Scream Factory has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Mark L. Lester's Class Of 1984 (1982), starring Perry King, Roddy McDowall, Michael J. Fox, Lisa Langlois, and Stefan Arngrim. The release will be available for purchase on April 14.
The label has also announced that it will release on Blu-ray Umberto Lenzi's
Ghosthouse (1988) and Fabrizio Laurenti's
Witchery (1988). The double-feature release will be available for purchase on June 30.
Class of 1984
They're all part of a typical day for the students of Lincoln High. Into this academic abyss arrives Andy Norris (Slaughterhouse Five's Perry King), an idealistic and naive music teacher who has moved into the community with his pregnant wife Diane. Appalled by the crime-infested school, Norris soon crosses sabers with its teenage kingpin, the shrewd and sadistic Peter Stegman (The White Shadow's Timothy Van Patten). With Norris setting his sights on reforming Stegman, and the young miscreant declaring war on his teacher, the duo sets a fateful showdown into motion on the night of an important school orchestra performance.
Directed and co-written by Mark L. Lester (Commando, Firestarter), Class of 1984 is one of the seminal cult movies of the early 1980s. While its vision of a decaying, violence-plagued inner city school seemed over-the-top in 1982, it sadly prophesized the future of American education. Lester's film - which caused a stir at Cannes and reputedly offended one of its own screenwriters - is also notable for its cast, which includes Van Patten, Roddy McDowall and a very young Michael J. Fox. Alice Cooper performs the theme song, "I Am The Future". No longer are the students of Lincoln High the future, for the future as arrived!
Special Features:
- NEW High-Definition Transfer of the Film From the Interpositive
- NEW interviews with Director Mark Lester, composer Lalo Schifrin and Actors Lisa Langlois and Erin Noble
- NEW career retrospective interview with Actor Perry King
- Audio Commentary with Mark Lester
- Blood and Blackboards featurette – featuring interviews with Mark Lester, Perry King and Merrie Lynn Ross
- Poster & Still Gallery
- Original Theatrical Trailer & TV Spots
Ghosthouse
Visions of a deceased girl and her doll bring doom to the visitors of a deserted house.
Witchery
Gary (David Hasselhoff, Baywatch, Knight Rider) and his gal pal Linda (Catherine Hickland) visit an island off the coast of Massachusetts where a haunted resort hotel looms to do research on witchcraft. They're joined by the Brooks family (including a pregnant Linda Blair, The Exorcist), prospective buyers of the property. When a violent storm prevents them from leaving the island, they're forced to endure the vengeful wrath of an evil witch who won't quit until every last one of them dies a horrible death! Produced by the legendary Joe D'Amato (Anthropophagus, Beyond The Darkness), Witchery (aka Ghosthouse 2) boasts a haunting atmosphere and creepy special effects.