Cutting Class

Cutting Class

No one said surviving high school would be easy.

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Release Date

4/24/1989

Runtime

91 mins

Overview

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?

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A 1980s slasher that plays the conventions of the genre with dark humor, treating high school rivalries and mysterious murders with tongue firmly in cheek. It's a whodunit wrapped in gore and sexual tension.

Mood

TensePlayful

Themes

ObsessionComing of age

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Stylized genre

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violenceSexual content

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