No one said surviving high school would be easy.
High school student Paula Carson's affections are being sought after by two of her classmates: Dwight, the "bad boy", and Brian, a disturbed young man who has just been released from a mental hospital where he was committed following the suspicious death of his father. Soon after being released, more murders start happening. Is Brian back to his old tricks, or is Dwight just trying to eliminate the competition?
Cutting Class (1989) is a horror, comedy and mystery film directed by Rospo Pallenberg, released on April 24, 1989 with a runtime of 1h 31m. It stars Donovan Leitch, Jill Schoelen, Brad Pitt and Roddy McDowall. Viewers rate it 5.0 out of 10 across 136 ratings.
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Donovan Leitch
as Brian Woods
Jill Schoelen
as Paula Carson
Brad Pitt
as Dwight Ingalls
Roddy McDowall
as Mr. Dante
Martin Mull
as William Carson III
Brenda James
as Colleen
Robert Glaudini
as Shultz
Dirk Blocker
as Coach Harris
Nancy Fish
as Mrs. Knocht
Robert Machray
as Mr. Conklin
David Clarke
as Crusty Old Man
Norman Alden
as Officer Fondulac
Directed by Rospo Pallenberg, written by Steve Slavkin, produced by Donald R. Beck and Rudy Cohen.
Average viewer score of 5.0/10 from 136 ratings.
Before the shop teachers could get a hold of me, before I was in college and my parents finally had time to be at home, this was the film that taught me "righty tighty, lefty loosey." Unfortunately that was about all it was good for at the time. Still, at least it had an effect on someone who watched it. At least it taught an unsupervised little 9-year-old boy something that he's used the rest of his life. Yeah,…
Reviewed on January 14, 2023
**_Brad Pitt stars in this flick about a killer on the loose at a high school in SoCal_** A student (Donovan Leitch Jr.) returns to high school in the Los Angeles area after spending time in a mental asylum and tries to renew friendships with a couple students (Jill Schoelen and Pitt). Havoc ensues. "Cutting Class” (1989) combines high school dramedy in the mold of “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (1982) with 80’s…
Reviewed on March 28, 2023
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Cutting Class (1989) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Night Flight Plus, Full Moon Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Chilling and ARROW, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Cutting Class (1989) includes Donovan Leitch, Jill Schoelen, Brad Pitt, Roddy McDowall and Martin Mull. The film was directed by Rospo Pallenberg. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Cutting Class was released on April 24, 1989 and runs for 1h 31m.
Cutting Class (1989) holds an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from 136 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror, comedy and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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