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Donna Reed trades wholesome for homicide in this bonkers '80s TV slasher.
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Deadly Lessons (1983)

made-for-TV chaospreppy paranoiacamp classic

Overview

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A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.

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slashergirls' schoolboarding school

Standout Aspects

Acting

Donna Reed's delicious against-type villainy.

Production

Peak '83 TV-movie aesthetic: smoky, soft, unhinged.

Costume

Plaid skirts and shoulder pads of doom.

Best for:Solo: Irony-forward midnight viewing with snacks.·Friends: Riffing required. Bring your sharpest wit.·Rewatch: Spot the proto-Brat Pack energy.
Heads up:Violence: TV-friendly kills, but body count still climbs.
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Director

William Wiard

ReleasedMar 7, 1983
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Leonard Goldberg Productions

Top Cast

Donna Reed

Donna Reed

Miss Wade

Larry Wilcox

Larry Wilcox

Det. Russ Kemper

David Ackroyd

David Ackroyd

John Ferrar

Diane Franklin

Diane Franklin

Stefanie Aggiston

Ally Sheedy

Ally Sheedy

Marita Armstrong

Donald Hotton

Donald Hotton

Robert Hartigan

Krista Errickson

Krista Errickson

Tember

Nancy Cartwright

Nancy Cartwright

Libby Dean

Renée Jones

Renée Jones

Cally

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Eddie Fox

Rick Rossovich

Rick Rossovich

Craig

Ellen Geer

Ellen Geer

Mrs. Grant

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Trivia

This was Donna Reed's final acting role before her death in 1986; she reportedly took it to subvert her wholesome image.

Cultural

Features early Ally Sheedy and Diane Franklin performances, placing it in the awkward pre-Breakfast Club teen movie ecosystem.

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