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Class of 1984

Play trailer Poster for Class of 1984 R,  1982,  1h 33m,  Drama/ Action/ Mystery & Thriller/ Crime Play Trailer Watchlist
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67% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 66% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A high-school music teacher (Perry King) hunts a hoodlum student (Timothy Van Patten) for attacking his wife (Merrie Lynn Ross).

Critics Reviews

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Scott Tobias The Dissolve Apr 13, 2015
3/5
There's no point in decrying the film's risible politics, especially when it's just an enjoyable relic of Reagan-era paranoia and generational hostility. Go to Full Review
Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Mar 16, 2006
2/4
An allegory in which the subtext out-bullhorns the text itself. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
3.5/4
Class of 1984 is not a great movie but it works with quiet, strong efficiency to achieve more or less what we expect from a movie with such a title. It is violent, funny, scary, contains boldly outlined characters, and gets us involved. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Mar 18, 2022
2/5
Lesters film is all about shock, but ends up being exploitation of the worst sort Go to Full Review
Ed Travis Hollywood Jesus Apr 9, 2020
An awesome piece of genre fare. Go to Full Review
Andrew Todd Birth.Movies.Death. Sep 1, 2019
Class of 1984 is AAA+++ exploitation: violent, grotesque, morally debased, and completely reactionary - and perfectly crafted to deliver its grimy dystopia like a punch to the throat. Go to Full Review
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Abraham P Feb 8, 2019 Goofy (unintentionally), fun, trashy, dated 1982 update of Blackboard Jungle. Fun to watch.
Luke M Jan 11, 2019 Brilliant, a hidden gem. It's a very gruesome towards the end but overall it's surprisingly ation packed.
Luke W Sep 17, 2017 Plenty ridiculous and fun (and somewhat prophetic, but not much) Class of 1984 is Death Wish mixed up with The Blackboard Jungle. Perry King plays a bullied music teacher who's almost Had It Up To Here with the menacing gang terrorizing the school (one of the students is a fat Michael J Fox!). The gang, lead by the very-80's Timothy Van Patten, look laughably cliche'd now, apparently Punk was the root of all evil in the early 80's. Anyways, Van Patten, trying to conjure up Malcom McDowell in If... perhaps, is somewhat iffy here, not really believable as a terror thug. Perry King IS fun though, he always is, and his revenge scene in the end is worth watching for. Rewatch notes: Sitll fun. Man, this film s so Canadian though! See more
Ron S Aug 9, 2017 Realistically shows the troubles of the blight & violence of today's inner youth - yet lacking in coherence and empathy.
Abraham L Apr 18, 2011 Plenty ridiculous and fun (and somewhat prophetic, but not much) Class of 1984 is Death Wish mixed up with The Blackboard Jungle. Perry King plays a bullied music teacher who's almost Had It Up To Here with the menacing gang terrorizing the school (one of the students is a fat Michael J Fox!). The gang, lead by the very-80's Timothy Van Patten, look laughably cliche'd now, apparently Punk was the root of all evil in the early 80's. Anyways, Van Patten, trying to conjure up Malcom McDowell in If... perhaps, is somewhat iffy here, not really believable as a terror thug. Perry King IS fun though, he always is, and his revenge scene in the end is worth watching for. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis A high-school music teacher (Perry King) hunts a hoodlum student (Timothy Van Patten) for attacking his wife (Merrie Lynn Ross).
Director
Mark L. Lester
Producer
Arthur Kent
Screenwriter
Mark L. Lester, John Saxton, Tom Holland
Production Co
Guerilla High Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m
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