# Class of 1984 (1982)

> A new music teacher wages a brutal and morally corrosive battle against a gang that has taken over his violent high school.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6531

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Mark L. Lester
- Cast: Perry King, Tim Van Patten, Roddy McDowall, Michael J. Fox, Merrie Lynn Ross, Stefan Arngrim, Keith Knight, Lisa Langlois
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083739/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: raw, campy, bleak, cult movie night, exploitation double feature

## Movies like Class of 1984

- [Over the Edge (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/14097)
- [Exterminator 2 (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/48391)
- [The Substitute (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/12521)
- [Death Wish 3 (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/14720)
- [One Eight Seven (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/3392)
- [Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/15688)
- [Toy Soldiers (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/5806)
- [Suburbia (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/17056)
- [Blackboard Jungle (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/15824)
- [Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/21668)

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