If you loved Class of 1999, try Class of 1984

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Mark L. Lester, and they both carry the unhinged mood tag, and they sit in Action territory. If that's the register that drew you to Class of 1999, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Class of 1984 is

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.

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