Years ago, as a teenager, I saw what I think is one of the great horror films, “The Stepfather.” (I’m talking about the original, though the sequels and remake aren’t bad.) I definitely crushed out on Jill Schoelen who played the teen girl protagonist.

As the years passed, I heard tell of a somewhat obscure 80s slasher starring Schoelen and a then unknown Brad Pitt. (They became a real-life couple, having met on the film.) That film was called “Cutting Class.”

I finally saw it a few days ago. How was it?

Pretty underwhelming.

The plot is standard-issue “school horror” stuff. A weird kid, who allegedly killed his father, returns to high school after doing time in a psychiatric facility. Deaths start occurring, and it’s up to Schoelen and Pitt’s characters to get to the bottom of it.

For various reasons, the film doesn’t really work. For one thing, I didn’t really buy the pairing of Pitt’s party-boy douchebag with Schoelen’s virginal and studious good girl. (Granted, he had the advantage of looking like Brad Pitt.) The dialogue fell mostly flat. A side plot with Martin Mull as Schoelen’s dad was just goofy and unnecessary.

Also, you know that thing movies do where they make us think the killer is this guy, but that choice is too easy, so they start hinting at other suspects. Let’s just say this movie made some unusual decisions in that regard.

Some of the death scenes were clever. The new wave soundtrack was great and had a lot of songs from the singer of Wall of Voodoo.

You could skip this one and still lead a full, worthwhile life. If you’re looking for a good Schoelen film that isn’t “The Stepfather,” I recommend “Popcorn.”

Best line: “Don’t take it personally when I kill you.”