Mark L. Lester directed both Class of 1984 (1982) and Class of 1999 (1990), but this one can stand on its own. In the crime dystopian future of gang violence in schools, Principal Malcolm McDowell joins forces with weird-eyed banana-eating government scientist Stacy Keach to test out these violent new teaching androids, played by Patrick Kilpatrick, Pam Grier, and John P. Ryan.

Bradley Gregg (puppet guy in Elm Street 3) plays our prison-paroled high school student battling rival gangs, junkies, security beatdowns, and a budding romance with the principal's daughter. What a cool guy.

Alas for him (thus fun for us), these teachers waste no time turning to violence as discipline, and when computers are involved, things should always go wrong to make the story interesting, and it is a fun romp. EDUCATE? DISCIPLINE? It should be 50/50, but it's more often than not DISCIPLINE.

This movie definitely had Terminator vibes toward the end. Robot endoskeletons fighting people in a factory setting? Check. I also love Patrick Kilpatrick as a villain. He ended up giving a solid portrayal as an actual T-800 in TSCC about 20 years after this movie. I also remember some sites using stills of him from this movie as a depiction of the T-600 before, which isn't too far off.

Pam Grier and John P. Ryan also seem to enjoy themselves in the role, playing smug sadistic robots. For some reason, these robots are programmed to enjoy it, adding an extra layer of weirdness. Ah, the old movies of dystopian futures past... don't you miss 'em?