Class (1983)

A young man in private school spends one crazy night out, but soon realizes the woman he hooked up with is not who he expected.

Director:

Lewis John Carlino

Writers:

Jim Kouf, David Greenwalt

Stars:

Jacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Ellen
Rob Lowe	...	Skip
Andrew McCarthy	...	Jonathan
Cliff Robertson	...	Mr. Burroughs
Stuart Margolin	...	Balaban
John Cusack	...	Roscoe
Alan Ruck	...	Roger
Rodney Pearson	...	Allen
Remak Ramsay	...	Kennedy
Virginia Madsen	...	Lisa
Deborah Thalberg	...	Susan
Fern Persons	...	Headmistress DeBreul
Casey Siemaszko	...	Doug
Aaron Douglas	...	Barry
Anna Maria Horsford	...	Maggie

Storyline

Jonathan, a naive country boy, gets a scholarship to a classy prep school, where he rooms with suave, rich and handsome Skip. Skip decides it is his duty to see that Jonathan loses his virginity, so he sends Jonathan to Chicago, where Jonathan meets Ellen, a beautiful older woman, and they be- gin an affair which ends abruptly when Ellen discovers Jonathan is 17. During Christmas break, Jonathan visits Skip's house and discovers that Ellen is Skip's mother. Ellen tells Jonathan to leave when he rejects her advances, but then begins calling him and begging to see him. Finally, Jonathan agrees to meet her and plans to end the affair, but Ellen seduces him--and that's when Skip, who followed Jonathan, discovers them.

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Plot Keywords:

sex with friend's mother | older woman younger man relationship | sex with a minor | age difference | male objectification | 

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Taglines:

Freshman English was never like this!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 July 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Class

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,553,233, 24 July 1983

Gross USA:

$21,667,789

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,667,789

Company Credits

Production Co:

Orion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Astrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The actual full real name of "Skip" (Rob Lowe) was Squire Franklin Burroughs IV. Lowe's character is billed in the credits though by the "Skip" nickname.

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Goofs

When Skip appears to climb through the window during the fight, the window is closed.

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Quotes

Mr. Bernhardt: Is this meant to amuse me, Mr Burroughs? Why don't you stop by my office about 8 in the morning. To give you time to think about what you've done and to give me time to think about what I'm going to do. Oh, and, um... please invite your "dead" roommate.

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Connections

Featured in The Making of 'Class' (1983)

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Soundtracks

Hiding From Love
Composed by Bryan Adams, Eric Kagna and Jim Vallance
Performed by Bryan Adams

User Reviews

A Nice Guilty Pleasure From The Comedies of the 1980s

Class is another one of those 80's sex comedies you've seen already during that era. For the most part, they have more focus on the sex than the comedy, and this movie's no different. What saves it, though, is that they're putting more time and effort into the comedy scenes with slapstick writing that plays out like a domino effect. The execution in those scenes also benefits from the fresh performances of upcoming actors that went on to become key heartthrobs in the biggest teen movies from the 80's, such as Rob Lowe and Andrew McCarthy (St. Elmo's Fire), as well as Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) and John Cusack (Say Anything). There are even some deep moments too, which touch on maturing into adulthood and building trust within male friendships, especially when McCarthy's character has a sexual relationship with Lowe's mom. Does Class have any class? Not a lot, but with a clever narrative and solid performances, it's worthy of consideration.