The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982)

Directors:

Stephen Carpenter
Jeffrey Obrow

Writers:

Stephen Carpenter (screenplay) &
Jeffrey Obrow (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

April 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

A Crash Course In Terror!

Plot:

Joanne, Patty, Brian, and Craig prepare the old dorm building to be torn down. They are pursued by a serial killer with a wide range of murder methods...

Plot Keywords:

Drill | Power Drill | Murder | Killing | Severed Arm

Cast

Laurie Lapinski	...	Joanne Murray
Stephen Sachs	...	Craig
David Snow	...	Brian
Pamela Holland	...	Patti
Dennis Ely	...	Bobby Lee Tremble
Woody Roll	...	John Hemmit
Daphne Zuniga	...	Debbie
Jake Jones	...	Bill Edgar
Robert Fredrickson	...	Tim (as Robert Frederick)
Chris Morrill	...	Jack
Chandre	...	Alice
Billy Criswell	...	Rick
Richard Cowgill	...	Debbie's Father
Kay Beth	...	Doris, Debbie's Mother
Jimmy Betz	...	Officer Lewis
Thomas Christian	...	Officer Dean
Robert Richardson	...	Policeman
Chris Schroeder	...	Policeman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leesa Gallentine	...	Nancy (uncredited)

Directed by
Stephen Carpenter
Jeffrey Obrow

Writing credits
Stephen Carpenter		(screenplay) &
Jeffrey Obrow		(screenplay) &
Stacey Giachino		(screenplay)

Produced by
Stacey Giachino	....	associate producer
Jeffrey Obrow	....	producer

Original Music by
Christopher Young		(as Chris Young)

Cinematography by
Stephen Carpenter

Film Editing by
Stephen Carpenter
Jeffrey Obrow

Casting by
Wesley Lou David

Art Direction by
Charlotte Grant

Makeup Department
Matthew W. Mungle	....	makeup and special effects (as Matthew Mungle)

Production Management
Samson Aslanian	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Hopkins	....	assistant director

Art Department
Dale Herigstad	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Dean Beville	....	assistant sound editor
Earl Ghaffari	....	sound editor
Chris Hopkins	....	sound recordist
Patrick Moyroud	....	sound recordist
John Penney	....	sound effects editor
Bret Shelton	....	assistant sound editor

Stunts
Stephen Sachs	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Allard	....	grip
Lars Hauglie	....	grip
Chris Hopkins	....	key grip
Chris Lombardi	....	first assistant camera
Joel McConaughy	....	best boy
Marc Reshovsky	....	gaffer
Leslie Rosenthal	....	second assistant camera
Bret Shelton	....	grip
Lawrence L. Simeone	....	gaffer (as Lawrence Simeone)

Editorial Department
Harold English	....	assistant editor
Earl Ghaffari	....	assistant editor
Walter Gorey	....	editing staff
Lars Hauglie	....	editing staff
Chris Hopkins	....	editing staff
John Penney	....	assistant editor
Bret Shelton	....	assistant editor
Richard Villa	....	editing staff

Other crew
Shannon Aikman	....	production staff
Juliette Deinum	....	production staff
Harold English	....	production associate
Michel Horvat	....	production staff
Mark Howell	....	production staff
Jodi Lampert	....	production staff
Ida Medaglia	....	production staff
Robert L. Newman	....	production consultant
Dianne Nezgoda	....	script supervisor
Jon O'Brien	....	production staff
Lauren E. Polizzi	....	production staff (as Lauren Polizzi)
Lenny Shaw	....	production staff
Darren Star	....	production staff
Robert Stone	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Jeff Obrow Productions

Distributors

• New Image (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• Frontier Amusements (1982) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Media Home Entertainment (1984) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Media Home Entertainment (1984) (USA) (VHS)
• Synapse Films (2011) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Getty Film Laboratory  optical effects (as Getty Film Lab)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Jeff Obrow Productions

Trivia:

Film debut of Daphne Zuniga.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010) (V)

The apartment complex that dripped blood? Just kidding! Its good!

Not a bad word to say about this film really. I wasn't initially impressed by it but it grew on me quickly. I like it a lot and I think its a shame that many people can't see past the fact that it was banned in some territories, mine being one of them. The film delivers in the shock, gore and atmosphere department. The score is a beautiful piece of suspense delivering apparatus. It only seems fair that Chris Young went on to be one of the best composers in the business. The acting in this film is of a somewhat high standard, if a little wooden in some spots, and the effects are very real and gritty. All of this is high praise for a good slasher film in my book. I've noted in some reviews that the film has gotten serious flack having the famous killer's P.O.V shot. And I ask: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT??? It is a classic shot that evokes dread into any good fan of the genre and is a great to keep the killer's identity a secret. The only thing that stops this film getting top marks in my book is that the surprise twist(killer revealed) is not handled with more care, I mean it just happens kind of quickly, though the great performances make it just about credible. Aside from that PRANKS is a great movie (though I prefer the original title) and its a shame that so many people knock it off as just a cheap piece of crap. Its more than that, but only few know that as it seems to have gotten lost in the haze of early 80s slasher. What a shame.... Its a really good movie people! Believe me!