Class of Nuke 'Em High
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Class of Nuke 'Em High, also known as Atomic High School, is a 1986 film made by cult classic
B-movie
production group Troma Entertainment
. It was directed by Richard W. Haines
and Lloyd Kaufman
under the pseudonym Samuel Weil. New York holographer
Jason Sapan created the laser effects.
high school (Tromaville High School), which is conveniently located next to a nuclear power plant
. The gang of the school, called "The Cretins", deals drugs
among the students. They pick leaves from a radioactive marijuana plant located in the yard of the nuclear plant and sell it to Eddie for $10. He smokes it at a party with his friends Warren and Chrissy. That night, they both have hallucinations. Chrissy discovers that she is pregnant, and spits a little monster into a toilet bowl. The creature travels trough the water pipes and lands in a barrel filled with radioactive waste, and mutates into a bigger creature. Meanwhile, Warren has super strength and kills two of the Cretins. The rebel gang takes over the school and start destroying it, and they take Chrissy hostage and take her to the basement. Warren goes into the school to save her, and he discovers the adult monster, who kills every one of The Cretins. Warren finally kills the beast with a laser he found in the physics laboratory, and he and Chrissy leave the school right after the monster explodes along with the school. The film ends with a frame of the monster "baby" squirming through the remains of the destroyed school.
and 1994's Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid
. A fourth movie was announced in 2000, but it never got past the pre-production stage. The sequels were not directed by either Lloyd Kaufman
or Michael Herz
, but were produced by them. They were more comedic than violent and had a very low budget. The sequels marked the first appearance by Tromie the radioactive squirrel
.
, which will have a PG-13 rating and Mother's Day would also receive remakes by other studios.
Cult Classic
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B-movie
B-movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
production group Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974.The company produces low-budget independent movies that play on 1950s horror with elements of farce...
. It was directed by Richard W. Haines
Richard W. Haines
Richard W. Haines is an American independent genre filmmaker and film historian best known for his cult movies Space Avenger in Technicolor, Run for Cover in 3-D, and Splatter University, and the book Technicolor Movies....
and Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. With producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, including The Toxic Avenger and Tromeo and Juliet. Kaufman also serves as...
under the pseudonym Samuel Weil. New York holographer
Holography
Holography is a technique that allows the light scattered from an object to be recorded and later reconstructed so that when an imaging system is placed in the reconstructed beam, an image of the object will be seen even when the object is no longer present...
Jason Sapan created the laser effects.
Plot
The film is about a New JerseyNew Jersey
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high school (Tromaville High School), which is conveniently located next to a nuclear power plant
Nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives a steam turbine connected to a generator which produces electricity.Nuclear power plants are usually...
. The gang of the school, called "The Cretins", deals drugs
DRUGS
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among the students. They pick leaves from a radioactive marijuana plant located in the yard of the nuclear plant and sell it to Eddie for $10. He smokes it at a party with his friends Warren and Chrissy. That night, they both have hallucinations. Chrissy discovers that she is pregnant, and spits a little monster into a toilet bowl. The creature travels trough the water pipes and lands in a barrel filled with radioactive waste, and mutates into a bigger creature. Meanwhile, Warren has super strength and kills two of the Cretins. The rebel gang takes over the school and start destroying it, and they take Chrissy hostage and take her to the basement. Warren goes into the school to save her, and he discovers the adult monster, who kills every one of The Cretins. Warren finally kills the beast with a laser he found in the physics laboratory, and he and Chrissy leave the school right after the monster explodes along with the school. The film ends with a frame of the monster "baby" squirming through the remains of the destroyed school.
Sequels
The film spawned two unsuccessful sequels, 1991's Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid MeltdownClass of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown
Class of Nuke 'Em High Part II: Subhumanoid Meltdown is a 1991 sequel to the 1986 minor-hit Class of Nuke 'Em High. Notably there are no characters carried over from the first film .-Plot:Tromaville's nuclear reactor has been rebuilt and the Nukamama Corporation...
and 1994's Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid
Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid
The Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid is a 1994 comedy, horror, science-fiction film directed by Eric Louzil and distributed by Troma Entertainment.-Plot:...
. A fourth movie was announced in 2000, but it never got past the pre-production stage. The sequels were not directed by either Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman
Lloyd Kaufman is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. With producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, including The Toxic Avenger and Tromeo and Juliet. Kaufman also serves as...
or Michael Herz
Michael Herz (producer)
Michael Herz is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. With Lloyd Kaufman, the two are the co-founders of Troma Entertainment, the world's longest running independent film studio, known for their comedic horror films, including the cult favorite Toxic Avenger series and the...
, but were produced by them. They were more comedic than violent and had a very low budget. The sequels marked the first appearance by Tromie the radioactive squirrel
Squirrel
Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots , flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia...
.
Cast
- Janelle Brady as Chrissy
- Gil Brenton as Warren
- Robert Prichard as Spike
- Pat Ryan Jr.R. L. RyanR.L. Ryan was an American actor. He was born in Pennsylvania, and died in the same state of a heart attack.He was also credited as Pat Ryan Jr., Bob Ryan or Pat Ryan.-Actor:*Street Trash - Frank Schnizer...
as Mr. Paley - James Nugent Vernon as Eddie
- Brad Dunker as Gonzo
- Gary Schneider as Pete
- Theo Cohan as Muffey
- Gary Rosenblatt as Greg
- Mary Taylor as Judy
- Rick Howard as Spud
- Lauren Heather McMahon as Taru
Remake
On April 7, 2010, Lloyd Kaufman announced that he has been contacted about remaking Class of Nuke 'Em High. Kaufman has already confirmed that other 80's Troma classics such The Toxic AvengerThe Toxic Avenger
The Toxic Avenger is a 1984 comedy horror film released by Troma Entertainment, known for producing low budget B-movies with campy concepts. Virtually ignored upon its first release, The Toxic Avenger caught on with filmgoers after a long and successful midnight movie engagement at the famed...
, which will have a PG-13 rating and Mother's Day would also receive remakes by other studios.