National Lampoon

National Lampoon Inc

National Lampoon, Incorporated is a company formed in 2002 in order to use the brand name "National Lampoon" in comedy and entertainment. In the words of its prospectus, the role of the company is to "develop, produce, provide creative services and distribute National Lampoon branded comedic...

's Class Reunion (sometimes called Class Reunion) is a 1982 comedy film

Comedy film

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, directed by Michael Miller and written by John Hughes. The movie stars Stephen Furst

Stephen Furst

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, Gerrit Graham

Gerrit Graham

Gerrit Graham is an American actor and songwriter. He's appeared in such films as Used Cars, TerrorVision, National Lampoon's Class Reunion, and Greetings, where he worked with Brian DePalma for the first time...

 (of Child's Play 2

Child's Play 2

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), Anne Ramsey

Anne Ramsey

Anne Ramsey was an American stage, television, and film actress. She is probably most famous for her roles as Mama Fratelli in The Goonies and as Mrs...

, Jacklyn Zeman

Jacklyn Zeman

Jacklyn Zeman is an American actress. She is known for her role as Barbara "Bobbie" Spencer on General Hospital. She is sometimes credited as Jackie Zeman.-Personal life:...

, Blackie Dammett

Blackie Dammett

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, Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner (actor)

-Life and career:Lerner was born in Brooklyn, New York of Romanian Jewish descent, the son of Blanche and George Lerner, who was a fisherman and antiques dealer. He was raised in Bensonhurst and Red Hook. His brother, Ken Lerner, is also an actor...

, and Misty Rowe

Misty Rowe

Misty Rowe is an actress most known for portraying the perky lisping blond on the American television series Hee Haw for 19 years...

.

Synopsis

It is 1982 and Lizzie Borden High School is host to the tenth-year reunion of the class of 1972. Their fun is murderously interrupted by the psychotic Walter Baylor who bears a grudge against his former classmates for a prank committed against him ten years ago. The motley crew of '72 set out to uncover who amongst them is committing the killings.

Release

The film was released theatrically in the United States

United States

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 by 20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

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 in October 1982. It proved to be a huge disappointment for the company following National Lampoon's Animal House

National Lampoon's Animal House

National Lampoon's Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis. The film was a direct spin-off of National Lampoon magazine...

, grossing only $10,054,150 at the box office.

The film was released on VHS

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 and laserdisc

Laserdisc

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 by ABC Video

ABC Video

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 in 1983. In August 1998, Anchor Bay Entertainment

Anchor Bay Entertainment

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 re-released the film on VHS.

In 2000, Anchor Bay Entertainment

Anchor Bay Entertainment

Anchor Bay Entertainment is a U.S. based home entertainment and production company and is a division of Starz Media, which is a unit of Starz, LLC. It was previously owned by IDT Entertainment until 2006 when IDT was purchased by Starz Media. Anchor Bay markets and sells feature films, series,...

 released the film on DVD

DVD

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. The film was re-released on DVD by MGM in 2005.