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:

male objectification | cleavage | thin woman | cheater | infidelity | 

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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 - Vom Klassenzimmer zur Klassefrau

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$21,667,789, 31 December 1983

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

Showbusiness trade paper 'Variety' said that the movie "...seems something like an unofficial remake of one of [actress Jacqueline] Bisset's first Hollywood efforts, the 1969 The First Time (1969)".

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Goofs

Roger has a black right eye in one scene. Later that same day, the black eye is gone.

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Quotes

Mr. Bernhardt: I usually have at least a month, before I am faced with student in womens underwear or an artists rendering of my persona danglinf from the rafters. And we're only in the first week. It's frightening to imagine what could happen by christmas, isn't it?

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: John Cusack/Chita Rivera/Ricky Martin (2015)

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Soundtracks

Overnite
Composed by James Eaton and Reynold Faubert
Performed by Toymuzic

User Reviews

I liked it!

I love the Brat Pack so any of the movies that they are in are a go for me, no matter how little ratings it got. I am drawn to it. There are so many favorites in this movie-Virginia Madsen, which I remember from Fire with Fire, another 80's flick, Alan Ruck, from Ferris Bueller, John Cusack, Andrew McCarthy, and Rob Lowe. All cool. I graduated 1988 so these are my kind of films!

I love the way McCarthy gets back at Lowe. God that is so funny!

Watch it if you get the chance!