
Class of Nuke 'Em High
1986 · Movie · R · 86 min · ★ 5.6 · 25% critics
At a high school beside a nuclear power plant, students begin acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker. As the effects spread, the situation turns eerie and dangerous.
Also known as Nuke 'Em High
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-12-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 25/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (199 votes)
About
You’ll probably like it if you enjoy quirky 1980s horror-comedy and contamination-inspired chaos, but Not for you if you want clean, optimistic teen stories—try Cooties or Brain Dead instead.
Pros: dark teen satire; strange body-horror; tense contamination mystery | Cons: dated pacing; unpleasant subject matter; uneven tone
Themes
- monster
- b movie
- school shooting
Cast & crew

Janelle Brady
as Chrissy Murphy

Gil Brenton
as Warren Brant

Robert Prichard
as Spike

Pat Ryan
as Mr. Finley (as R.L. Ryan)
- JV
James Nugent Vernon
as Eddie Harold
- BD
Brad Dunker
as Gonzo

Gary Schneider
as Pete
- GR
Gary Rosenblatt
as Greg
- MT
Mary Taylor
as Judy
- RH
Rick Howard
as Spud
Directed by Richard W. Haines, Lloyd Kaufman