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Gerrit Graham, Michael Lerner, Fred McCarren, Miriam Flynn, Stephen Furst ... see more see more... , Marya Small , Shelley Smith , Zane Buzby , Jacklyn Zeman , Blackie Dammett , Barry Diamond , Art Evans , Randolph Powell , Jim Staahl , Steve Tracy , Isabel West , Robin Eurich , Anne Ramsey , Misty Rowe , Chuck Berry , Wendy Goldman , Anyavel Glynn , Chris Hubbell , Karen Rea , Terry Green , Mews Small

A high school class reunion turns bloody when a former student seeks revenge on his classmates in this black comedy. That mayhem would strike this 20-year reunion seems preordained, given that the nam... read more read more...e of the school is Lizzie Borden High. Little did anyone expect, however, that this trouble would come from Walter Baylor (Blackie Dammett), a social outcast who was the victim of a humiliating senior year practical joke. Now, two decades later, Baylor has escaped from a mental institution to kill off his tormenters one by one. Class Reunion was the first produced screenplay by John Hughes, a National Lampoon writer who would eventually find a highly successful career as a writer, director, and producer of teen-oriented movies. His debut was exceptionally inauspicious, however, as the film's uncertain mixture of gore and low comedy was met with critical derision and audience indifference. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Michael Miller

Release Date: October 29, 1982

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DVD Release Date: February 8, 2000

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  • ajv2688
    January 11, 2011
    ajv2688
    A mostly stupid comedy/horror movie. It has a couple of funny moments, but overall it's pretty bad.
  • matertenebraum
    August 8, 2009
    matertenebraum
    Personal taste rules when it comes to talking about movies such as this treasured little gem. Way back in the eighties, the early eighties, i discovered this movie, like so many released at the time, "Night Patrol" "Bad Manners" or even "King Frat" the artwork and blurbs on the b... read moreack of the covers tempted and teased you.

    Of course being of an age, movies like that i have already mentioned as well as stuff like "Screwballs" and the many others, captured the imagination, and thankfully many years later i still remember some with fondness and some with disdain the many movies that help maintain my love of such genre as parodies or pastiches.

    Made many years after the huge success of "Animal House" and having seen how it had fared down through the years, I now know that there would be no way this movie would ever eclipse the box office bucks obtain aforementioned nor would it linger in the memory, much like that of National Lampoon's Vacation.

    To be honest, not everything that has carried the National Lampoon Logo has been a wild success, however to me Class Reunion remains one of my all time favourite movies, with instantly recognisable characters, such as the aloof Bob Spinnaker played to perfection by Gerrit Graham, so good in Charles Band's "Terrorvision" still lingering in the past glories of his youth. Or how about Stephen Furst's brash and ballsy turn as the high school lazy drunken sex crazed bum Hubert Downs.

    Sweet as. Which makes me ponder. As i already said, personal taste not withstanding. People can be so cruel, so it will never win any awards or be compared to the like of its's peers within the comedy world. It does have some merit. Being one of the earlier scripts penned by John Hughes, who would later go on to do one of my own favourites of his work "Weird Science" as well as having a wonderful theme title sung by the great Gary U.S Bonds.

    What more can i say, it's a movie just waiting to be rediscovered, time and time again.
  • The80sExpert
    August 4, 2010
    The80sExpert
    Seeing as this movie was written by John Hughes, I expected more from it. An horror comedy isn't really his kind of movie anyway, though. Since it is a national lampoon movie, it is a stupid spoof of slasher movies. There wasn't much humor in the gags, but it is a zany, quirky... read more, raunchy type of comedy, and if you like that, you may find this movie enjoyable for a while at least. Overall, it could have been a lot better.
  • okkaywarner
    February 18, 2008
    okkaywarner
    very stupid and a waste of time. So, basically, it is exactly the same as a real high school reunion!
  • jeffman52001
    March 16, 2007
    jeffman52001
    Class Reunion is not too bad of a film, but could have been better. The movie has some great moments in it. A good cast like Gerrit Graham, Stephen Furst, Jackie Zeman, Anne Ramsey, and Michael Lerner.
  • flynnparadox
    February 27, 2007
    flynnparadox
    National Lampoon's Class Reunion doesn't quite work but it has its moments. The problem comes from the earliest conception stage of the filmmaking process, I think. The film is a parody and a really, really obvious one, too. The reason that Animal House works is because it's n... read moreot really a parody of anything: it is what it is. You end up caring about the characters despite yourself. Here, working in the Airplane-mode, the National Lampoon team don't seem quite so confident. Still, there are a few really funny moments scattered throughout this, usually between lame "goofy" scenes. You'll probably enjoy it more if you're a slasher movie fan (as I am.)

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Critic Reviews

Tim Brayton
September 13, 2011
Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

[An] unfunny R-rated comedy that pulls all of its punches. Full Review

Stefan Birgir Stefansson
February 12, 2008
Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is

sucks

David Nusair
July 11, 2005
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...a cheap, amateurish attempt to cash in on the National Lampoon name. Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Janet Maslin
August 30, 2004
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Ryan Cracknell
August 4, 2003
Ryan Cracknell, Movie Views

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Philip Martin
July 30, 2002
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Scott Weinberg
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

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Erik Childress
July 25, 2001
Erik Childress, Apollo Guide

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June 24, 2006
Time Out

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