Class of 1999

Class of 1999
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mark L. Lester
Written by	C. Courtney Joyner Bradley Gregg
Starring	Bradley Gregg Traci Lind Malcolm McDowell Stacey Keach Patrick Kilpatrick Pam Grier John P. Ryan Darren E. Burrows Joshua John Miller
Distributed by	Lightning Pictures
Release date(s)	May 11, 1990
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5,200,000
Box office	$2,459,895 (domestic) [1]

Class of 1999 is a 1990 science fiction film directed by Mark L. Lester. It is the director's follow-up to his 1982 film Class of 1984.

Synopsis

Set in the future, youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become "free fire zones", into which not even the Police will venture. When Dr. Miles Langford (Malcolm McDowell), the Principal of Kennedy High School, decides to take his school back from the gangs, robotics specialist Dr. Robert Forrest (Stacy Keach) provides "tactical education units". These human-like androids have been programmed to teach and are supplied with weapons to discipline trouble-makers. The androids soon overstep their authority, causing the students to fight back.

Cast

• Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Miles Langford
• Stacy Keach as Dr. Robert "Bob" Forest
• Bradley Gregg as Cody Culp
• Traci Lind as Christy Langford
• Patrick Kilpatrick as Mr. Bryles
• Pam Grier as Miss Connors
• John P. Ryan as Mr. Hardin
• Darren E. Burrows as Sonny
• Joshua John Miller as Angel
• Sharon Wyatt as Janice Culp
• James Medina as Hector
• Jason Oliver as Curt
• Brent David Fraser as Flavio
• Jill Gatsby as Dawn
• Sean Hagerty as Reedy

Filming location(s)

The film was shot at Lincoln High School (Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle) and is visible on Google Streetview. In the introduction of the movie the school is clearly visible as a heavily secured area with two guard towers on top of the stairs leading to the entrance.

Video and DVD releases

Class of 1999 was initially released on VHS via Vestron Video in 1991 and was later withdrawn. The film was released on DVD in other territories such as Korea and Australia. Lionsgate released the film on DVD for the first time in the USA on September 16, 2008.

Awards

The film was nominated for Young Artist Award (Joshua John Miller).

Sequel

Main article: Class of 1999 II: The Substitute

References

1. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=classof1999.htm

External links

• Class of 1999 at the Internet Movie Database
• Class of 1999 at Box Office Mojo