Class of 1984

Name: Class of 1984
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: August 20, 1982
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 49
Cast: Al Waxman, Keith Knight, Lisa Langlois, Merrie Lynn Ross, Michael J. Fox

1982

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United Film Distribution Company (UFDC) | Release Date: August 20, 1982 | R

Starring: Al Waxman, Keith Knight, Lisa Langlois, Merrie Lynn Ross, Michael J. Fox, Neil Clifford, Perry King, Roddy McDowall, Stefan Arngrim, Timothy Van Patten

Summary: A new teacher at a troubled inner-city high school soon ends up clashing with the delinquent leader of a punk posse that runs the school.

Director: Mark L. Lester

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 98 min

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Roger Ebert

It is violent, funny, scary, contains boldly outlined characters, and gets us involved. It also has a lot of style. Read full review

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While there can be no doubt that in true tabloid style Class of 1984 feeds on everything it is condemning, as an energetic comic strip it has considerable fascination. Read full review

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Class of 1984 is pure exploitation with plenty of action and a manipulative plot [from a story by Tom Holland] designed to have audiences cheering on the blood. Read full review

Vincent Canby

Class of 1984 is sort of crudely funny. The movie's idea of punk culture is also picturesque. But it quickly gets worse and worse until it achieves a degree of awfulness that, though rare, isn't much fun. Read full review

Eric Henderson

No matter how much director Mark Lester attempts to hide his sermonizing behind sensationalistic-pedagogic terrorism, he does himself in whenever a jaded cop shrugs his shoulders and grunts, for the umpteenth time, What can we do, they’re juveniles? Read full review

Peter Schorn

While not as sweeping as The Warriors - lacking that film's epic underpinnings - Class of 1984 is a goofy jolt of low-octane ultra-violence. Read full review

Richard Harrington

Everything is utterly unbelievable; it's Blackboard Jungle without a moral intelligence, Rock and Roll High School without a soundtrack. Sitting through it is like paying for detention on a sunny day. [14 Oct 1982, p.D15]

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HellHoleHorror

Feb 2, 2023

Considering this was an eighties exploitation film I was surprised to see that it is still relevant today. The problems in our schools haven't changed in twenty years. I found the political satire truly fascinating and the fear of a school run by a gang of drug dealers and not theConsidering this was an eighties exploitation film I was surprised to see that it is still relevant today. The problems in our schools haven't changed in twenty years. I found the political satire truly fascinating and the fear of a school run by a gang of drug dealers and not the authorities that should have been running it a genuine nightmare. The problem is that there are many unbelievable and questionable factors associated with the production. This is entertaining mostly because it shows that nothing changes (except special effects) in a stark way. Deserves a graphic disturbing remake.… Expand

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Broyax

Jul 26, 2023

Le film très typique qui se déroule dans un bahut de racailles avec son prof ébahi qui débarque là-dedans comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles… sauf qu’il fait la quille, le blaireau !

C’est malheureusement fort pâlot et bien ballot entre clichés maladroits et mal exploités, comédiens à laLe film très typique qui se déroule dans un bahut de racailles avec son prof ébahi qui débarque là-dedans comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles… sauf qu’il fait la quille, le blaireau !

C’est malheureusement fort pâlot et bien ballot entre clichés maladroits et mal exploités, comédiens à la ramasse (à noter l’apparition d’un petit inconnu dénommé Fox, on le reconnaît à peine !) et situations vues et déjà vues : l’ennui y fait donc son nid très vite.

Tout ça tient davantage du téléfilm qu’autre chose, et cette autre chose s’apparente à un un gros navet des familles que le temps qui passe n’a pas arrangé, loin de là ! Non, on trouve beaucoup mieux dans le genre et pourtant de la même époque avec Le Proviseur et (surtout) The Substitute !… Expand

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