Cutting Class (1989)

Director:

Rospo Pallenberg

Writer (WGA):

Steve Slavkin (written by)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Some People Would Kill To Fit In.

Plot:

A murderer is loose in a high school in this 'whodunit' movie.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Math Problem | Bow And Arrow | Female Rear Nudity | First Person Camera

US TV Schedule:

Wed. May 21	3:30 PM	TMC
Sun. May 25	1:45 PM	TMC

Cast

Donovan Leitch	...	Brian Woods
Jill Schoelen	...	Paula Carson
Brad Pitt	...	Dwight Ingalls
Roddy McDowall	...	Mr. Dante
Martin Mull	...	William Carson III
Brenda James	...	Colleen (as Brenda Lynn Klemme)
Mark Barnet	...	Gary
Robert Glaudini	...	Shultz
Eric Boles	...	Mr. Glynn
Dirk Blocker	...	Coach Harris
Nancy Fish	...	Mrs. Knocht
Robert Machray	...	Mr. Conklin
David Clarke	...	Crusty Old Man
Norman Alden	...	Officer Fondulac
Tom Ligon	...	Mr. Ingalis
Bill Striglos	...	Mr. Quint
Ronnie Sperling	...	Mr. Tork
Jeff Rochlin	...	Nicholas
Alexander Folk	...	Mr. Nicholson
Neil Stanoff	...	Little Boy
Julie Hayden	...	Mother
Logan Clarke	...	Police Officer
Joel Michaely	...	Kid in Crowd
Dog Thomas	...	Bartender
Lara Lyon	...	Student in Class (as Lara Rugraff-Lyon)
Eric J. Van Wagoner	...	Student
Holly Hayes Jones	...	Head Cheerleader
Steven Kobrin	...	Newspaper Boy
Joy Griglione	...	Drum Major
Kevin Beck	...	Basketball Player

Directed by
Rospo Pallenberg

Writing credits (WGA)
Steve Slavkin		(written by)

Produced by
Donald R. Beck	....	producer
Rudy Cohen	....	producer
Peter S. Davis	....	executive producer
William N. Panzer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jill Fraser

Cinematography by
Avraham Karpick		(as Avi Karpick)

Film Editing by
Bill Butler
Natan Zahavi

Casting by
Eric Boles

Production Design by
Richard Sherman

Art Direction by
Gigi Lorick

Set Decoration by
Debbie Minchenberg

Costume Design by
Kelly Troup

Makeup Department
Kelcey Fry	....	key hair stylist
Kathy Shorkey	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Rudy Cohen	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Altshuler	....	second assistant director
Donald R. Beck	....	second unit director
Miles Kristman	....	second second assistant director
Donald Newman	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Andrew Allen-King	....	set dresser
Sean Everett	....	property master (as Sean E. Markland)
Ian Hardy	....	construction coordinator
Norman West	....	property assistant

Sound Department
Peter Bentley	....	production sound mixer
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley walker
Jeff Burman	....	sound editor (as Jeffrey Burman)
Smith Craig	....	adr mixer
Smith Craig	....	foley mixer
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lily Diamond	....	foley supervisor
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Jacobs	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Robert E. McCarthy	....	special effects

Stunts
Gregg Brazzel	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Chuy Elizondo	....	camera operator
Nimi Getter	....	gaffer (as Nimrod Getter)
Tom Ingalls	....	best boy electric
Gary Molyneux	....	grip
George Palmer	....	key grip
Marc David Schultz	....	best boy electric
Rick Senteno	....	electrician
Rick Sutherland	....	best boy grip
Tracy Turner	....	still photographer
Rob White	....	electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eric Van Wagoner	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Linda DeMarco	....	color timer
Susan A. Jones	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Richard Whitfield	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Harold Martin	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Christine Bonnem	....	location manager
Thomas Farr	....	production assistant
David Floyd	....	production assistant
Monica Melvin-Fratkin	....	production coordinator (as Monica Melvin)
Barbara Thaxton	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• April Films
• April Productions
• Gower Street Pictures

Distributors

• Vestron Video International (1989) (Belgium) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (????) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Vox (????) (Germany) (TV) (as "Todesparty II")

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Image Transform)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Excelsior High School - 15711 Pioneer Boulevard, Norwalk, California, USA

Company:

April Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When the paper boy is throwing out the papers, he tosses one of the papers and its obvious that the paper comes apart in the air, but when it hits the ground its intact.

Quotes:

Dwight Ingalls: You know, Your fathers a lot bigger than I am. Of course, I bigger where it REALLY counts!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Grindhouse (2007)

Soundtrack:

NEARER TO MORNING

The best movie ever made... If you like cheesy horror movies.

I love this movie, plain and simple. It's definitely not meant to be taken seriously, folks. The cheesy dialogue, the corny plot, and the horrible acting kept me in perpetual stitches throughout the whole movie. And who can forget the delivery of that title line? "Now, Paula, you're not CUTTING CLASS, are you?" (Ok, my quotation might not be verbatim). You have to see it to truly appreciate how hilariously awful it truly is. Everyone should see this film at least once, if not a million times.