Class of 1984 with Perry King: DVD Cover

    Class of 1984 Director: Mark L. Lester Cast: Perry King, Timothy Van Patten, Merrie Lynn Ross, Roddy McDowall

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    • DVD Release Date: 02/21/2006
    • Original Release: 1981
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 28,766

    Viewer Rating: (1 ratings)

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    Closed Caption; Widescreen presentation (1.77:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs; Blood and Blackboards: all new featurette containing interviews with director Mark Lester and actors Perry King and Merrie Lynn Ross; Audio commentary with director Mark Lester; Trailer; 2 TV spots; Poster & still gallery; Mark Lester bio; Screenplay (DVD-ROM)

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    Disc #1 -- Class of 1984
    1. The New Teacher (Main Titles) [3:16]
    2. Trouble Makers [7:12]
    3. No Room for Dealers [4:11]
    4. After School Mayhem [8:34]
    5. A Chance to Play [3:53]
    6. Caught in the Act? [8:35]
    7. Confrontation [4:16]
    8. Revenge [8:57]
    9. Talking Is Not an Option [4:16]
    10. Squealers [6:03]
    11. Learning at Gunpoint [7:53]
    12. A Time to Tell [4:37]
    13. Life Is Pain [6:07]
    14. The Message [5:20]
    15. One Final Lesson [11:24]
    16. End Credits [3:02]

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    A music teacher (Perry King) at a tough Los Angeles high school reaches out to his students with the gift of music -- only to find a gang of sadistic punk rockers is actively dissuading new members from joining the orchestra. Not only are the punkers sadistic; they are also led by the nefarious Timothy Van Patten (sporting Willie Aames-style blow-dried hair). The plot development: Van Patten is a musical prodigy, as he proves by banging out some angry classical tunes on the school Baldwin in front of the teacher's startled class. King tries to befriend the lad, but he rejects the offer with scorn. When King attempts to settle for a truce with the gang leader in order to end his students' harassment, he finds himself targeted for a slowly-escalating campaign of terror, culminating in a deadly game of hide-and-seek in the high school after hours. One by one, King faces the murderous gang; one by one, teenagers die in a succession of increasingly violent fashions as the already-exploitive film degenerates into a Death Wish clone. As a feature film, Class of 1984 seems more like it was made for television. The plot is completely contrived; the characters are unbelievable (especially the punks, who seem to be the sort of punks that exist only in the imaginations of "B"-grade Hollywood film directors), and the production values are poor. Yet Class of 1984 has a certain charm, a certain earnestness that makes it watchable, if unintentionally amusing. The film includes a soundtrack by Alice Cooper which includes the stirring anthem "I Am the Future." Another point of interest: this may be the only film including a scene in which Michael J. Fox is stabbed during a prison-style cafeteria riot. Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide

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    It Snagged Meby sadie_leona

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    January 21, 2009: So, no, it's not the greatest movie ever. The acting isn't exactly superior - the plot a little scattered, but you can easily get the jist. If you like cult classics - this is for you.

    A music teacher moves to a new district - one that is well known for the violence that encompasses it. The story tells his struggle with a certain group - and their wish to destory him.

    The ending was unexpected for me - but now, as I look back on it, one can cannot that the director would not dissapoint with a uniform end. The one thing I didn't like is the nudity - it really wasn't essential - it didn't explain anything that wasn't already there.

    This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen edition.

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