Class of Nuke 'Em High

"Readin', Writin' and Radiation!"

1986 1h 26m EN

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 205

HorrorComedyScience FictionThriller

Synopsis

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The pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker.

“Readin', Writin' and Radiation!”

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Cast

Janelle Brady
Chrissy Murphy
Gil Brenton
Warren Brant
Robert Prichard
Spike
Pat Ryan
Mr. Finley (as R.L. Ryan)
James Nugent Vernon
Eddie Harold
Brad Dunker
Gonzo
Gary Schneider
Pete
Gary Rosenblatt
Greg

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard W. Haines
Writers: Richard W. Haines, Stuart Strutin, Richard W. Haines
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Class of Nuke 'Em High Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard W. Haines, shot by Michael Mayers. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Lattanzi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Janelle Brady and Gil Brenton and Robert Prichard carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Readin', Writin' and Radiation!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard W. Haines directs. Michael Mayers behind the camera. Michael Lattanzi scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
340 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Class of Nuke 'Em High Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Richard W. Haines, shot by Michael Mayers. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Michael Lattanzi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Janelle Brady and Gil Brenton and Robert Prichard carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Readin', Writin' and Radiation!".
9IMDB entry: tt0090849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Mayers
Original score: Michael Lattanzi
Makeup / hair: Scott Coulter
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)

Part of

Class of Nuke 'Em High Collection

Class of Nuke 'Em High, also known as Atomic High School, is a 1986 American science fiction comedy horror 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. 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 good production values despite the low budget. It was announced that Lloyd Kaufman would direct the fourth installment of the series called Return to Class of Nuke 'Em High Vol.1 and Vol.2. On September 27, 2012 a trailer for Return to the Class of Nuke 'Em High was released. The film was released on April 7, 2013.