Class of 1984

Class of 1984 is a 1982 Canadian action-thriller movie about a newly hired music teacher at a troubled inner city school, where students have to pass through a metal detector due to problems with gangs, drugs, and violence. It was directed by Mark L. Lester and starred Perry King as teacher Andrew Norris, Merrie Lynn Ross (who also co-executive produced) as his wife Diane Norris, Roddy McDowall as Terry Corrigan and Timothy Van Patten as Peter Stegman, the leader of the gang of thugs who terrorize the school. It was one of Michael J. Fox's early roles, before he was a well-established actor. It was a major box-office success for its time making more than 20 million dollars in the US alone on a budget of four and half million, and was the number one film in many countries worldwide on release.

The movie utilized the punk look and image that was becoming part of popular culture in the early 1980s. The movie's theme song, "I Am the Future", was performed by Alice Cooper. The film also features a performance by Canadian punk band Teenage Head.

The film begins with a warning that it is partially based on true events.



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[hide]  *1 Cast  ==Cast[ edit] == ==Reception[ edit] == Upon its original release, Class of 1984 was banned in several countries due to its lewd content.[1]  It currently maintains a 60% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] ==Legacy[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">Comedy writer and producer Tom Scharpling has noted that Class of 1984 is one of his favorite movies. Scharpling would often reference the film on his weekly call in radio program The Best Show on WFMU.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bestshow_3-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[3] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bestshow2_4-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">[4] ===Sequels<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">The movie also had two science fiction-themed sequels that were loosely based on the original: Class of 1999 (1990) and the direct to video follow-up Class of 1999 II: The Substitute (1994), the first of which was also directed by Lester and like its predecessor, was also released via Vestron Video, while the latter was released by Vidmark Entertainment. Lionsgate released Class of 1999 on DVD September 16, 2008. They have been released on DVD in many foreign territories, such as Korea,Italy and Australia.
 * 2 Reception
 * 3 Legacy
 * 3.1 Sequels
 * 4 References
 * 5 External links
 * Timothy Van Patten as Peter Stegman, the leader of the gang and a feared figure in the school. He and his gang sell drugs, fight rival gangs, and run a small prostitution racket. He carries around a switchblade and is willing to do anything to save himself from trouble.
 * Lisa Langlois as Patsy, Stegman's girlfriend and the gang's only female member, showing some lesbian attractions.
 * Stefan Arngrim as Drugstore, the drug dealer of the gang and himself is hooked on drugs. He carries a straight razorand uses a baseball bat in a gang fights.
 * Keith Knight as Barnyard, a gang enforcer. He wears clothes displaying the reversed swastika. He uses a large wooden plank in battle.
 * Neil Clifford as Fallon, the other enforcer. He wears a lot of black leather and a Mohawk Hairstyle. His weapon is achain, which he wears as a belt for easy access in fights.