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Final Exam (1981)

R | | Horror | 5 June 1981 (USA)
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A psycho killer shows up on college campus to slash up pretty co-eds and dumb jocks.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cecile Bagdadi ...
Joel S. Rice ...
Ralph Brown ...
DeAnna Robbins ...
Sherry Willis-Burch ...
John Fallon ...
Terry W. Farren ...
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Sam Kilman ...
Don Hepner ...
Mary Ellen Withers ...
Elijah Christopher Perry ...
Coach (as Jerry Rushing)
Shannon Norfleet ...
Carol Capka ...
R.C. Nanney ...
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In a small college in North Carolina, only a select few students are left to take mid terms. But, when a killer strikes, it could be everyone's final exam. Written by Greg Duryea <gduryea@atlantic.net>

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Some pass the test...God Help The Rest!!!

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$374,000 (estimated)
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The film was more or less shot in sequence. The actors would leave the show as their characters got killed. See more »

Goofs

During the shootout prank scene, the brown getaway van clearly shows no number plates on the car. Later in the movie when the sheriff arrives, a student gives the sheriff a license plate number. See more »

Quotes

Radish: People are killed every day for no reason at all.
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Referenced in Splatter University (1984) See more »

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Better than Average
21 June 2002 | by – See all my reviews

Amidst the slasher craze of the early 80's, Final Exam remains a little higher on the totem pole. A very decent cast with some very likeable characters. The feel to this one is a little different and is very eerie and dark in some veins. This is definately worth a look for the slasher fan who thought they had seen it all.
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