Class of Nuke 'Em High

Class of Nuke 'Em High
Class of Nuke 'Em High

Theatrical one-sheet
Directed by Richard W. Haines
Michael Herz
Samuel Weil
Produced by Michael Herz
Lloyd Kaufman
James Treadwell
Written by Lloyd Kaufman
Richard W. Haines
Mark Rudnitsky
Stuart Strutin
Starring Janelle Brady
Gil Brenton
Robert Prichard
Pat Ryan
Music by Ethan Hurt, Title Track
Michael Latlanzi
Cinematography Michael Mayers
Editing by Richard W. Haines
Distributed by Troma Entertainment
Release date(s) December 12, 1986 (1986-12-12)
Running time 85 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $2 million (est)

Class of Nuke 'Em High, also known as Atomic High School, is a 1986 film made by cult classic B-movie production group Troma Entertainment. It was directed by Richard W. Haines and Lloyd Kaufman under the pseudonym Samuel Weil. New York holographer Jason Sapan created the laser effects.

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Plot

The film is about a New Jersey high school (Tromaville High School), which is conveniently located next to a nuclear power plant. The gang of the school, called "The Cretins", deals drugs among the students. They pick leaves from a radioactive marijuana plant located in the yard of the nuclear plant and sell it to Eddie for $20. He smokes it at a party with his friends Warren and Chrissy. That night, they both have hallucinations. Chrissy discovers that she is pregnant, and spits a little monster into a toilet bowl. The creature travels trough the water pipes and lands in a barrel filled with radioactive waste, and mutates into a bigger creature. Meanwhile, Warren has super strength and kills two of the Cretins. The rebel gang takes over the school and start destroying it, and they take Chrissy hostage and take her to the basement. Warren goes into the school to save her, and he discovers the adult monster, who kills every one of The Cretins. Warren finally kills the beast with a laser he found in the physics laboratory, and he and Chrissy leave the school right after the monster explodes along with the school. The film ends with a frame of the monster "baby" squirming through the remains of the destroyed school.

Sequels

The film spawned two unsuccessful sequels, 1991's Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown and 1994's Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid. A fourth movie was announced in 2000, but it never got past the pre-production stage. The sequels were not directed by either Lloyd Kaufman or Michael Herz, but were produced by them. They were more comedic than violent and had a very low budget. The sequels marked the first appearance by Tromie the radioactive squirrel.

Cast

  • Janelle Brady as Chrissy
  • Gil Brenton as Warren
  • Robert Prichard as Spike
  • Pat Ryan Jr. as Mr. Paley
  • James Nugent Vernon as Eddie
  • Brad Dunker as Gonzo
  • Gary Schneider as Pete
  • Theo Cohan as Muffey
  • Gary Rosenblatt as Greg
  • Mary Taylor as Judy
  • Rick Howard as Spud
  • Lauren Heather McMahon as Taru

Remake

On April 7, 2010, Lloyd Kaufman announced that he has been contacted about remaking Class of Nuke 'Em High. Kaufman has already confirmed that other 80's Troma classics such The Toxic Avenger, which will have a PG-13 rating and Mother's Day would also receive remakes by other studios.[1]

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