Return to Nuke Em High Vol1
5.6 /10 1 Votes
Director Lloyd Kaufman Production Troma Entertainment Duration Language English | 5.4/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi Film series Class Of Nuke Em High Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date May 16, 2013 (2013-05-16) (Cannes)
January 10, 2014 (2014-01-10) Writer Travis Campbell, Casey Clapp (additional material), Derek Dressler, Aaron Hamel (additional material by), Lloyd Kaufman Initial release June 30, 2013 (United Kingdom) Cast Asta Parades (Chrissy Goldberg), Catherine Corcoran (Lauren), Zac Amico (Zack), Vitto Triggo (Leonardo), Babette Bombshell (Principal Westly), Adam P. Murphy (Mr. Chips)Similar movies The Hunger Games: Catching Fire , Captain Phillips , The Godfather: Part II , This Is the End , Goodfellas , Snowpiercer Tagline Readin'... Writin'... Radiation... Again! |
Teenage lesbians (Asta Paredes, Catherine Corcoran) battle mutant classmates at Tromaville High School.
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Return to Nuke Em High Volume 1 is a 2013 American science fiction comedy horror film directed by Lloyd Kaufman. The film, produced by the cult classic B-movie production group Troma Entertainment, is the fourth in the Nuke Em High film series.

Return to the Class of Nuke 'Em High follows a young couple that are up against the school glee club. Unfortunately, the glee club has mutated into a gang called The Cretins. When the other students begin to undergo mutations, our couple must solve the mystery and save Tromaville High School
Plot

Welcome to Tromaville High School where, unfortunately, the glee club has mutated into a vicious gang called The Cretins. Chrissy and Lauren, two innocent bloggers, must fight not only the Cretins, mutants and monsters but also the evil Tromorganic Foodstuffs Conglomerate. Will they save Tromaville High School and the world?
Development

A fourth Nuke Em High film entitled Battle of the Bikini Subhumanoids was initially announced in 1996. Troma ran a script-writing contest that invited fans to contribute two pages with a weekly winner announced and added to the collective screenplay. Despite a script being finished in 2000, this project never got past the pre-production stage.

Troma again announced production of the sequel in October 2011. Initially, it was stated the film would be made in Spain by Mushniks Entertainment in collaboration with Chaparra Entertainment. The directors were to be Marc Gras and Dani Moreno. The plot centered around a new group of Cretins who are forced into the role of the protagonists. However, this version also never came to fruition.
Filming

Kaufman began production anew in 2012, directing the film himself in New York and New Jersey. Casting took place throughout June 2012. For the first time, Troma relied on Kickstarter to raise a small amount of funds to support "animal actor" Kevin the Duck. Principal photography began in August 2012 and finished in September.
Allusions to other works

The film makes copious references to the FOX TV series Glee, along with many films, including Full Metal Jacket, Soylent Green, Cat Ballou, Carrie, The Hurt Locker, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Showgirls, and other Troma releases (Cannibal! The Musical, Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., The Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead, Stuck on You!, Blood Hook, Rockin Road Trip).
Release

Initially slated to be a single installment, Kaufman split the film into two volumes after director Quentin Tarantino’s suggestion, a la Kill Bill.
Return to Nuke Em High Volume 1 began a limited North American theatrical release in the fall of 2013, beginning with a screening at the Museum of Modern Art. It expanded in January 2014.
Critical reception
Reviews were generally mixed with the film generating a 50% rotten rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. On Metacritic, the film has a 40/100 rating based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Variety deemed it "a hearty blast of Troma-branded schlock" while The New York Times said Kaufman fans "will be delighted to learn that time has eroded neither his love of nudity nor his disdain for political correctness." The New York Post praised the film for its "hilarious series of parodies: Carrie, Soylent Green, Glee, Cat Ballou, you name it." Horror magazine Fangoria gave the film 3.5 out of 4 skulls, calling it "undeniably funny, brave and so unlike anything put out today that it practically demands respect."
Sequel
Kaufman had confirmed that Volume 2 is in the works with Paredes, Corcoran, and Amico reprising their leading roles. It also stated that a Kickstarter campaign has been recently set up to raise $50,000 for post-production costs and that the film would premiere in 2016. The campaign ended on June 24, 2015, successfully raising $63,615.
References
Return to Nuke Em High Vol.1 WikipediaReturn to Nuke Em High Vol.1 IMDb Return to Nuke Em High Vol.1 themoviedb.org