Whether for its eighties nostalgia, or its absurdly reactionary violence, this is one guilty pleasure that still makes the grade.
Class of 1984 (1982)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:6
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Andy Norris, the new music teacher at a high school from hell, faces an assortment of adolescent thugs eager to haze him on a daily basis. But brutality and unruliness aren't uncommon at Abraham... Andy Norris, the new music teacher at a high school from hell, faces an assortment of adolescent thugs eager to haze him on a daily basis. But brutality and unruliness aren't uncommon at Abraham Lincoln High, where drugs, prostitution and violent classrooms are controlled by gangs. Initially, Norris isn't intimidated by the hoodlums harassing him, but when they start threatening his wife, he'll have to take them on one by one. [More]
Starring: Perry King, Michael J. Fox, Timothy Van Patten, Roddy McDowall
Starring: Perry King, Michael J. Fox, Timothy Van Patten, Roddy McDowall, Merrie Lynn Ross
Director: Mark L. Lester
Director: Mark L. Lester
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Reviews for Class of 1984
It's sad, really, that a movie deemed horrific enough to be banned in several countries 25 years ago seems almost naïve by today's standards.
Alice Cooper sang the title song, which never hurts, but this movie is beyond saving.
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