Class of 1999

Class of 1999

Directed by Mark L. Lester

Produced by Lightning Pictures, Original Pictures

199099 min6.1 / 10

A dystopian B-movie action thriller where killer cyborg teachers are deployed to brutally suppress gang violence in a lawless high school, blending cyberpunk premise with exploitation-film sensibilities.

The time is in the future and the youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become "free-fire zones", into which not even the police will venture. When Miles Langford, the head of Kennedy High School, decides to take his school back from the gangs, robotics specialist Dr. Robert Forrest provides "tactical education units". These are amazingly human-like androids that have been programmed to teach and are supplied with devastatingly effective solutions to discipline problems. So when the violent, out-of-control students of Kennedy High report for class tomorrow, they're going to get a real education... in staying alive!

Questions people ask

  • Is Class of 1999 violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.

  • Is Class of 1999 scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Class of 1999 one of a kind? No. Less singular than 94% of films.

  • Is Class of 1999 easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Class of 1999 end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Class of 1999 sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

29/ 100

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Love25

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