Massacre at Central High
Massacre at Central High

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David is the new kid at Central High. The only person he knows is Mark, who runs with the local toughs led by Bruce. Mark and David share a bond from years before when David came to Mark's aid when Mark was being beaten by school bullies. David keeps his distance, preferring not to join the "club." He tries to convince the other students not to be pushed around, and intervenes once too often on their behalf. When he directly becomes a victim of Bruce's gang, David orchestrate... (Full plot summary below)

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David is the new kid at Central High. The only person he knows is Mark, who runs with the local toughs led by Bruce. Mark and David share a bond from years before when David came to Mark's aid when Mark was being beaten by school bullies. David keeps his distance, preferring not to join the "club." He tries to convince the other students not to be pushed around, and intervenes once too often on their behalf. When he directly becomes a victim of Bruce's gang, David orchestrates a plan that causes an attrition problem among the members of the clique. Mark worries for his safety, even though he and David were once friends.

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 7/10 by Dennis SchwartzThough offering an intriguing allegorical premise about the power structure, it never graduates to be a literate Animal Farm satire.
Caution Spoilers - 6/10 by Sarah CartlandThis is a real oddity -- there are no adults, and its examination of how class-related bullying affects teenagers' behaviour is fascinating. But it looks cheap, the acting is often ropy and the comedy sits uneasily with the brutality.
User Review - 8/10 by Michael PLong before real-world school shootings (always, it seems, of bullies by the bullied...hmmmmmm), there was this spectacularly awful cautionary tale. So bad it's good, so lousy it's wonderful, so thoroughly without film merits it's mesmerizing...still, it should be required viewing for High School Jocks. ;-)
User Review - 8/10 by Andrew BIt's pretty obvious that Heathers borrowed from this film a bit, but in the end, Heathers is a vastly superior film. However, MCH is not without strong points. Yeah, it's low budget, but the story is intriguing, and extremely socially significant. The only thing that keeps this from being great is some of the acting. Overall, a pretty good flick.
User Review - 8/10 by Alexander PPretty great! Massacre at Central High quite an intelligent film. It examines social class and status, power and authority, the rebellion and the aftermath of such rebellion. See it today!
User Review - 8/10 by Mark D"Class of 1984" et ses suites,"Heathers" et par extension "Mean Girls" doivent tout à ce film, "Massacre at Central High", un film que j'ai vu y'a longtemps, mais que je n'avais jamais pris la peine de critiquer, c'est chose faite maintenant ! Dans un lycée où une petite bande fait la loi, tout le monde s'écrase sauf le petit nouveau, David, qui ne se laisse pas marcher sur les pieds. Vexée, la bande blesse gravement le nouveau mais......ce qui ne tue pas rend plus fort ! Une fois remis sur pied, il met hors d'état de nuire et de manière définitive les durs à cuire et une nouvelle ère de paix envahi le lycée ! Seulement voilà, lorsqu'un monstre disparaît c'est uniquement pour laisser la place à d'autres, aussi tous ceux qui étaient victimisés, marginalisés et martyrisés par l'ancienne bande ne trouve rien de mieux que de les imiter et vouloir faire la loi ! C'est alors que David, qui a pris goût au meurtre impuni ne fait plus la différence entre les gentils et les méchants et se met à zigouiller tous les lycéens qui cherchent à devenir les nouveaux leaders, une folie meurtrière qui le poussera à vouloir faire exploser toute l'école, sauf si on l'en empêche ! Voilà un film qui a des années d'avances sur les évènements marquants de ces 20 dernières années comme le high school shooting (même si, ce "phénomène" existait bien avant ce film) ainsi que sur les films à venir comme ceux que j'ai déjà cité ! D'ailleurs, "Heathers" est pratiquement considéré comme le remake officiel de ce film aux défauts nombreux (l'interprétation en tête, inégale) mais qui mérite, pour une fois, son statut de film culte !
User Review - 8/10 by Paul FThe two kids (or possibly three, depending on who you believe) who shot up their classmates in Columbine a few years back have a lot to answer for, and not just the deaths of some of their peers. Thanks to them, there's this overwhelming idea that schools are suddenly terribly violent places and that any given glee club meeting could instantly erupt into an explosion of bullets. Good going, guys. You've ruined it for everyone else. Of course, schools have always been violent places, and filmmakers have been making movies about school violence ever since 1955's [i]The Blackboard Jungle[/i], generally regarded as the first major "teen" movie. Mark Lester's [i]Class of 1984[/i] (made in 1982, and taking place in the then-"near future") is essentially a pure exploitation variant of the earlier film, with punks, or at least the studio equivilant thereof, in place of tough-talking, leather-jacket wearing juvenile delinquents. Perry King plays Mr. Norris, a new music teacher at a school that's essentially controlled by a gang of punks headed by future "Master Ninja" Timothy Van Patten. Van Patten begins tormenting Norris, even harassing his wife, but Norris can't do anything because he never gets proof. Science teacher Roddy McDowall and bright-eyed teen Michael J. Fox try to help, but just end up in the crossfire. It's all pretty routine stuff with plot twists you'll be able to see coming, but it's well paced and features some standout sequences, such as an amazing sequence where Roddy McDowall, pushed to the edge, forces his students to answer test questions at gunpoint. It's predictable but entertaining, and it's got a satisfying conclusion when Norris is finally allowed to go apeshit on his bad students. It's too bad that the "punks" themselves are so goofy they wouldn't look out of place in a Troma film. Lester tries to infuse at least their leader with a personality (in one of several off Hitler references, he's a piano prodigy), but the rest of the gang are as cardboard as they come. Still, as drive-in fodder, it's fun. Rene Daalder's [i]Massacre at Central High[/i], made several years earlier, starts off with a basic exploitation premise and manages to become something much more, coming off as a forerunner to [i]Heathers[/i]. Derrel Maury is David, the new kid in town, who meets up with his old friend Mark (future erotic thriller vet Andrew Stevens) and is instructed by Mark how to blend in. Mark's one of the gang of four guys that run the school, bullying those below them on the social ladder and generally acting like dickweeds. David's not too keen on this, prefering to act like himself and be nice to everyone. When he walks in on the other guys attempting to rape a female student, David beats the hell out of all them. In retribuition, they yank they jack out from his car while he's working on it, crushing his legs. David returns to school with a hefty limp, determined to have his revenge... That's just the first half of the film. Without going into too much detail, the rest of the movie goes deeper than the "vengeful teen slasher film" it seems to be becoming and delves into issues of social order that most teen films don't go anywhere near. In the end, it almost becomes a statement about the necesity of bullies as David becomes confronted by Mark and the girl that comes between them. [i]Massacre at Central High[/i] is a low-budget film, but the acting is surpisingly good, especially by the lead, Stevens and a young Robert Carradine. While many of the characters in the film come off as somewhat stereotypical, they work well with the confines of the plot, making it similar in theme to Heathers, though its' tone is completely different. Shame that the print used for the long out-of-print VHS is scratchy as hell--this is a title really in need of a good DVD release. Oh, and here's the plug. I'll be showing both of these movies this Friday night at Odd Obsession Films on 1659 N. Halsted at 11:00 p.m., so if anyone out there lives in Chicago, stop on by. There'll be trailers, shorts, and two pretty nifty flicks. That was subtle.
User Review - 8/10 by DonraleighNot having seen this since I was young on a VHF station, I may remember this as being better than it actually is. Still, my memories are fond. Could it be that after all the school shootings, this is finally available on dvd?
User Review - 6/10 by Jonathan KIt is worth a watch. Very out-there, but a classic. Carradine's performance is moving, but disturbing, nonetheless. Seeing Kimberly Beck of Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter was a treat too. A very 'naked' treat. :)
User Review - 6/10 by Jacob FFun flick. Lots of fantastic 70's boobies, lots of explosions, and lots of hilariously shitty acting. Bitchin theme song as well.

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