Cutting Class
Directed by Rospo PallenbergHigh school student Paula Carson's affections are being sought after by two of her classmates: Dwight, the "bad boy", and Brian, a disturbed young man who has just been released from a mental hospital where he was committed following the suspicious death of his father. Soon after being released, more murders start happening. Is Brian back to his old tricks, or is Dwight just trying to eliminate the competition?
Cutting Class Ratings & Reviews
- Kevin WardJuly 1, 2025This is what I imagine Brad Pitt was actually like in high school. I’ve had this on my slashpick list for a while, but could never pull the trigger because it looked kinda bad. It is, but it was better than I imagined. Poor Paula simply can’t get away from dude constantly trying to get into, or look up her skirt—including the pervo principal. Most of the kills are kind of mediocre leading up to the finale, resorting to off-screen or pseudo-off-screen kills. But the finale is pretty great. And Gene Parmesan!! Lots of great 80’s tropes. Art class with live models. Mental institutions (of course), the aforementioned chasing of high schooler tail, and a woman complaining about her bunions. I feel like that’s a trope we don’t get anymore. Have we eradicated bunions?
- Larry YatesNovember 1, 2025Cheesy 80s horror with a young Brad Pitt. Not bad.
- tafreemAugust 29, 2025SUCH A WASTE OF GREAT TALENT. ONE OF THE BEST CAST HORROR MOVIES, THEY JUST HAD A LOUSY SCRIPT TO WORK WITH.
Cutting Class Trivia
Cutting Class was released on April 24, 1989.
Cutting Class was directed by Rospo Pallenberg.
Cutting Class has a runtime of 90 min.
Cutting Class was produced by Donald R. Beck, Rudy Cohen.
The key characters in Cutting Class are Brian Woods (Donovan Leitch), Paula Carson (Jill Schoelen), Dwight Ingalls (Brad Pitt).
Cutting Class is rated R.
Cutting Class is a Horror, Comedy, Thriller film.
Cutting Class has an audience rating of 2.2 out of 10.