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National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982)

National Lampoon's Class Reunion poster
Original title
Class Reunion
Directed by
Michael Miller
Genre
comedy horror, parody film, slasher film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
R
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of high school alumni gather for their ten year class reunion. An escaped mental patient joins the party seeking revenge for a prank from their school days.

darkly comiccampyunsettlingfast-pacedsillytensemetaquirkyparodic

What happens

National Lampoon's: Class Reunion is a 1982 American black comedy film produced by National Lampoon as the third film from the magazine. It was the second film released; although National Lampoon Goes to the Movies was filmed in 1981, it was delayed and not released until 1982. The film was produced by ABC Motion Pictures and released by 20th Century-Fox on October 29, 1982, grossing $10.1 million. In the film, the 1972 graduating class of a high school is gathering for their class reunion. They are unaware that among the guests is an escaped mental patient, who wants revenge for a decade-old sadistic prank which had ruined his life and his sanity. After several deaths at the reunion, the surviving alumni team-up to discover who is their secret enemy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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