Directed by Rospo Pallenberg   Written by Steve Slavkin   Cast Donovan Leitch Jr. ... Brian Woods (as Donovan Leitch) Jill Schoelen ... Paula Carson Brad Pitt ... Dwight Ingalls Roddy McDowall ... Mr. Dante Martin Mull ... William Carson III Brenda James ... Colleen (as Brenda Lynn Klemme) Mark Barnet ... Gary Robert Glaudini ... Shultz Eric Boles ... Mr. Glynn Dirk Blocker ... Coach Harris Nancy Fish ... Mrs. Knocht Robert Machray ... Mr. Conklin David Clarke ... Crusty Old Man Norman Alden ... Officer Fondulac Tom Ligon ... Mr. Ingalls Bill Striglos ... Mr. Quint Ronnie Sperling ... Mr. Tork Jeff Rochlin ... Nicholas Alexander Folk ... Mr. Nicholson Neil Stanoff ... Little Boy Julie Hayden ... Mother Logan Clarke ... Police Officer Joel Michaely ... Kid in Crowd Dog Thomas ... Bartender Lara Lyon ... Student in Class (as Lara Rugraff-Lyon) Eric J. Van Wagoner ... Student Holly Hayes Jones ... Head Cheerleader Steven Kobrin ... Newspaper Boy John Glenn High School Eagle Band ... Band Joy Griglione ... Drum Major Kevin Beck ... Basketball Player Uncredited Cast Fate Fatal ... Kid in Crowd Dan Twyman ... Basketball Referee Produced by Donald R. Beck   Rudy Cohen   Peter S. Davis   William N. Panzer   Original Music by Jill Fraser

Additional Info Premiere: March 24, 1989 DVD Release: October 23, 2007 Blu-ray Release: January 29, 2019 Country: Distributor: MVD Visual Websites: Alternate Titles Highschool Murders Production Companies April Productions Gower Street Pictures Distributors Republic Pictures Home Video   (1989) (United States) (VHS) Republic Pictures Home Video   (1989) (United States) (laserdisc) (video) Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment   (2007) (United States) (DVD) Vestron Pictures   (1989) (United States) (theatrical) Quiver Distribution   (2023) (United States) (video) Vinegar Syndrome   (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray) Filming Locations Excelsior High School - 15711 Pioneer Boulevard, Norwalk, California, USA Malibu Canyon, Malibu, California, USA   (outdoor scenes in wilderness) The Old Place - 29983 Mulholland Highway, Cornell, California, USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 4.5 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #5,545 / 21,163 Site Ranking #5,541 Coup De Chance (2023) #5,542 R-Point (2004) #5,543 Acción Mutante (1992) #5,544 The Sandlot 2 (2005) #5,545 Cutting Class (1989) #5,546 Phantom Of The Opera (1998) #5,547 Infection (2004) #5,548 Sangharsh (1999) #5,549 Battle Angel Alita (1993)