent special features.

Homework is currently available to purchase on Blu-Ray.

Note: Images presented in this review are not reflective of the image quality of the Blu-Ray.

Disclaimer: Unearthed Films has supplied a copy of this disc free of charge for review purposes. All opinions in this review are the honest reactions of the author.