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.
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.
The film primarily explores personal relationships, coming-of-age experiences, and the emotional fallout of a secret affair, without presenting a clear political agenda or advocating for specific ideological solutions to its central conflicts.
The film features a traditional cast and narrative, typical of its era, focusing on a coming-of-age story without explicit DEI themes or critical portrayals of traditional identities.
The film '{Class} ({movie})' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is exclusively centered on heterosexual relationships and conventional coming-of-age experiences, resulting in no specific portrayal of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Class (1983) is an original film with no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there are no instances of a character's gender being changed from a prior established version.
Class (1983) is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or established canon characters. Therefore, no character's race could have been changed from a previously established depiction.
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