The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Amy Holden Jones

Writer:

Rita Mae Brown (writer)

Release Date:

12 November 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Close your eyes for a second... and sleep forever.

Plot:

An eighteen-year-old high school girl is left at home by her parents and she decides to have a slumber party...

Plot Keywords:

Girl | High School | High School Girl | House | Slumber Party

Cast

Michelle Michaels	...	Trish Devereaux
Robin Stille	...	Valerie 'Val' Bates
Michael Villella	...	Russ Thorn
Debra Deliso	...	Kimberly 'Kim' Clarke
Andree Honore	...	Jackie
Jennifer Meyers	...	Courtney Bates
Joseph Alan Johnson	...	Neil
David Millbern	...	Jeff
Jim Boyce	...	John Minor
Pamela Roylance	...	Coach Rachel Jana
Brinke Stevens	...	Linda
Rigg Kennedy	...	Mr. David Contant
Jean Vargas	...	Telephone Repair Woman (Mary)
Anna Patton	...	Mrs. Devereaux
Howard Furgason	...	Mr. Devereaux

Also Known As:

Don't Open the Door (USA) (working title)
Sleepless Nights
Slumber Party Massacre (USA) (DVD box title)
Slumberparty Massacre
The Overnight Massacre (USA) (working title)
The Slumber Party Murders (UK) (video title)

Runtime:

77 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:R | France:-16 | Germany:(Banned) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Trivia:

Film debut of Robin Stille.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Valerie is making the jug of Kool-Aid, she puts the bag of sugar down on the counter, standing perfectly upright. In the next shot, when Courtney comes over, the top of the bag of sugar is folded down, and then during the scene, it changes back and forth.

Quotes:

Jackie: [reading Diane's horoscope] "Your power with the opposite sex will get you ahead."
Diane: Not too bad.
Jackie: Depends on whose head.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Cheers: Slumber Party Massacred (#6.22)" (1988)

I didn't expect it to be so good

I bought this because it was cheap and had 'massacre' in the title. What I didn't know is that this is a really tense movie. While not quite scary, it does have very suspenseful scenes, and the killer is classic! It's not filled with nudity like I had expected, and the killings are pretty gruesome. I'd recommend it to any slasher fan.