Bloody Pom Poms (1988)
"Cheerleader Camp" (original title)

An unknown killer is killing off the members of a small cheerleader group at a remote cheerleader training camp.

Director:

John Quinn

Writers:

David Lee Fein, R.L. O'Keefe

Stars:

Betsy Russell, Leif Garrett, Lucinda Dickey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Betsy Russell	...	Alison Wentworth
Leif Garrett	...	Brent Hoover
Lucinda Dickey	...	Cory Foster
Lorie Griffin	...	Bonnie Reed
George 'Buck' Flower	...	Pop (as Buck Flower)
Travis McKenna	...	Timmy Moser
Teri Weigel	...	Pamela Bently
Rebecca Ferratti	...	Theresa Salazar
Vickie Benson	...	Miss Tipton
Jeff Prettyman	...	Sheriff Poucher
Krista Pflanzer	...	Suzy
Craig Piligian	...	Detective
William Johnson	...	Chief Ronnie (as William Johnson Sr.)
Kathryn Litton	...	Timmy's Girlfriend
Tommy Habeeb	...	Assistant Detective (as Tom Habeeb)

Storyline

Alison follows her friends to a summer camp for cheerleaders. But she is having bad nightmares. Her boyfriend has followed her to the camp but he seems to be more interested in the other girls, girls who sooner or later are found brutally murdered. Alison starts to believe that she has a split-personality who kills them.

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Plot Keywords:

cheerleader | nightmare | summer camp | summer | friend | 

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Taglines:

Give me a K - Give me an I - Give me an L - Give me an L

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bloody Nightmare

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daiei Studios, Prism Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the extras were cheerleaders from Bakersfield High School.

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Goofs

When Timmy records himself on the tape recorder he says, "A monster is stirring, it needs to get out, it needs relief." But when the rest of the gang watch the tape later, what he says and how he says it is different. It changes to "I hear something stirring. I think it's gonna need relief."

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Connections

Referenced in Horror Business (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Life of Crime"
Performed by Sounds of Suksexx

User Reviews

A fun slasher flick for lovers of B-movies only!

I grew up on cheesy 80's slasher movies. That's why I have developed a thick skin when it comes to films. I can appreciate almost anything now that contains a few murders and some random nudity. (Believe me, I know how awful that sounds).

Cheerleader Camp is one of the movies that I loved best in my youth, and still enjoy to this day. It is one of those movies that doesn't expect you to think too much while you watch. It is simple eye candy.

I think it has a pretty good plot for a horror flick (with a very unexpected ending). It is also funny to see just how low former teen idol Leif Garrett could go (who would ever have pictured him a slasher flick like this one?). I think that the characters are all very likeable, and you actually pity them when they get picked off one by one.

Fans of B-movies HAVE to love this one!