
There's something strange going on at the graffiti-covered Lincoln High, as teachers are carrying loaded guns, and the students have to walk through a metal detector before they enter the classroom. Before long, the school's new music teacher, Andrew Norris, will learn firsthand that it's even worse than it looks, as the drug-plagued institution is the territory of the charismatic Peter Stegman and his brutal gang of crazed followers. Now, under those dire circumstances, it's... (Full plot summary below)
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There's something strange going on at the graffiti-covered Lincoln High, as teachers are carrying loaded guns, and the students have to walk through a metal detector before they enter the classroom. Before long, the school's new music teacher, Andrew Norris, will learn firsthand that it's even worse than it looks, as the drug-plagued institution is the territory of the charismatic Peter Stegman and his brutal gang of crazed followers. Now, under those dire circumstances, it's only a matter of time before the professor and the pupil lock horns, with unforeseen consequences. But, do drastic times call for drastic measures? In the end, is there a cure for violence?
Leave your thoughts about Class of 1984.
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt is violent, funny, scary, contains boldly outlined characters, and gets us involved. It also has a lot of style. |
| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergCheesy, campy, corny, and violent. In other words, a rather fun little B-movie. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonDirector-coscripter Mark Lester films this for maximum cathartic impact, tapping into viewers' thirst for justice and revenge against these disreputable brats as thoroughly as the filmmakers behind such eye-for-an-eye yarns as Death Wish and The Crow. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.Timothy Van Patten is definitely one of the most charismatic movie villains of all time, the epitome of punk anarchy and chaos... |
| Filmcritic.comDon WillmottIt'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. |
| TheBluFile.comDustin PutmanAs socially conscious as "Class of 1984" is, the film's greater aim is as a crowd-provoking, albeit well-made, exploitation pic. |
| The DissolveScott TobiasClass Of 1984 anticipated Lean On Me, The Substitute, and a spate of other high-school thrillers and docudramas that advocated a fight-fire-with-fire approach to teen violence, but it’s vastly more entertaining. |
| 7M PicturesKevin Carrprophetic with his ultra-violent cautionary tale of the youth of that day |
| The New York TimesVincent CanbyClass 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. |
| IGNPeter SchornWhile not as sweeping as The Warriors - lacking that film's epic underpinnings - Class of 1984 is a goofy jolt of low-octane ultra-violence. |