Years after Mark L. Lester taught viewers a lesson with vengeance with Class of 1984, the filmmaker introduced the Class of 1999, and the Lionsgate will include the 1990 film as the 14th entry in their Vestron Video Blu-ray Collector's Series.

"The Vestron cult classic horror series continues with Class of 1999, coming to Blu-ray on January 30th with all new special features!

Street Date: 1/30/18

Blu-ray™ SRP: $39.97

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The ultimate teaching machine spirals out of control when the Vestron Video Collector’s Series releases the sci-fi thriller Class of 1999, arriving for the first time on limited edition Blu-ray™ on January 30 from Lionsgate. A high school principal employs robotic teachers to keep order in an inner-city school, but when the androids become deadly, opposing teenage gangs must unite to save their own lives. Starring Pam Grier, Stacy Keach, and Malcolm McDowell, Class of 1999 is packed with all-new special features, including audio commentaries with director Mark L. Lester, interviews with the crew and more! Restored and remastered, the Class of 1999 Blu-ray will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.97.

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS

The time is the future, and youth gang violence is so high that the areas around some schools have become “free fire zones” into which not even the police will venture. When Miles Langford

(Malcolm McDowell), the principal of Kennedy High School, decides to take his school back from the gangs, robotics specialist Dr. Robert Forrest (Stacy Keach) provides “tactical education units.” These human-like androids have been programmed to teach and are supplied with weapons to handle discipline problems. These kids will get a lesson in staying alive!

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

  • Audio Commentary with Producer-Director Mark L. Lester
  • “School Safety” Interviews with Producer-Director Mark L. Lester and Co-Producer Eugene Mazzola
  • “New Rules” Interview with Screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner
  • “Cyber-Teachers from Hell” Interviews with Special Effects Creators Eric Allard and Rick Stratton
  • “Future of Discipline” Interview with Director of Photography Mark Irwin
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots
  • Still Gallery
  • Video Promo 

CAST

Pam Grier                    Jackie Brown, Coffy, Scream Blacula Scream, Foxy Brown

Stacy Keach              American History X, The Bourne Legacy, Cell

Malcolm McDowell       A Clockwork Orange, Halloween, Rob Zombie’s 31

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 1990

Title Copyright: Class of 1999 © 1989 Vestron Pictures, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2018 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Type: Theatrical Release

Rating: R

Genre: Sci Fi, Action

Closed-Captioned: NA

Subtitles: English, Spanish, English SDH

Feature Run Time: 97 minutes

Blu-ray Format: 1080p High Definition 16x9 Widescreen 1.85:1 Presentation

Blu-ray Audio: Original 2.0 Stereo Audio"

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