On July 17, 1989 “Cutting Class” was released! Directed by Rospo Pallenberg in his directorial debut, written by Steve Slavkin, and starring Donovan Leitch, Jill Schoelen, Brad Pitt, Roddy McDowall, and Martin Mull. It was Pitt's second major role, after The Dark Side of the Sun (1988). Shot in 1987, the film follows high school student Paula Carson (Schoelen) who’s affections are sought by two classmates: bad boy Dwight (Pitt) and disturbed Brian (Leitch), who has just been released from a ment