Class of Nuke ’Em High

Class of Nuke ’Em High

Year: 1986

Runtime: 86 mins

Language: English

Director: Lloyd Kaufman

Science FictionThrillerHorrorComedyCrude humor and satire

When a nuclear power plant sits beside a suburban high school, a group of students purchase a street drug tainted with radioactive waste. The contaminated supply triggers bizarre physical changes and erratic behavior, turning the once‑ordinary campus into a chaotic arena of mutation, mayhem and desperate attempts to contain the fallout.

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Tromaville High School, Tromaville, New Jersey

Situated beside a nuclear power plant, Tromaville High School becomes the scene of a chilling accident and a cover-up by the plant's owner. Radiation and tainted water leak into the school, turning everyday life into a battleground between students and danger. The location blends a grim suburban campus with the looming presence of industrial hazards.

🏫 School ⚡ Nuclear 🧬 Mutation

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Main Characters – Class of Nuke ’Em High (1986)

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Chrissy Murphy (Janelle Brady)

Chrissy Murphy is Warren's girlfriend who participates in the party's wild night after Eddie pressures them to smoke the radioactive joint. She discovers she is pregnant after the event, setting up the emergence of the mutated creature through the pipes. Later she is captured as bait by the gang and becomes central to Warren's protective arc.

🧬 Mutation 🤰 Pregnancy 🎭 Drama

Warren Brant (Gil Brenton)

Warren Brant is a member of the school's feared gang, The Cretins, whose hatred for authority fuels his later radiation-fueled rampage. After the mutated drug exposure, he kills some of the gang and loses memory of those acts, illustrating the duality of mutated power and vulnerability. He ultimately returns as a protector when he confronts the adult monster to save Chrissy, helping to fight it.

🧬 Mutation 🔥 Rampage

Eddie Harold (James Nugent Vernon)

Eddie Harold is the instigator who pressures his friend Warren and Chrissy to smoke the radioactive joint at a party, triggering the chain of mutations. He is part of the high-energy social scene that enables the disaster to unfold.

🎭 Drama 🧪 Mutation 💥 Danger

Dewy (Arthur Lorenz)

Dewy is a student who dies after the tainted water reaches the school, marking the human cost of the nuclear accident.

💀 Tragedy 🧪 Mutation

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Major Themes – Class of Nuke ’Em High (1986)

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🧬 Nuclear Hazard

An unsafe nuclear facility and its cover-up drive the disaster at the school. The tainted water and mutated consequences show the human cost of ignoring safety. The story uses mutation as a metaphor for the way unchecked industry contaminates communities.

🎭 School Violence & Rebellion

The Cretins gang torments the school, reflecting how power dynamics and bullying escalate into violence. The school's lockdown and the principal's peril demonstrate a breakdown of order. The mutants and rampages reveal a clash between authority and chaos.

🧪 Mutation & Monster Evolution

Radioactive exposure creates grotesque mutations, culminating in a creature that stalks the building. The transformation blurs the line between student life and monster myth. The film uses practical effects to show rapid, terrifying change.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 13:58

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