StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Tacticalin An absolute waste of money

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Discogodfather9622 Exploitation films are my favorite genre. What's not to love? You got all the ingredients that make an entertaining movie, sex, Violence, drug use and sex. All of which are in full force with the cult classic, Class Of 1984. The generically named Lincoln High is the worst school in America, drug use, graffiti from head to toe and even prostitution. The sadistic, violence prone student, Peter Stegman, runs the school with his colorful gang of cronies that look like cast rejects from The Warriors. This school is run like a prison. Enter the naïve new music teacher, Mr. Norris. Norris believes he can reach out to these troublemakers by the power of teaching, something Stegman slowly points out that he doesn't want. When one of Norris prized students is prison shanked in the school cafeteria (a pre Family Ties, Michael J. Fox) and with no help from the facility or law, Norris takes matters into his own hands. Director Mark Lester (Commando) intentions were for this film to be a provocative think piece or "message" movie, now it's simply a fun, throw it on late at night with your friends while drunk… movie, and that's fine by me.

John austin This movie seems to have fallen into the ranks of the forgotten '80s semi-classics. I haven't seen it mentioned by anybody in a long time. It was momentarily popular in its day because of the Orwellian connotations of the year 1984 which was just around the corner at the time.Perry King plays a new teacher who goes to work at an inner city high school run by ruthless punks led by Timothy Van Patten, who does a good, over the top job as the psychotic Stegman. It's pure action movie exploitation from an era that was full of that sort of thing. If you get a chance to see it, you'll see that it was really just a 1950s teen gang movie with the action amped up for a 1980s audience. It was quickly forgotten, although I do remember renting it on VHS once or twice in the 1980s.

kapelusznik18 ***SPOILERS*** Released in the summer of 1982 the movie "Class of 1984" is really a remake of the 1955 juvenile delinquency classic "Blackboard Jungle" but far more violent with high school as well as music prodigy Peter Stegman, Thimothy Van Patten, who used his gang of thugs to terrorize everyone including teachers and principles at Lincoln High. The previous music teacher had suffered a serious accident, he fell or was pushed down a flight of stairs, and being in traction has no plans of coming back. It's now the naive and sensitive Andrew Norris, Perry King, who has no idea in what he's up against who was to take his place.Andrew Norris who was the victim together with his fellow science teacher Terry Corrigan, Roddy Mcowall, of Stegman and his gang's violent abuses that included Andrew's pregnant wife Diane, Marrie Lynn Ross, who was kidnapped and brutalized by them soon turned into a Chuck Norris in him dealing with them. That's by the time he realized that the only language that Stegman & Co. could understand is the language or violence that they inflict on others. After breaking into Terry Corrigan's laboratory and slaughtering his prized lizards rabbits and snakes he completely flipped out causing him to lose his life, in a fiery car crash, by using his car as a battering-ram against an astonished, they didn't think he had the guts to do it, Stegman & his gang.***SPOILERS*** It's while he was conducting an in school concert of the Tchackousky's 1812 Symphony that Norris got the terrible news, with photos added on, about his wife's being kidnapped beaten raped and held hostage by the Stegman gang that he simply went bananas as well as after them with such fury in that they would soon wish they were never born! With Stegman and Co. doing everything they could to murder Norris and his wife he turned the tables on them finishing them off one at a time in the most brutal ways imaginable and saving the last for gang leader Stegman himself. Savagely beaten himself Norris still held up hope for the helpless, hanging on a string, Stegman when he pleaded for him to save his life. That's until Stegman showed his true colors, by pulling out a switchblade, as an outraged and almost insane with rage Norris let him drop.

jcbutthead86 Class Of 1984 is an excellent Exploitian Action Thriller Drama that is one of the great cult classics ever made and is one of my favorite movies of all time. Although the things about school violence happening in the film was seen as over the top now it has become a frightening reality.Class Of 1984 tells the story about a new music teacher named Andy Norris(Perry King) who has just transfered to Lincoln high to teach music. While there,Norris sees students go through metal detectors and being searched by security something Andy has never seen before. A fellow teacher named Terry Corrigan(Roddy McDowall) tells Andy if he wants to survive has to look the other way. When Andy gets to his music class he now has to deal with Peter Stegman(Tim Van Patten) and his gang of misfits who run the school. When Andy tries tell the police and school officials with no luck, Andy must deal with Peter Stegman and his gang in a violent cat and mouse game leading up to a violent conclusion.Class Of 1984 is an amazing film from beginning to end because while there are things in the film that are over the top, the film is just as relevant as it was back in 1982. Director Mark L. Lester made this film because he wanted this movie to be a warning about what would happen if teenagers and High School violence wasn't handled. Unfortunately,no one listen to Lester's warning. Lester's film greatly depicts High Schools and teenage society falling apart where violence and drugs have become the norm. High School in this film is depicted as a dangerous and scary place where there is graffiti all over the walls and the place is a war zone filled with gangs and many levels of tension. Teenagers in Class of 1984 of are violent and uncontrollable and the adults who are authority figures can't do anything about it. The teenagers can and will get away with anything and everything whether it be using drugs, violence,sexual assault or even death. Lester I think saw what was coming in the near future,but hundred times worse than depicted in this film. Peter Stegman knows this and uses it to his advantage against Mr. Norris. Mr. Norris tries to tell the principal and the police,but can't do anything about it. Stegman twists the truth around where everything is Mr. Norris' fault. In Class Of 1984,Stegman rules the school and he is the future of society and no one was going to stop him. I think the film is asking us this question:How does a person stop violence and chaos without resorting to violence and chaos himself? This question definitely applies to Andy Norris who probably asks himself that question throughout the film and that's one of the great things about Class Of 1984 and where it rises above the typical B-Movie exploitation film. Andy Norris is a character we can relate to and identify with because as the violence and danger keeps going on Andy questions his own morality and safety while trying to protect his wife and other students and with violence in the air testing his courage and survival. The character Peter Stegman is a great villain because while he is a gang leader he's not your typical thug he's smart,dangerous and can and will manipulate people whenever he can and those combinations make Peter dangerous to Mr. Norris and the other students. Some of the wild violence in the film maybe over the top,but,some of the violence in the film is happening today and is true. The School violence in this film is very dangerous and extreme and predates the school violence and shootings we see today(i.e Columbine)and one of the great ironic things about this film is that the teen villains don't use any guns,but use knifes,sticks and chains,but this was a dark and eerie foreshadowing to a frightening future and is one of the reasons Class Of 1984 holds up well and is relevant. The ending of the film is great and powerful because of it's grim and dark brutality and viciousness. It's ending that matches the tone of the rest of the film and is a unforgettable conclusion.Perry King does a brilliant job as Andy Norris,a new music teacher,with King bringing depth and intensity to the role and having great scenes with Van Patten. Tim Van Patten does a excellent job as antagonist Peter Stegman,who in my opinion is one of the best villains in movie history. Van Patten is scary, frightening,dangerous,and is just very believable. Roddy McDowall is great as biology teacher Terry Corrigan who is cynical and looks the other way. Mcdowall's scene when he is "teaching" his students is one of the best scenes in the film and McDowall is amazing. Michael J. Fox does a wonderful job as Arthur the class joker,with Fox bringing depth and humor to the role. Merrie Lynn Ross does a good job as Andy's wife Diane who is always supportive of Andy. Stefan Arngrim(Drugstore),Keith Knight(Barnyard),Lisa Langlois(Patsy)and Neil Clifford(Fallon)give fantastic performances as Stegman's gang. Al Waxman(Detective Stewski),Erin Flannery(Deenen)and David Gardner(Principal Morganthau)give good performances as well. Mark L. Lester does a great job with the direction in this film,never slowing the camera down and moving it at all costs with zooms,close-ups and giving the film a sense of dread. Lester also does well with the fight scenes and violence and keeps the film moving at a tight,fast pace.The score by Lalo Schifrin(Mission Impossiable TV series) is great and adds to the films greatness. The theme song I am the Future by Alice Cooper is amazing and unforgettable and you'll be singing during and after the movie.In final word,if you love Thrillers,Teen Films and Exploitation Films,you'll love Class Of 1984 an excellent film and a great Cult Classic that will stand the test of time and will stay with you after you watch it. Highly Recommended. 10/10.