Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid
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The Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid is a 1994 comedy
, horror
, science-fiction film directed by Eric Louzil
and distributed by Troma Entertainment
.
(1991), the mutant
squirrel
Tromie is subdued and life in Tromaville returns to normal. Roger Smith is overjoyed at the birth of his twin sons, Dick and Adlai. Unfortunately for all concerned parties, Dick is kidnapped at the hospital and subsequently raised to be evil by the thugs who took him. Adlai, meanwhile, is raised by Roger to be kind and peaceful.
Trouble comes in the form of the loathsome Dr. Slag, Ph.D., who uses Dick to frame Adlai for a crime he did not commit in the hopes of turning the denizens of Tromaville against him. If his wily plot works, Slag will turn the town into a toxic wasteland; with destruction looming, it is up to Adlai to save the day.
The plot is loosely based on William Shakespeare
's The Comedy of Errors
. The only thing carried over is the storyline of the twins being separated and a later identity crisis
following. Not much else remains the same.
Wrestler-turned-actor Brick Bronsky
started his career with Troma Entertainment in early 1990 during the filming of the superhero film
Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
(1991) as the henchman
'Jughead'. Kaufman and Herz enjoyed working with Brosnky so much that they offered him a lead in Class of Nuke 'Em High 2 which was filmed in 1991.
Thinking that Bronsky had good star power, he was brought back for the third film in three different roles (in the trailer, he is credited for four roles) to showcase his acting career in hopes of getting him noticed by more people as the talented actor they thought he was.
During the marketing, Troma Entertainment advertised him as their own action stars, giving him a parade in Cannes
and talking about him as if he was just as big as any other action star out there. Despite the advertising to help the film and Bronsky's career, the film did not get noted much out of Troma Entertainment's fanbase and Bronsky only appeared in a handful of film after the third Nuke 'Em High, often in the henchman role.
, California
, and not New York City
, New York
— as in the original, and most in-house Troma Entertainment productions.
, Fox, Lorimar, etc.), Troma Entertainment created its own distribution company in 1995 under the label Troma Team Video and Class of Nuke 'Em High 3 was advertised as the company's first major release on VHS
. Held back for a year and only released on video, Class of Nuke 'Em High 3 became legendary not for its content, but for what it represented — that the company had taken a huge step forwards in labeling and marketing its own films.
After a couple of years as one of its biggest sellers, Class of Nuke 'Em High 3 went out of print, and with the decline of video, Troma Entertainment decided not to re-release it because — despite being highly popular with fans — it felt that the film itself was inferior to some of its other titles.
In the middle of the 2000s, Troma released a Class of Nuke 'Em High box set, which featured the original 1986 film in the same DVD
format it had had since 1997 and Class of Nuke 'Em High 2 which had just recently been released on its own. For years, the box set was the only way of being able to buy the third film on DVD. However, in early 2010, alongside a re-release of the 1986 film by the Troma Retro label, the third film was released separately.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
, horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
, science-fiction film directed by Eric Louzil
Eric Louzil
Eric Louzil is a low-budget film director and producer.-Career:Eric Louzil began his career as Associate Producer of the short film "Sonic Boom" starring Ricky Nelson, George Kennedy, Sal Mineo and Keith Moon in 1974. He soon made a career for himself as a low-budget producer and later director,...
and distributed by Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974.The company produces low-budget independent movies that play on 1950s horror with elements of farce...
.
Plot
Moments after the end of Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid MeltdownClass of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown
Class of Nuke 'Em High Part II: Subhumanoid Meltdown is a 1991 sequel to the 1986 minor-hit Class of Nuke 'Em High. Notably there are no characters carried over from the first film .-Plot:Tromaville's nuclear reactor has been rebuilt and the Nukamama Corporation...
(1991), the mutant
Mutant
In biology and especially genetics, a mutant is an individual, organism, or new genetic character, arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is a base-pair sequence change within the DNA of a gene or chromosome of an organism resulting in the creation of a new character or trait not...
squirrel
Squirrel
Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots , flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia...
Tromie is subdued and life in Tromaville returns to normal. Roger Smith is overjoyed at the birth of his twin sons, Dick and Adlai. Unfortunately for all concerned parties, Dick is kidnapped at the hospital and subsequently raised to be evil by the thugs who took him. Adlai, meanwhile, is raised by Roger to be kind and peaceful.
Trouble comes in the form of the loathsome Dr. Slag, Ph.D., who uses Dick to frame Adlai for a crime he did not commit in the hopes of turning the denizens of Tromaville against him. If his wily plot works, Slag will turn the town into a toxic wasteland; with destruction looming, it is up to Adlai to save the day.
The plot is loosely based on William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. The Comedy of Errors is one of only two of Shakespeare's...
. The only thing carried over is the storyline of the twins being separated and a later identity crisis
Identity crisis (psychology)
"Identity crisis is the failure to achieve ego identity during adolescence." The term was coined by the psychologist Erik Erikson. The stage of psychosocial development in which identity crisis may occur is called the Identity Cohesion versus Role Confusion stage...
following. Not much else remains the same.
Cast
- Brick BronskyBrick BronskyJeffrey "Jeff" Beltzner , also known by his ring name Brick Bronsky, is an American actor, film producer, professional wrestler and sports promoter. He gained particular notoriety for starring in a string of films for Troma Studios during the early-1990s, most notably, in Sgt...
as Roger Smith / Adlai Smith / Dick Smith / Baby Moishe Smith - Lisa Star as Trish
- John Tallman as Dr. Slag, Ph.D.
- Lisa Gaye as Professor Holt
- Albert Bear as Li'l Eggwhite
- Elizabeth YoungElizabeth YoungElizabeth Jesse Young was a London-based literary critic and author, who wrote principally on cult writers for a range of British newspapers and magazines. In particular she championed transgressive fiction, for which she received some criticism in the press, not least for her defence of A. M...
as Eliana - Valerie McConnell as Lisa
- Eric Robert Louzil as Young Adlai Smith / Young Dick Smith
- Kathleen Kane as Angel Finkelstein
- Lizette Faz as Souzie Schwartz
Casting
Unlike Class of Nuke 'Em High 2, Class of Nuke 'Em High 3 carried over the cast and characters of Class of Nuke 'Em High 2.Wrestler-turned-actor Brick Bronsky
Brick Bronsky
Jeffrey "Jeff" Beltzner , also known by his ring name Brick Bronsky, is an American actor, film producer, professional wrestler and sports promoter. He gained particular notoriety for starring in a string of films for Troma Studios during the early-1990s, most notably, in Sgt...
started his career with Troma Entertainment in early 1990 during the filming of the superhero film
Superhero film
A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...
Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.
Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. is a 1990 comedic superhero film directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz and distributed by Troma Entertainment.-Synopsis:...
(1991) as the henchman
Henchman
Henchman referred originally to one who attended on a horse for his employer, that is, a horse groom. Hence, like constable and marshal, also originally stable staff, henchman became the title of a subordinate official in a royal court or noble household...
'Jughead'. Kaufman and Herz enjoyed working with Brosnky so much that they offered him a lead in Class of Nuke 'Em High 2 which was filmed in 1991.
Thinking that Bronsky had good star power, he was brought back for the third film in three different roles (in the trailer, he is credited for four roles) to showcase his acting career in hopes of getting him noticed by more people as the talented actor they thought he was.
During the marketing, Troma Entertainment advertised him as their own action stars, giving him a parade in Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
and talking about him as if he was just as big as any other action star out there. Despite the advertising to help the film and Bronsky's career, the film did not get noted much out of Troma Entertainment's fanbase and Bronsky only appeared in a handful of film after the third Nuke 'Em High, often in the henchman role.
Filming location
Like its immediate predecessor, it was filmed in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and not New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
— as in the original, and most in-house Troma Entertainment productions.
Release
After having trouble releasing its films with other distributors (Warner Home VideoWarner Home Video
Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., itself part of Time Warner. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video . The company launched in the United States with twenty films on VHS and Betamax videocassettes in late 1979...
, Fox, Lorimar, etc.), Troma Entertainment created its own distribution company in 1995 under the label Troma Team Video and Class of Nuke 'Em High 3 was advertised as the company's first major release on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
. Held back for a year and only released on video, Class of Nuke 'Em High 3 became legendary not for its content, but for what it represented — that the company had taken a huge step forwards in labeling and marketing its own films.
After a couple of years as one of its biggest sellers, Class of Nuke 'Em High 3 went out of print, and with the decline of video, Troma Entertainment decided not to re-release it because — despite being highly popular with fans — it felt that the film itself was inferior to some of its other titles.
In the middle of the 2000s, Troma released a Class of Nuke 'Em High box set, which featured the original 1986 film in the same DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
format it had had since 1997 and Class of Nuke 'Em High 2 which had just recently been released on its own. For years, the box set was the only way of being able to buy the third film on DVD. However, in early 2010, alongside a re-release of the 1986 film by the Troma Retro label, the third film was released separately.
External links
- troma.com/movies/classofnukeemhigh3, film's page at Troma EntertainmentTroma EntertainmentTroma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974.The company produces low-budget independent movies that play on 1950s horror with elements of farce...