Directed by Mark L. Lester, U.S.A. In 1999, large parts of America’s cities have been designated “free fire zones,” where gangs control the streets and the police are non-existent. Kennedy High School is in the middle of Seattle’s free fire zone and desperate headmaster Malcolm McDowell has called in business firm Megatech and its android teachers. Unfortunately, the robots (one of which is blaxploitation legend Pam Grier) get a taste for killing and it’s up to the gangs to fight back against the metal monsters. This is fantastic, trashy, all-action entertainment from director Lester, whose earlier film CLASS OF 1984 (1982) is similarly fabulous. Highly recommended. 5/5.
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