Sleepaway Camp (1983)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Robert Hiltzik

Writer:

Robert Hiltzik (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

...you won't be coming home!

Plot:

Slightly disturbed and painfully shy Angela Baker is sent away to summer camp with her cousin. Not long after Angela's arrival, things start to go horribly wrong for anyone with sinister or less than honorable intentions.

Plot Keywords:

Shy | Accident | Cousin | Summer | Summer Camp

Cast

Felissa Rose	...	Angela
Jonathan Tiersten	...	Ricky (as Jonathan Tierston)
Karen Fields	...	Judy
Christopher Collet	...	Paul
Mike Kellin	...	Mel
Katherine Kamhi	...	Meg
Paul DeAngelo	...	Ronnie
Tom Van Dell	...	Mike
Loris Sallahian	...	Billy
John E. Dunn	...	Kenny (as John Dunn)
Willy Kuskin	...	Mozart
Desiree Gould	...	Aunt Martha
Owen Hughes	...	Artie
Robert Earl Jones	...	Ben
Susan Glaze	...	Susie

Also Known As:

Nightmare Vacation

Runtime:

88 min | USA:84 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R (DVD rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | Australia:M | Norway:18 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2004) (uncut) | UK:18 (original rating) (cut) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Argyle, New York, USA

Company:

American Eagle

Trivia:

The original artwork for the Sleepaway Camp Survival Kit box set was recalled after complaints were made by the Red Cross.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the killer is washing their knife in the shower, you can clearly see that something (like paper) is flapping.

Quotes:

Angela: Meet me at the waterfront after the social.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Blood & Guts (2006)

Soundtrack:

Tonight You're Mine

10/10

After you watch Sleepaway Camp, you will either love it or hate it. I loved this movie after I watched it... The weird thing about this movie though it has everything I hate in Horror movies. Sometimes the acting was cheese. Especially that horny kid that keeps trying to hookup with Angela. He dropped some one-liners that made me laugh cause it was so lame. It reminded me of the 50's for some reason.... But somehow it suited the movie, which didn't make me hate it. The story is pretty predictable. You have an idea what is really happening in the movie but the ending throws it all out the window cause you never expected that to happen... I think it was the ending that made it all worth watching and made me appreciate it. The ending made me zone out and gave me the chills. The reality of the story is twisted which is why I watched again after I first saw it. Overall, I highly recommend this cult-classic. It's truly one of a kind.