Class of 1984 (1982)

Andy is a new teacher and an inner city high school that is like nothing he has ever seen before. The students have to go through a metal detector when they go through the front door and ... See full summary »

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Writers:

Tom Holland (story), Mark L. Lester (screenplay),

Stars:

Perry King, Merrie Lynn Ross, Timothy Van Patten

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Perry King	...	Andrew Norris
Merrie Lynn Ross	...	Diane Norris
Timothy Van Patten	...	Peter Stegman
Roddy McDowall	...	Terry Corrigan
Stefan Arngrim	...	Drugstore
Michael J. Fox	...	Arthur (as Michael Fox)
Keith Knight	...	Barnyard
Lisa Langlois	...	Patsy
Neil Clifford	...	Fallon
Al Waxman	...	Detective Stewiski
Erin Noble	...	Deneen (as Erin Flannery)
David Gardner	...	Principal Morganthau
Steve Pernie	...	Rejack
Robert Reece	...	Leroy
Joseph Kelly	...	Jimmy

Storyline

Andy is a new teacher and an inner city high school that is like nothing he has ever seen before. The students have to go through a metal detector when they go through the front door and everything is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | city | teacher | female nudity | security guard | 

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Taglines:

Life is pain. Pain is every thing.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Classe de 1984

Filming Locations:

Central Tech. High School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$4,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Guerilla High Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.77 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Real dead animals were used for the scene where the school finds Corrigan's lab animals killed. The smell of the room they were placed in was so overwhelming that most of the actors wouldn't enter the room.

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Goofs

There is a visible pad under Mr Norris's shirt, as he is beaten up.

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Quotes

Peter Stegman: I am the future!

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Connections

Version of Blackboard Jungle (1955)

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Soundtracks

"Ain't Got No Sense"
Written and Performed by Teenage Head

User Reviews

Revenge of the 80's: I am the future! High school schlock returns!

Class of 1984(1982) is trash at it's best. Punk kids running the schools, driving the teachers crazy. An idealistic teacher (Perry King) tries to change all that. But like all people who share his ideals in movies, they always run into a couple of bad eggs. This time "Teacher" has several of them,and their leader (Timothy Van Patten) who enjoys making the faculty go crazy. Everyone except "Teacher", he's from the "there's no such thing as a bad kid" school of thought. Boy, is he wrong. When those two bump heads, it's show time!! Over the top acting and mugging coupled with huge amounts of sleaze and bloody, bone crunching scrapping makes this one a winner. Check out the very young and pudgy Michael J. Fox! Roddy McDowall co-stars as a teacher who's seen way too much. One scene from this classic was shamelessly ripped off in 21 Jump Street!?

Highly recommended for cult fans.