National Lampoon's Class Reunion
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Class Reunion theatrical poster
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| Directed by | Michael Miller |
| Produced by | Matty Simmons |
| Written by | John Hughes |
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Peter Bernstein Mark Goldenberg |
| Cinematography | Philip Lathrop |
| Edited by |
Ann Mills Richard Meyer |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $10.1 million |
Class Reunion is a 1982 black comedy film produced by National Lampoon as the third film from the magazine. It was the second film released; although National Lampoon Goes To The Movies was filmed in 1981, it was delayed and not released until 1983.
Lizzie Borden High's class of 1972 is getting ready to go through the motions at their ten-year reunion, when a deranged alumnus Walter Baylor, who was driven insane by a horrible, sadistic, senior-year prank, escapes from the mental institution and decides to crash the party at his high school reunion. Guests start to disappear and are found dead; the other alumni, including the high class snooty yacht salesman Bob Spinnaker, class tease Bunny Packard, and the class zero Gary Nash, spring into action as they try to uncover the culprit and put an end to the nightmare that has become their class reunion.
John Hughes claimed he had been fired from the film. "They didn't even want me around, and I was shocked when I saw the movie," he said. "My screenplay had been completely butchered, and my name will nevertheless be on the credits forever."
The film was released theatrically in the United States by 20th Century Fox in October 1982. It proved to be a huge disappointment for the company, grossing only $10,054,150 at the box office. Opening weekend for the movie, it made $3,086,525.
In 1982, Dell Publishing released a "photo novel" version book, adapted from John Hughes' screenplay by Sandra Choron. The film was released on VHS and laserdisc by Vestron Video in 1983. In August 1998, Anchor Bay Entertainment re-released the film on VHS. In 2000, Anchor Bay Entertainment released the film on DVD. The film was re-released on DVD by MGM in 2005.
The score for the 1982 movie National Lampoons Class Reunion was composed by Peter Bernstein and Mark Goldenberg and includes a live onscreen performance by Chuck Berry, and a small scene where the actors perform the classic 1960 hit "Stop! in the Name of Love". The score was edited by Jim Harrison and Lada Productions.
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