Jill Schoelen, born in 1963 in Burbank, emerged as a distinctive scream queen in the 1980s, carving her niche in horror cinema. She gained recognition for her role in Cutting Class (1989), where she plays a high school student embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Her career continued to flourish with Popcorn (1991), a film that showcases her ability to navigate the quirky, meta-horror landscape of the time. Schoelen's performances in these cult favorites highlight her unique presence in the genre, making her a noteworthy figure in the archives of exploitation and horror cinema.
Cutting Class
High school student Paula Carson's affections are being sought after by two of her classmates: Dwight, the "bad boy", and Brian, a disturbed young man who has just been released from a mental hospital where he was committed following the suspicious death of his father. Soon after being released, more murders start happening. Is Brian back to his old tricks, or is Dwight just trying to eliminate the competition?
