Class Reunion (1982)

Lizzie Borden High's class of '72 are going through the motions at their tenth-year reunion, until deranged alum Walter Baylor, driven insane by a sadistic senior-year prank, escapes from ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Miller

Writer:

John Hughes

Stars:

Gerrit Graham, Michael Lerner, Misty Rowe

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gerrit Graham	...	Bob Spinnaker
Michael Lerner	...	Dr. Robert Young
Misty Rowe	...	Cindy Shears
Blackie Dammett	...	Walter Baylor
Fred McCarren	...	Gary Nash
Miriam Flynn	...	Bunny Packard
Stephen Furst	...	Hubert Downs
Mews Small	...	Iris Augen
Shelley Smith	...	Meredith Modess
Zane Buzby	...	Delores Salk
Jacklyn Zeman	...	Jane Washburn
Barry Diamond	...	Chip Hendrix
Art Evans	...	Carl Clapton
Marla Pennington	...	Mary Beth McFadden
Randy Powell	...	Jeff Barnes

Storyline

Lizzie Borden High's class of '72 are going through the motions at their tenth-year reunion, until deranged alum Walter Baylor, driven insane by a sadistic senior-year prank, escapes from the mental institution and crashes the party. When guests start getting bumped off, the other alumni, including snooty yacht salesman Bob Spinnaker, class tease Bunny Packard, and class zero Gary Nash, spring into action to uncover the culprit. Chuck Berry makes an onstage appearance.

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Plot Keywords:

prank | reunion | yacht salesman | class reunion | chainsaw | 

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Taglines:

No Class Has Less Class Than This Class

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

National Lampoon's Class Reunion

Box Office

Gross:

$10,100,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's director Michael Miller once described the movie as follows: "Imagine 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' as if it was written by 'Eugene Ionesco'".

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Goofs

During opening scene set in 1972 (ten years prior to 1982 reunion), most of students wear clothes and hair styles from late Fifties/early Sixties, probably to make it more apparent that considerable time had passed.

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Quotes

Dr. Robert Young: He was institutionalized shortly after graduating from here. He committed a heinous crime against his parents with an upright vacuum cleaner.

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Connections

Spoofs The Exorcist (1973)

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Soundtracks

"Festival"
Written and Performed by Chuck Berry

User Reviews

A movie really low on laughs. Where's Up The Creek, when we want you

This movie is just too stupid to be funny. When watching it first when I was 14, not at my request, I laughed much more. It's another of these Can't Hardly Wait, Van Wilder's party, but the bizarre version. A nut is loose on campus, an old student with a grudge. Featuring a few stars from Animal House, who's presence adds a little spice, the jokes of this sinker keep misfiring left, right, and centre. It's a real sloppy movie, that you can't wait for it to be over. And to think this was the late great Hughes, writing debut, that's a bizarre fact in itself. I'm glad to see he so raised his level of performance. I guess though, the absurdity, or bizarre goings on of the film, and it's color, give it a style of it's own, but for laughs, you're better off attending your own class reunion. And judged by the film and it's instances, just be glad and prey you never have to attend a reunion such as this one. Shame on you, National Lampoons.