On this day October 29, 1982, the comedy film Class Reunion premiered in theaters, bringing a wild and outrageous twist to the high school reunion theme. Produced by National Lampoon, the movie followed former classmates reuniting years later for a night of chaos, pranks, and unexpected danger when a revenge seeking ex student crashes the celebration.
The film leaned heavily into over the top humor and slapstick antics that National Lampoon was known for throughout the era. With its eccentric characters, bizarre plot turns, and party gone wrong energy, Class Reunion aimed to deliver laughs by exaggerating every uncomfortable reunion moment imaginable. Though not as widely remembered as other National Lampoon hits, it remains a quirky part of early 1980s comedy cinema.
80s insight: Class Reunion reflected the growing trend of outrageous comedy in the early 1980s, when movies pushed humor to bigger, wilder, and more unpredictable places.
The film leaned heavily into over the top humor and slapstick antics that National Lampoon was known for throughout the era. With its eccentric characters, bizarre plot turns, and party gone wrong energy, Class Reunion aimed to deliver laughs by exaggerating every uncomfortable reunion moment imaginable. Though not as widely remembered as other National Lampoon hits, it remains a quirky part of early 1980s comedy cinema.
80s insight: Class Reunion reflected the growing trend of outrageous comedy in the early 1980s, when movies pushed humor to bigger, wilder, and more unpredictable places.
