Class Of 1984 (1982) [reclassified 2020]

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Synopsis

Thriller. The new teacher (Perry King) at a troubled high school clashes with the leader (Timothy Van Patten) of a punk gang.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
• Frequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence, some involving animals, some involving self-harm - much blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual violence involving prolonged terror - no nudity
• Infrequent portrayals of sexually suggestive scenes - no nudity
• Infrequent breast, buttock, and frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
• Frequent portrayals of smoking, alcohol use, and illegal substance use and trafficking - some detail

Thematic elements

• Power and control
• Fear and manipulation
• Generational divides

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for sexual violence and violence

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