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Class

Class

The good news is Jonathan's having his first affair. The bad news is she's his roommate's mother.

19836.01h 38m

Overview

Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen, who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.

Directed by Lewis John Carlino
Written by David Greenwalt, Jim Kouf
Produced by Martin Ransohoff
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0MRevenue: $21.6M

Top Cast

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

Ellen

Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe

Skip

Andrew McCarthy

Andrew McCarthy

Jonathan

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Mr. Burroughs

Stuart Margolin

Stuart Margolin

Balaban

John Cusack

John Cusack

Roscoe

Alan Ruck

Alan Ruck

Roger

R

Rodney Pearson

Allen

Remak Ramsay

Remak Ramsay

Kennedy

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Lisa

Themes & Keywords

older woman seduces younger guycollege student

About Class

Class is a comedy, drama film released in 1983 exploring themes of older woman seduces younger guy, college student. Directed by Lewis John Carlino, it stars Jacqueline Bisset, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy. Naive Midwestern prep student Jonathan bonds with his more worldly roommate, Skip, who takes the small-town boy under his wing. At Skip's urging, the inexperienced Jonathan is emboldened to seek out older women in the cocktail lounges of nearby Chicago, where he meets and beds the alluring Ellen, who unfortunately turns out to be Skip's mother. The division between the friends is further deepened when a cheating scandal engulfs the school.

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