Camping del terrore (1987)

User Rating:

3.1/10   

Director:

Ruggero Deodato

Writers:

Alessandro Capone (screenplay)
Alessandro Capone (story)

Release Date:

14 May 1987 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

A Spring Break Vacation Turns Into a Nightmare Come Alive!

Plot:

A bodybuilder, a junk-food addict and a wild blonde nymph and their friends are stalked by a terrifying figure...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Vacation | Impalement | Monster | Insanity

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Bruce Penhall	...	Dave Calloway
Mimsy Farmer	...	Julia Ritchie
David Hess	...	Robert Ritchie
Luisa Maneri	...	Carol
Nicola Farron	...	Ben Ritchie
Andrew J. Lederer	...	Sidney (as Andrew Lederer)
Stefano Madia	...	Tony
John Steiner	...	Dr. Olsen
Nancy Brilli	...	Tracy
Cynthia Thompson	...	Cissy
Valentina Forte	...	Pamela Hicks
Ivan Rassimov	...	Deputy Sheriff Ted
Elena Pompei	...	Sharon
Charles Napier	...	Charlie, the Sheriff
Sven Kruger	...	Scott

Also Known As:

Bodycount (UK) (video title)
Camping della morte (Italy) (informal title)
The Eleventh Commandment (USA)

Runtime:

Argentina:90 min | Italy:87 min | UK:83 min

Country:

Italy | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Abruzzo, Italy

Company:

Racing Pictures Production

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final fight scene, Sybil's footwear changes from knee-high boots to ankle boots.

Quotes:

Robert Ritchie: It's like a minefield
Ben Ritchie: Why did you set up all these traps around the house for?
Robert Ritchie: 'Cause I'm gonna get him

Soundtrack:

Push And Shove

Very Bad, But Standable

Well, Body Count is as average a slasher flick as it gets. It's not a bad movie (if you like 80's slashers) but in no way is it good. The movie takes place out in a forest campground (sound familiar) where two teens are killed. Skip about 15 years later. A group of kids (teens or college kids?) decide to take a camping trip and they pick up a hitchhiker on the way who just got out of the service. He tells them they can stay at his place with his parents. His parents place just happens to be in the same forest that those murders took place in. When they all get there they are given a hole hearted welcome from service boys father (David Hess). It turns out that David Hess is a little on the angry side and is setting up traps all over the forest for a local legend called "The Shaman". Can you guess what happens with the rest of the movie? If not, go back and watch Friday the 13th.

As stupid as this movie is, it is still stand-able. The main problems are the characters are so cliché and the storyline has been done a million times. Ruggero Deodato directed this movie (Cannibal Holocaust, Jungle Holocaust) and it is hard to tell whether he was making this movie cliché on purpose or whether he was actually trying to make something original. The gore isn't even that great in the movie except for may be three or four scenes.

Nonetheless, great score by Claudio Simonetti and look for David Hess, Charles Napier and Ivan Rassimov. They all do fairly decent parts in the movie. 5/10