GO TO THE HEAD OF THE CLASS is an episode from the second series of the AMAZING STORIES TV show and originally aired in 1986. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis and I saw it as part of AMAZING STORIES: THE MOVIE, in which it was paired up with the Spielberg episode entitled THE MISSION. GO TO THE HEAD OF THE CLASS is by far the better episode of the two, because it has a delightfully ghoulish story similar to those found in the MONSTERS TV show.
The episode is notable for featuring Christopher Lloyd in a typically over the top performance as a high school teacher with some bizarre theories and teaching methods. Yes, he overacts and hams it up mercilessly, but somehow with Lloyd it works. He certainly shows up the central two characters as a boring pair. This episode is definitely overlong, but the second half is involved with black magic in a graveyard setting and gets quite spooky, and closes with a ghoulishly macabre climax which seems to have been inspired by RE-ANIMATOR. It's only cheap and laughable, but it's still fun.
The episode is notable for featuring Christopher Lloyd in a typically over the top performance as a high school teacher with some bizarre theories and teaching methods. Yes, he overacts and hams it up mercilessly, but somehow with Lloyd it works. He certainly shows up the central two characters as a boring pair. This episode is definitely overlong, but the second half is involved with black magic in a graveyard setting and gets quite spooky, and closes with a ghoulishly macabre climax which seems to have been inspired by RE-ANIMATOR. It's only cheap and laughable, but it's still fun.