Class Act

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Class Act

PG-13

1992

1h 38m

Comedy

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Duncan Pinderhughes (Christopher Reid) is a nerdy straight-A student with no social life, and Blade Brown (Christopher Martin) is a tough bad boy with grades so low he has little hope of graduating from high school. When a fateful mistake swaps their permanent records -- and thereby identities -- they decide to take advantage. Duncan will raise Blade's grades, and Blade will show Duncan how to be cool. However, they both start to realize that their new lives aren't what they expected.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Class Act takes a fairly radical idea and turns it into a sitcom, although not without giving us some idea of the possibilities it has missed.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Pamela Bruce

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

This movie was really nothing but fluff for the decade, featuring hot hip-hop stars of the day.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 30, 2012

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

A film that strains to be entertaining until it's red in the face, but doesn't contain a single laugh.

Rated: D

Jun 4, 2012

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Ryan Cracknell

Movie Views

While not a horrible film, it certainly isn't the type of feature that would make anyone an icon or even a star.

May 16, 2010

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2005

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TJ L

instant Classic, a Beyond Authentic Portrayal of being a Nerdy Smart Teen befriending a Juvenile Delinquent Troubled Teen to Reinvent themselves by Trading Lives, Finding Girlfriends that the Other should Have and Not wanting to Trade Back in South Central Los Angeles California in the 90's . . . this Movie 🎥 is Definitely House Party(1990)'s Equal

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/22/23

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Johnny B

It was a great movie for the decade, these other movie critics are just that, dimwitted critics. Not a single laugh? I think not bro. You're just a dullard.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/23

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Audience Member

Hilarious, great story and a perfect cast. Not much more you could ask for. "Hey yo Demita I thought you was gonna play with my frog."

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Aunque no ha envejecido tan mal como esperaba...vaaaya si esta película puede ser problemática hoy dia para muchos...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

One of my favorite movie!! Love it!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/20/20

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Audience Member

Great movie. Classic.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Randall Miller

Director

Christopher Reid

Duncan

Christopher Martin

Blade

Karyn Parsons

Ellen

Alysia Rogers

Damita

Meshach Taylor

Duncan's Dad

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Synopsis

Duncan Pinderhughes (Christopher Reid) is a nerdy straight-A student with no social life, and Blade Brown (Christopher Martin) is a tough bad boy with grades so low he has little hope of graduating from high school. When a fateful mistake swaps their permanent records -- and thereby identities -- they decide to take advantage. Duncan will raise Blade's grades, and Blade will show Duncan how to be cool. However, they both start to realize that their new lives aren't what they expected.

Director: Randall Miller
Producer: Todd Black, Maynell Thomas
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.1M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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