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20 August 1982 (USA)
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Class of 1984. Is this the future? more
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Andy is a new teacher and an inner city high school that is like nothing he has ever seen before. The...
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High School
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Teacher
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City
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Teenage Boy
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Lesbian
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2 nominations
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An Eighties exploitation classic. Stupid yes, but impossible not to enjoy!
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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 |
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Guerrilla High (Canada: English title) (working title)
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98 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Norway:18 (DVD rating) (uncut) (2005) |
USA:R (cut) |
Norway:15 (DVD rating) (2006) (uncut) |
Finland:K-18 (uncut) (2006) |
Finland:(Banned) (heavily cut) (1984) |
Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1982) (1983) (1986) |
Australia:R |
Denmark:15 |
France:-16 |
Germany:18 (cut version: 2002) |
Iceland:(Banned) |
New Zealand:R18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:(Banned) (video rating) (1987) |
UK:18 (original rating) (cut) |
UK:18 (video re-rating) (2005) |
USA:R |
West Germany:18 |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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Director of photography Albert J. Dunk was hired by Mark L. Lester after Lester saw his work in the film 'Incubus (1981)'.
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Continuity: When the thug climbs up the flag pole, he is alternately holding/not holding the flag in his hands.
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Andrew Norris:
You hurt her, I'll kill you! I swear to God I'll kill you!
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Movie Connections:
References A Clockwork Orange (1971)
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Soundtrack:
Let's Have a War
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The 1980s were a bit of a let down after the 1970s for exploitation fans, but there were a few gems released alongside the 'Risky Business's and 'Mr.Mom's. 'Chained Heat' and 'The Exterminator' immediately spring to mind, and 'Class Of 1984' is another. This movie has got it all - a cheesy theme sung by Alice Cooper, a high school terrorized by drug dealing punks, a classic sequence where a square student, high on something or other, decides to salute the flag... at the top of the flagpole... plus a bit with rabbits which I won't spoil. TV regular Perry King, no stranger to exploitation movies (see 'Mandingo'), plays a new and idealistic music teacher. He is befriended by another teacher, the cynical secret drinker Roddy McDowall ('Planet Of The Apes'), who tries to wise him up. Future 'Sopranos' writer/director Timothy Van Patten plays Stegman who sells drugs to his classmates, and leads a ruthless gang of hoods. When King tries to break Stegman's hold on the school he enters into a world of pain. This is a silly but hugely entertaining pile of trash. Be sure to keep an eye out for Michael J. Fox in one of his earliest roles, as a horn playing dweeb. Director Mark Lester eventually made a sequel in name only 'Class Of 1999', but it was disappointing and silly sci fi nonsense about robot teachers. I can't recommend that one but 'Class Of 1984' is classic beer'n'pizza material that will be enjoyed by any fans of nasty b-grade exploitation.