Product Details

• Actors: Elva Mai Hoover, Michael J. Fox, David Gardner, Stefan Arngrim, Lisa Langlois
• Directors: n, a
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: ANCHOR BAY
• DVD Release Date: March 4, 2008
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B001320RHK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #115,403 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

They re all part of a typical day for the students of Lincoln High. Into this academic abyss arrives Andy Norris (Slaughterhouse Five s Perry King), an idealistic and naïve music teacher who has moved into the community with his pregnant wife Diane.
Appalled by the crime-infested school, Norris soon
crosses sabers with its teenage kingpin, the shrewd
and sadistic Peter Stegman (The White Shadow s Timothy Van Patten). With Norris setting his sights on reforming Stegman, and the young miscreant declaring war on his teacher, the duo sets a fateful showdown into motion on the night of an important school orchestra performance.

Directed and co-written by Mark L. Lester (Commando, Firestarter), CLASS OF 1984 is one of the seminal cult movies of the early 1980s. While its vision of a decaying, violence-plagued inner city school seemed over-the-top in 1982, it sadly prophesized the future of American education. Lester s film which caused a stir at Cannes and
reputedly offended one of its own screenwriters is
also notable for its cast, which includes Van Patten,
Roddy McDowall and a very young Michael J. Fox. Alice Cooper performs the theme song, I Am The Future . No longer are the students of Lincoln High the future, for the future has arrived!

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars now this is a movie!, April 15, 2008

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Darrick Dishaw (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cult Fiction: Class of 1984 (DVD)

just found this obscure gem at Best Buy yesterday and watched it last night. i was blown away. terrific story, script, acting, directing, cast, aesthetics, and message.

yeah, this is a dark, bloody look at high school of the "future". i also liked the documentary about the film and stills in the extras section. it gets a well-deserved 5 stars from me, and i'm extremely picky about movies.


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