It's a Totally Eighties Class Reunion
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It’s the James D. Murder High 20 Year Reunion!
You’ve come a long way in the last twenty years and so have your classmates.
It’s time to reunite with your old friends (and enemies) to see what everyone’s become.
Unfortunately for one of you...it is a murderer who is destined to strike.
Will it be the math team captain who is now a financial wizard with millions?
The valedictorian who refuses to let anyone top them? Ever.
Or possibly the class president who is now a U.S. presidential hopeful?
You’ll have but one night to figure it out and bring the killer to justice. Get ready
for a night of mystery and mayhem intertwined with rivalries from the past
that spill over to the present. At Murder High, it’s not only what you were, but what
you’ve become. And let’s hope it’s a survivor.
It will be a reunion you won't forget...if you live to tell about it!
Guest Totals:
For 20-80 guests: 7+ males, 8+ female, 5+ gender neutral role.
For 15-20 guests: 7 males, 6-8 female, 2-5 gender neutral.
For 10-15 guests: 4-5 males, 3-4 females, 3-6 gender neutral.
For 8-12 guests: 3-4 males, 2-3 females, 3-5 gender neutrals.
Nick Nixon— The Class President. Nick led the class in 1985 and hopes to lead the country in 2012. Does this presidential candidate have too many skeletons in the closet?
Nancy Nixon— The Class Vice President. Nancy has always been known to stand by her man, but is she tired of always being put on the back burner…?
Joe Nebraska— The Jock. As the captain of the football, basketball and baseball team, Joe is a legend at Murder High and in his own mind. Joe has said he will do anything to become a legend at the reunion as well.
Natalie Nebraska— The Cheerleader. Popular and perfect, everyone loves her. Or so she thinks.
Pamela Abdul— The Pompom Captain. The queen of dance in high school, Pamela went on to great stardom in choreography. She is said to be back to spice things up, especially with her old rivals.
Mallory Majesty— The Prom Queen. With Mallory’s wealth and good looks, she is accustomed to ALWAYS getting her way and she will make sure that the reunion is no different.
Mike Majesty—The Prom King. A proper king keeps court with only those who will enhance their reign.
Cindy Crawfish—The Class Flirt. Cindy is still vibrant, bold and unmarried after twenty-five years. Most of the women at the reunion may want to protect themselves... and their man. Rumor has it Cindy can be deadly when she doesn’t get what she wants.
Judd Jenson— The Class Stud. Best friends with Joe & Mike, Judd was always the most popular with the girls. Now that he is twenty-five years older, there may be some rejection that he is not used to…
Bobbie Bright— The Valedictorian. A Harvard law graduate, Bobbie won’t let anyone challenge their claim to “most likely to succeed”.
Molly Ringworm— The Drama Queen. Molly is known to steal the show, whether it was in the school musical or her current soap opera hit, The Brash and The Brutal. For the sake of the reunion, let’s hope she is neither.
Bailey Babble—The Class Gossip. Bailey has been living and working in this town since they graduated high school and still knows everything that’s going on. But how much is too much?
Steve Spielson—Audio Visual Squad Leader. This a.v. squad geek turned Hollywood movie director, Steve is said to be the most successful of the high school classmates, but has he betrayed too many on his way to stardom?
Randy Reporter—Newspaper Editor. With a presidential candidate at the reunion, Randy is determined to get an insider scoop–and they won’t stop till they get it!
Byron P. Keaton—The Math Team Captain. The king of calculators is back to strut his stuff. Ridiculed high school, Byron is back to show just how far money can take you.
Myra S. Keaton—The Math Team Cheerleader. Married to Byron, Myra is planning on coming to the reunion to show the “real” cheerleaders what she is made of…these days it’s money!
Terry Johnson—Hall Pass Monitor. Terry was hard-nosed in high school and even tougher now as a traffic cop. Watch out because Terry will be watching everyone’s moves and will take charge if anything goes wrong at the reunion.
Danny Drums—Marching Band. To Danny, nothing mattered more in high school than band camp. Music is still on his mind, as is revenge.
Sally Sax—Marching Band. Sally is now married to her band camp sweetheart and wants to make sure her sweetie doesn’t step out of line.
B.A. Barricade—The Punk. Never one to take orders well, now B.A. does it for money in the name of ‘private security’. It’s amazing what people may pay B.A. to do.
For 20-80 guests: 7+ males, 8+ female, 5+ gender neutral role.
For 15-20 guests: 7 males, 6-8 female, 2-5 gender neutral.
For 10-15 guests: 4-5 males, 3-4 females, 3-6 gender neutral.
For 8-12 guests: 3-4 males, 2-3 females, 3-5 gender neutrals.
Nick Nixon— The Class President. Nick led the class in 1985 and hopes to lead the country in 2012. Does this presidential candidate have too many skeletons in the closet?
Nancy Nixon— The Class Vice President. Nancy has always been known to stand by her man, but is she tired of always being put on the back burner…?
Joe Nebraska— The Jock. As the captain of the football, basketball and baseball team, Joe is a legend at Murder High and in his own mind. Joe has said he will do anything to become a legend at the reunion as well.
Natalie Nebraska— The Cheerleader. Popular and perfect, everyone loves her. Or so she thinks.
Pamela Abdul— The Pompom Captain. The queen of dance in high school, Pamela went on to great stardom in choreography. She is said to be back to spice things up, especially with her old rivals.
Mallory Majesty— The Prom Queen. With Mallory’s wealth and good looks, she is accustomed to ALWAYS getting her way and she will make sure that the reunion is no different.
Mike Majesty—The Prom King. A proper king keeps court with only those who will enhance their reign.
Cindy Crawfish—The Class Flirt. Cindy is still vibrant, bold and unmarried after twenty-five years. Most of the women at the reunion may want to protect themselves... and their man. Rumor has it Cindy can be deadly when she doesn’t get what she wants.
Judd Jenson— The Class Stud. Best friends with Joe & Mike, Judd was always the most popular with the girls. Now that he is twenty-five years older, there may be some rejection that he is not used to…
Bobbie Bright— The Valedictorian. A Harvard law graduate, Bobbie won’t let anyone challenge their claim to “most likely to succeed”.
Molly Ringworm— The Drama Queen. Molly is known to steal the show, whether it was in the school musical or her current soap opera hit, The Brash and The Brutal. For the sake of the reunion, let’s hope she is neither.
Bailey Babble—The Class Gossip. Bailey has been living and working in this town since they graduated high school and still knows everything that’s going on. But how much is too much?
Steve Spielson—Audio Visual Squad Leader. This a.v. squad geek turned Hollywood movie director, Steve is said to be the most successful of the high school classmates, but has he betrayed too many on his way to stardom?
Randy Reporter—Newspaper Editor. With a presidential candidate at the reunion, Randy is determined to get an insider scoop–and they won’t stop till they get it!
Byron P. Keaton—The Math Team Captain. The king of calculators is back to strut his stuff. Ridiculed high school, Byron is back to show just how far money can take you.
Myra S. Keaton—The Math Team Cheerleader. Married to Byron, Myra is planning on coming to the reunion to show the “real” cheerleaders what she is made of…these days it’s money!
Terry Johnson—Hall Pass Monitor. Terry was hard-nosed in high school and even tougher now as a traffic cop. Watch out because Terry will be watching everyone’s moves and will take charge if anything goes wrong at the reunion.
Danny Drums—Marching Band. To Danny, nothing mattered more in high school than band camp. Music is still on his mind, as is revenge.
Sally Sax—Marching Band. Sally is now married to her band camp sweetheart and wants to make sure her sweetie doesn’t step out of line.
B.A. Barricade—The Punk. Never one to take orders well, now B.A. does it for money in the name of ‘private security’. It’s amazing what people may pay B.A. to do.
"...oing this to entertain others but were actually taking the game seriously.
At the end of the night we announced the killer, the winner of the game, and the best dressed guest. Everyone had a blast and still talk about how our party was so creative...."
~ Posted on message board
"...pops and other 80s candy were around for snacking. We only had one smoking gun award handed-out...all of the costumes were rocking, but B.A. took the award for best dressed...and although blackmail money seemed to be exchanged constantly, the person who pick-pocketed the victim right after the murder ended up with the..."
~ Posted on message board
"...left enough for me to be creative on my own. I threw this party for my husbands 27th birthday and I know we all had a great time. This party was just as much fun to put together as it was to actually play. I got little pirate cups as place setters for each guest. In each cup I had their game info rolled up in little..."
~ Posted on message board
"...ad a class of 1985 murder high reunion photo op which everyone loved. People are still talking about it and can't wait until I do another one. This was so much fun, I think I'll be doing this each year. The next party on my list is Murder in Sin City
~ Posted on message board
"...t. We had this party along with 22 of our closest friends. We were sceptical at first because no one had ever done anything like this before. We like to have fun but to be put on the spot was a little nerve racking. The night went awesome. EVERYONE had a great time. There were people saying when is the next one b..."
~ Posted on message board
"...ell. Everyone agreed that it was a little awkward at first trying to be these other people, but then once we got going, it was fine. I gave out gift cards for best dressed, best performer, and wealthiest instead of the paper awards. No one guessed the murderer, but it didn't matter. it went a lot quicker than i exp..."
~ Posted on message board
"...ell. Everyone agreed that it was a little awkward at first trying to be these other people, but then once we got going, it was fine. I gave out gift cards for best dressed, best performer, and wealthiest instead of the paper awards. No one guessed the murderer, but it didn't matter. it went a lot quicker than i exp..."
~ Posted on message board
"...gymnasium to celebrate the Class of '85 Reunion. There was food, 80s music, yearbook pages, and a reunion poster for everyone to sign. Everyone who went had a blast - though the secondary characters decided they were going to revolt and kill someone else! For my first mystery party ever (hosting or participating) th..."
~ Posted on message board
"...e held our second annual murder mystery party in January. The class of 85 reunion was a blast. Everyone really got into dressing their part and it was so much fun to see what each person came up with. My husband, BA Barricade, really got into character, with his costume and acting. I overheard someone say that he r..."
~ Posted on message board
"...We had such a great time. This was our first party and it was great. We are a group of scout leaders who have become great friends. We have had party night for the last few years and decided to try something different than cards and board games. We such a great time we also did the high school reunion party at a diff..."
~ Posted on message board
~ Posted on message board
"...pops and other 80s candy were around for snacking. We only had one smoking gun award handed-out...all of the costumes were rocking, but B.A. took the award for best dressed...and although blackmail money seemed to be exchanged constantly, the person who pick-pocketed the victim right after the murder ended up with the..."
~ Posted on message board
"...left enough for me to be creative on my own. I threw this party for my husbands 27th birthday and I know we all had a great time. This party was just as much fun to put together as it was to actually play. I got little pirate cups as place setters for each guest. In each cup I had their game info rolled up in little..."
~ Posted on message board
"...ad a class of 1985 murder high reunion photo op which everyone loved. People are still talking about it and can't wait until I do another one. This was so much fun, I think I'll be doing this each year. The next party on my list is Murder in Sin City
~ Posted on message board"...t. We had this party along with 22 of our closest friends. We were sceptical at first because no one had ever done anything like this before. We like to have fun but to be put on the spot was a little nerve racking. The night went awesome. EVERYONE had a great time. There were people saying when is the next one b..."
~ Posted on message board
"...ell. Everyone agreed that it was a little awkward at first trying to be these other people, but then once we got going, it was fine. I gave out gift cards for best dressed, best performer, and wealthiest instead of the paper awards. No one guessed the murderer, but it didn't matter. it went a lot quicker than i exp..."
~ Posted on message board
"...ell. Everyone agreed that it was a little awkward at first trying to be these other people, but then once we got going, it was fine. I gave out gift cards for best dressed, best performer, and wealthiest instead of the paper awards. No one guessed the murderer, but it didn't matter. it went a lot quicker than i exp..."
~ Posted on message board
"...gymnasium to celebrate the Class of '85 Reunion. There was food, 80s music, yearbook pages, and a reunion poster for everyone to sign. Everyone who went had a blast - though the secondary characters decided they were going to revolt and kill someone else! For my first mystery party ever (hosting or participating) th..."
~ Posted on message board
"...e held our second annual murder mystery party in January. The class of 85 reunion was a blast. Everyone really got into dressing their part and it was so much fun to see what each person came up with. My husband, BA Barricade, really got into character, with his costume and acting. I overheard someone say that he r..."
~ Posted on message board
"...We had such a great time. This was our first party and it was great. We are a group of scout leaders who have become great friends. We have had party night for the last few years and decided to try something different than cards and board games. We such a great time we also did the high school reunion party at a diff..."
~ Posted on message board
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TOP 10 FASHION TRENDS OF THE EIGHTIES:
Things you might want to incorporate into your outfit for the whole eighties appeal!
The "Off the shoulder" look-- Inspired by Flashdance
Jellies sandals-- They were plastic. They were noisy. They were hot.
Excercise gear and leg warmers-- "Let's Get Physical" tore up the charts, and people everywhere tore off the layers in favour of spandex and sweatbands and got down with their bad selves.
Teased hair-- Perm it, fluff it, hairspray it and then adorn it with chunky clips.
Tight acid or stonewashed jeans-- Tight, and we mean tight jeans were all the rage, for both men and women. Bleach was splashed onto the denim to give it a patchy mixture of dark and light colour. Then they were ripped and safety pins added to give the desirable punk/rebel look à la Billy Idol. Throw a mullet on with those pants and you were hot stuff.
Neon
Shirts with a clip on the side-- Oversized t-shirts were big. Clipping them up on one side with a chunky plastic clip (make it neon, even better) was even bigger.
Shoulder Pads-- For reasons we'll never understand, the linebacker look was popular back in the day.
Don't Worry, Be Happy-- printed on clothing
Slap bracelets
HAIRSTYLES OF THE EIGHTIES:
Find the perfect hairstyle to go with your outfit!
Feathered, high bangs
Asymmetrical, new wave haircut
The side ponytail-- Bubblegum pop and valley girl mallrats popularized this 80s hairstyle to epic pportions.
Crimped hair
The mullet-- Mullets may have received a bad rap through the decades, but back in the day … oh … so dreamy.
The rat tail or duck tail
Here are a few ideas to help you get started decorating for your totally Eighties High School Reunion!
• Hang up old movie posters of some of the favorites-- try to see if you can get all of the members of the brat pack!
• Set up a breakdancing floors and encourage a "dance off" sometime in the night.
• Have eighties classic movies playing in the background (such as: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, etc.)
• Have framed pictures of your favorite heart throbs (Kirk Cameron, Judd Nelson, Michael J. Fox, etc)
• Have some of your favorite 80s candy out-- sweet tarts, wax lips, candy buttons, bottle caps, Big League chew, candy necklaces, Sprees, Pop Rocks, Fun Dip, etc.
• Create an outside archway to take pictures under, like a real High School event and then have everyone take their pictures under it. A perfect way to remember the evening.
• For a group picture, construct a pyramid, like the cheerleaders did in high school.
• Find an old yearbook (preferrably from 1985) and blow up pictures of what you all could have looked like. Make sure to get all the hairstyles and trends of the time (feathered hair, the mullet, etc). Don't forget to include picts of all the extra-cirriculars that are attending! (pictured below)
Choose from any of our suggestions to add to the ambience of your totally 80's party! Here are a few of the different types of music poular in the eighties!
80's Pop Rock- From the first lyrics of "Video Killed the Radio Star", the advent of music videos on MTV in the 80's radically changed the music industry forever. Early eighties groups such as DEVO and Haircut 100 were early adopters of the medium, but pop stars such as Madonna and Michael Jackson later transformed the format into a huge business.
80's Heavy Metal- In the mid to late 80's Heavy Metal became the popular music genre. Artists such as Van Halen, Poison, Motley Crue, Cinderella, Quiet Riot and Guns and Roses got extensive 1980's radio airplay. "Hair Metal Bands", as they are affectionately called, scored top charting hits with the "power ballad" song formula. Nothing represents the decadence of the 80s more than the heavy metal bands signed from the LA Strip during that time. The song lyrics mostly embodied the "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll" mentality of the 80's.
House Roots In The 80's- The Hip Hop scene has it's roots in the 1980's and becomes a powerful musical and dance influence. Hip hop artists like Grandmaster Flash Kurtis Blow and N.W.A. bring Hip Hop to the forefront.
80's Hardcore Punk Movement- Out of opposition to the pop music of the 80's evolved the Hardcore Punk movement. This angry, politically charged genre included more social awareness in it's lyrics. The Dead Kennedys, Black Flag and Reagan Youth are popular bands of the 80s Harcore Punk scene.
Make a Mix- Here are the top billboard Hits of 1985 you may want to include. You can find these hits on iTunes and download songs individually without having to purchase a whole album.
For Free Music- Visit your local library for a number of compilations from the time.
Provide an assortment of accessories to help your guests "get into character" including: pom pons, nerdy glasses, bandanas, Varsity letters, etc.
| Guests | Gender Roles | Price |
| 8-12 | 3-4 male 2-3 female 3-5 neutral | $40 |
| 10-15 | 4-5 male 3-4 female 3-6 neutral | $45 |
| 15-20 | 7 male 6-8 females 2-5 neutral | $50 |
| 20-80 | 7+ male 8+ female 5+ neutral | $70 |
| Upgrade | Add-on For 15-20 Guest Version | $25 |
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