# Class of 1984 (1982)

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**Runtime**: 98 min
**Genres**: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
**Directed by**: Mark L. Lester
**Written by**: Tom Holland, Mark L. Lester, John C.W. Saxton
**Starring**: Perry King, Tim Van Patten, Roddy McDowall, Michael J. Fox, Merrie Lynn Ross, Stefan Arngrim

> *"We are the future! ...and nothing can stop us."*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Metal detectors hum at dawn. A hard-faced teen swaps a switchblade for a school ID. One teacher’s whistle becomes the first casualty. Cannon-fire crescendos after third-period showdowns. Director Mark L. Lester strips Reagan-era rhetoric to the bone.

**Mood tags**: 3am-cult, raw, unhinged

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