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'Class' features
host of talent
By Glenn German
What happens when a boy's best friend turns out to be his
best friend's mother? Lewis John Carlino ("The Great Santini")
sets out to tell us in his latest film "Class." It is a contemporary
comedy about growing up.
The storv beeins with Jonathan Oener {Andrew McCarthy
arriving at a Chicago prep school, Vernon Academy.
Jonathan meets his roommate, Squire Ellsworth Burroughs IV
better known to his schoolmates as Skip (Rob Lowe), and they
immediately establish a rapport that bonds them as friends.
Jonathan monitors all of the academic chores while Skip happily
takes care of the social calendar.
Jonathan, vet to have his first affair, poes to Chirapo in
search of experience. He meets an extremely attractive, very
sophisticated woman in her thirties (Jacqueline Bisset) who
promptly seduces him in an elevator. Little does Jonathan
know that she is his roommate's mother.
Carlino, a writer turned director, is a man of proven talents.
Under his artful direction, "Class" makes successful
statements about growing up.
It is a pretty movie to watch. Shot on location in and around
Chicago, we are treated to views of the city's skyline as well as
the ample greenery and leafy walks of Vernon Academy. Miss
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beautiful with age. Rob Lowe is also gifted in the "looks"
department as three girls sitting in front of me in the theatre
kindly pointed out.
Newcomer Andrew McCarthy won the role of Jonathan
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intellectual.
The talent involved in making this picture coupled with the
well written script make "Class" something you should
attend.
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