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Synopsis. During the last years of World War II, Hermie, Oscy, and Benjie are coming of age. They went their separate ways when they graduated from high school in 1944. Benjie joins the Marines as Hermie and Oscy enter college. There, Hermie falls head over heels for another freshman named Julie, and the two old friends deal with a troublesome ...
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Class of '44 Reviews. Coming of age schmaltz, so prevalent during the 1970s. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. The definitive ...
Apr 11, 1973 · But because nothing much happens with these props, "Class of '44" seems less like a movie than 95 minutes of animated wallpaper.The new film takes Hermie (Gary Grimes) and Oscy (Jerry Houser) to ...
Class of '44 is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film based on the memoirs of screenwriter Herman Raucher. Directed by Paul Bogart, it is structured as a sequel to the 1971 film Summer of '42 which recounted the events in the earlier portion of Raucher's memoirs. The film is a slice-of-life style autobiography of sorts, depicting Herman Raucher's freshman year in college, where he ...
Class of '44. John Candy's first official appearence in a movie! Made in 1973. It's a very small speaking part and it's uncredited, but it is definately John, he was around 23 years old at the time. John Candy's only appearence in the movie. It is uncredited. Paule (John Candy) discusses his plans for the future after graduating from high ...
Hermie, Oscy, and Benjie graduate from high school. Dorothy is long gone. The war is calling. Hermie is going to college. Oscy is still girl crazy. Benjie signs up with the marines only to be ridiculed by the other two. After sending him off to the war, Hermie and Oscy go to college together. Hermie is taken with high-strung school reporter Julie.
After the opening credits, the graduation party, pals Hermie (Gary Grimes, based on the writer Herman Raucher) and Oscy (Jerry Houser), and the rarely-seen screen debut of John Candy as Paulie, in director Paul Bogart s follow-up to Summer Of 42, Class Of 44, 1973.
