Class of Nuke 'Em High
A radioactive leak turns a high school into a splattery arena of mutant students, grotesque creatures, and anarchic Troma-style comedy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- grotesque
- midnight movie
- cult film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film crude and poorly received, though some cult-oriented assessments praised its energetic gore, practical effects, cinematography, and low-budget inventiveness.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film foregrounds crass humor, splattery set pieces, mutant absurdity, and Troma-style high jinks.
A nuclear plant leak poisons the school environment, mutates students, and drives the creature's development.
The production uses miniatures for the nuclear plant and visible visual effects for radioactive mutations and creature mayhem.
The nuclear plant, school authority, violent student gang, and contamination crisis are filtered through irreverent genre parody.
Films like Class of Nuke 'Em High, and why
The Toxic Avenger
shares Troma-style splatter, radioactive mutation, anarchic comedy, and deliberately trashy exploitation energy
Street Trash
shares outrageous body horror, low-budget science fiction, dark comedy, and grotesque creature mayhem
The Stuff
shares adolescent setting, comic-book violence, mutant horror, and irreverent exploitation tone
Night of the Creeps
shares campy science fiction horror, practical creature effects, and gleefully excessive gore
Movie Details
- Directors
- Richard W. Haines, Lloyd Kaufman
- Release Date
- 1986-12-12
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (202)
Cast
- Janelle Brady
- Gil Brenton
- Robert Prichard
- Pat Ryan
- James Nugent Vernon
- Brad Dunker
- Gary Schneider
- Gary Rosenblatt
- Mary Taylor
- Rick Howard
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Troma NOW, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Class of Nuke 'Em High about?
- A radioactive leak turns a high school into a splattery arena of mutant students, grotesque creatures, and anarchic Troma-style comedy.
- What is Class of Nuke 'Em High like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Class of Nuke 'Em High as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Class of Nuke 'Em High violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Class of Nuke 'Em High as graphic.
- What did critics think of Class of Nuke 'Em High?
- Critics broadly found the film crude and poorly received, though some cult-oriented assessments praised its energetic gore, practical effects, cinematography, and low-budget inventiveness.
- Which films are like Class of Nuke 'Em High?
- Films with a similar feel include The Toxic Avenger, Street Trash, The Stuff, and Night of the Creeps.
- How long is Class of Nuke 'Em High?
- Class of Nuke 'Em High runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Class of Nuke 'Em High?
- In United States, Class of Nuke 'Em High streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Troma NOW, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
