National Lampoon's Class Reunion

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From National Lampoon® and screenwriter John Hughes (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Home Alone) comes this "very funny" (Screen International) teen horror parody set in thehallowed halls of a boarded-up high school. Featuring Oscar®-nominee* Michael Lerner, Class Reunion will make you scream and shake with laughter! It's been 10 years since Lizzie Borden High School's class of '72 graduated, and everyonethe preppies, the hippies and the in-crowdhas returned to reminisce over good times past. But classmate Walter Baylor has returned too with a vengeance! While the rest of the gang is misbehaving at its alma mater, Walter, who was amisunderstood freak then and a certified psychopath now, is still not over a prank played on him a decade ago and out to wreak havoc of a different sort! *1991: Supporting Actor, Barton Fink

Customer Reviews:

A class reunion worth attending.......2007-07-28

Okay, my title sucks, but this movie doesn't. Lately, National Lampoon has released so many pieces of you-know-what that I doubted there were any good movies out there by them that I hadn't seen. Then I saw Class Reunion at a video store and noticed it was a.) not one of the millions being released this year and b.) written by John Hughes himself (responsible for the Lampoon's best besides Animal House, Vacation). I found it for a reasonable price here on Amazon, and it is hilarious. It's not at Animal House or even Vacation level, but it has many funny moments.
The plot concerns a troubled man named Walter that was the butt of a cruel prank by the high school seniors, and now at the 10-year high school reunion, Walter has escaped from the loony bin to seek revenge. One of the best parts of the movie is recognizing all of the high school stereotypes, twisted gleefully by Hughes as he has done so many times (Weird Science, Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, the list goes on), like the preppy class president, the equally preppy prude, the blind girl (why not?), the guy no one remembers (Gary...something), the horny fat guy (played with gusto by Stephen "Flounder" Furst himself), and... the crippled chick that sold her soul to the Devil to be cured so now can produce fire. I remember someone like that at my high school, except she could produce ice.
Anyway, for any Lampoon fans that weep for its future, look at this movie from its past and hope to God they can start making good movies again.

Some Good Humour.......2005-07-01

In 1972 the class gang played a prank on one of the students. 10 years later they are attending there reunion and things start to go wrong when the student they picked on has turned up seeking revenge. they find themselves trapped in the school and well.... watch it to find if if your interested this far.

I picked this up in the cheapie bin, and I suggest you find it there too. It isnt worth much, honestly. It's got some pretty funny moments, but it's not classic funny like Animal House and Vacation. So find it cheap and it's worth it, but dont pay more then ten bucks.

Theres no bonus features or anything, apparently the US version comes with a booklet, but even if ours did I dont think I wouldve done more the flicked through for a glance if that.

It's not dull or boring, it flows rather well, but I predicted the plot a qaurter of the way into the movie, and I think you could too, so the end was pretty much suspected. There is some pretty good effects, espeicely for an 80's film. I heard something about this movie original intended to be a sequel to Animal House, but they obviously didnt do it that way, but the guy who played Ken Dorfman in AH is in this film as a diffrent charactor, as well as a few familuer faces but I dont know there names.

Worthy of a rent, worth the money as long as you dont have to pay alot and yur sure to get a laugh or few out of it!

Sister love isn't just for Appalachia anymore!.......2005-02-14

This movie takes it's place among the greatest films of all time. First is Citizen Kane, second Casablanca, third, well you guessed it, National Lampoon's Class Reunion! Thank you John Hughes for writing one of the most profound movies ever to be seen and heard by the human experience.

I Love Zane Busby!!!.......2002-03-20

Wacky! Goofy! Stoooopid!!! Fun! This slasher film parody has me in stitches everytime I watch it. Zane Busby as the cripple who sold her soul to the devil is one of the best character performers of all time. Her facial expressions and side comments crack me up. The late Ann Ramsey (Throw Mama From The Train)as the cafeteria worker brings back memories(?) of mystery meat lunches and creamed whatever that green goop was as part of the high school nutrition program. The few off-color bits in the film are done well and not disgusting or shocking. I've heard and seen worse on late night talk shows! All we needed now was to have Elvira show up as the guidance councillor or school nurse! A job well done on DVD.

Little known but funny.......2001-10-27

Little known and little remembered except by those who used to watch HBO in the 80's. An early spoof of slasher movies, Class Reunion stands out for the very funny cast of well known character actors.

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Your kids will probably be bored

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Release Date: 2007-05-08

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This giftset includes 10 hilarious summer-break films including: National Lampoon: Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (Unrated), National Lampoon: Class Reunion, National Lampoon: Dorm Daze, National Lampoon: Gold Diggers (Unrated), National Lampoon: Going the Distance, National Lampoon: Movie Madness, Cooley High, UHF, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.

Customer Reviews:

Your kids will probably be bored.......2007-03-17

I realize that this batch of films is aimed at older teenagers and college kids, not adults over the age of 25. However, you can probably do much better picking out films your kids will watch than this collection. That's not to say that there aren't some great yet silly films in the batch, because there are. Next I describe each film in descending order of quality.

UHF (1989) - This is a great film starring Weird Al Yankovic as a directionless young man whose uncle gives him a rundown TV station to manage. His unconventional programming turns things around for himself and the station.

Cooley High (1975) - This is a great film for all ages, and was the basis for the sitcom "What's Happening", although it only faintly resembles it. It is set in south-side Chicago in the mid 60's, and concerns a group of high school friends that have numerous comic encounters, but there is also some tragedy involved in the plot.

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) - The first one was very funny and fresh, and Keanu Reeves will always be Ted as far as I'm concerned, even if he winds up doing Shakespeare at some point. The plot concerns two slackers who are about to fail history that are given some help from a time traveller from the future. The only problem is that it is so steeped in 80's pop culture that your kids may not get half the jokes.

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) - The second one is still funny, it just seems to try harder and not get quite the same comic effect as the first.

The rest of the movies are under the National Lampoon label.

Dorm Daze (2003) - One of National Lampoon's better college farce movies, with the plot set up by a series of silly misunderstandings. The closest thing you're going to get to "Animal House" 25 years after the fact.

Going the Distance (2004) - A Canadian version of Roadtrip. This movie was better than I expected, with a lot of good interaction between the main characters, but still not that great even for a teen farce.

Class Reunion (1982) - This movie had all the ingredients to be funny, but it just bored me, even in 1982. Top that off with all of the 80's and even 70's pop culture references, and I don't think it would do much for today's kids.

The last three movies are just awful - "Movie Madness", "Gold Diggers", and "Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj". I won't even bother to describe them. When I say they're bad, I'm saying they are boring and completely unfunny. If you force your kids to sit through these three films as part of their summer break, they'll be looking forward to going back to school.

The end result is you have three good to excellent films that are all older movies, four mediocre to OK films, and three horrible movies. I think you can do much better at entertaining your older teenagers/college kids than this collection.

Average customer rating:

A class reunion worth attending
Some Good Humour
Sister love isn't just for Appalachia anymore!
I Love Zane Busby!!!
Little known but funny

National Lampoon's Class Reunion
Starring: Gerrit Graham , Michael Lerner , Misty Rowe , Blackie Dammett , and Fred McCarren
Director: Michael Miller
Manufacturer: Anchor Bay
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Release Date: 2000-02-08

Customer Reviews:

A class reunion worth attending.......2007-07-28

Some Good Humour.......2005-07-01

Sister love isn't just for Appalachia anymore!.......2005-02-14

I Love Zane Busby!!!.......2002-03-20

Little known but funny.......2001-10-27

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