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14 out of 16 people found the following review useful:
camp trivia classic to the max, 22 April 1999

Author: L. Lion (laughing_lion@yahoo.com) from Los Angeles

Is it terrible? Errr, yeah. Do they really have such things as Cheerleader Camps? The plot is remarkable for a teen slasher movie: not only do the slashing at a summer camp, but it is a summer camp for CHEERLEADERS!

Just the fact that cheerleaders are getting slashed at a summer camp is enough to bring a smile to the face of anyone who loves terrible 80's teen movies, but it is the CASTING that elevates this one to the top of the heap. They have dragged out some of the most bedraggled early 80's teen icons for roles in this. Under what rock did they find Leif Garrett? He doesn't even have a chance to sing. In case you're not up on your trivia, Leif was Brooke Shield's first boyfriend when she was a 13-year old sex symbol (although it was Dean Cain that got to break her in at Princeton). Leif was a Tiger Beat and 16 Magazine staple of the late 70's, battling it out for column space with the Bay City Rollers and even released an album that was a hit, including some of the least inspired Beach Boys covers ever. Then he completely disappeared to the C. Thomas Howell nether regions, only much deeper than C. Thomas has delved. In the Brooke Shields role we have Betsy Russell, who was kind to Phoebe Cates what Phoebe Cates was to Brooke Shields in the early 80's. Rounding out the casting coup are two Playboy Playmates, which is always good for the trivia buff, especially when one of them is Terry Weigel, the only playmate I know of who went on to make hardcore porn. I don't have anything bad to say about Lucinda Dickey, except the idea that the MASCOT also goes to cheerleader camp was just too inspired for words. It simply can't be expressed the joy I get knowing that this film exists. It is a pinnacle of its sort.

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11 out of 14 people found the following review useful:
One of the better Slashers Ive seen, 7 October 2003
Author: fanqarm from kngstn, washington

Yes, Cheerleader Camp is a bit cheesy, but I feel it's one of the better slashers I've seen. In the tradition of Sleepaway Camp type movies, it really delivers comically as well as the suspense and horror. Laden with mid 80's sex and shenanigans, snobby cheerleaders, creepy care-takers and the lovable, overweight video voyeur Timmy. How could anyone refuse?

Although I feared that Leif Garret would destroy the authenticity of the movie, after the first five minutes I realized it could not be done. He really captured the sleazy boyfriend persona quite well. And I was really happy to see Lucinda Dickey (from Breakin' & Breakin' 2) as 'Cory' the team mascot.

So if you ever see this in a video store, be sure to rent it. But don't hold out on trying to locate the sequel. There's a rumor that it doesn't even exist. Maybe Uma Thurman knows.. She supposedly starred in it.

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11 out of 14 people found the following review useful:
"Fleshy" horror flick., 27 October 2002

Author: gridoon

This is supposed to be a horror film, but the filmmakers were obviously too preoccupied with the oodles of (first-rate, I must admit) nudity and sex-related jokes to care very much about the "horror" aspect. The film does have at least one astonishingly gory scene, but the killer's identity is painfully predictable; it's practically spelled out for you. Betsy Russell's performance is better than this film deserves. Seriously. (**)

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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
Killer to the left! Killer to the right! Gonna kill us all! Fright! Fright ! Fright!, 9 June 2006

Author: Woodyanders (Woodyanders@aol.com) from The Last New Jersey Drive-In on the Left

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Hey, what do you get when you cross a cheerfully dippy T&A-ridden teen sex comedic jiggle romp with a more nasty and gory slice 'em and dice 'em up body count horror slasher opus, adding a dash of "Meatballs"-type silly summercamp stupidity hi-jinks for good goofy measure? Why, you get this so-cheesy-it's-downright-choice late 80's direct-to-video junk about a mysterious murderous lunatic brutally butchering assorted lovely young lasses who've gathered together at Camp Hurrah for a big annual cheerleader contest.

Toothsome 80's trash movie queen Betsy ("Tomboy," "Avenging Angel") Russell and the ever-luscious'n'lissome Lucinda ("Breakin',' "Ninja 3: The Domination") Dickey star as the main terrorized targets of the killer's wrath. "Playboy" centerfold Rebecca Ferratti, "Penthouse" Pet Krista Pfanza and a pre-porno Teri Weigel (sporting normal-sized, non silicone-enhanced natural breasts, no less!) supply lots of scrumptious eye candy in often undraped supporting roles. Among the prime suspects are the snippy head counselor (superbly bitched to snarky perfection by Vickie Benson, who's now an acting teacher), a creepy mute cook, and the sloppy tubby handyman (deliciously overplayed with mucho hambone aplomb by the inestimable George "Buck" Flower).

Director John Quinn really delivers the pleasingly sleazy low-brow schlock movie goods with lip-licking flair and enthusiasm: there are genuinely shocking outbursts of ferociously grisly violence, a satisfyingly substantial number of gratuitously bared breasts on display, 70's teen hunk pin-up Leif ("Macon County Line," "Devil Times Five") Garrett singing a hilariously hideous rap song, a quick, steady pace, solid production values, a truly jolting surprise twist ending, lively performances from the entire cast, and some amazingly atrocious pun-laden dialogue (all time favorite line: "I think we'd all be better off if she'd think more about the team and less about getting honey on her muffin!"). Anchor Bay work their usual up-to-snuff magic with their excellent extras-loaded DVD: Besides a sparkling first-rate transfer and widescreen presentation struck from the original negative, we've also got a very entertaining and illuminating commentary by Quinn and producer/actor Jeff Prettyman (who appears in the picture as a useless lecherous sheriff), three trailers, an alternate title sequence, behind-the-scenes photos, and a poster and still gallery.

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6 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
Has everything a Slasher needs., 22 December 2006

Author: insomniac_rod from Noctropolis

God Bless "USA Up All Night". I was cleaning my room when suddenly a box filled with VHS appeared. I decided to dust if off and I found some movies I taped over the years. One of them was "Cheerleader Camp" when it was presented on "Up All Night".

This little slasher flick offers some black humor jokes and some decent gory death scenes.

You shouldn't care for the plot as you might have guessed. You only need to know that an "unseen" maniac is on the cheerleader camp prowling, and killing cheerleaders. Well that's until you find out -easily- the killer's identity.

Expect some cheesy dialogues, good humor, and thank God, nudity. This slasher has all the winning ingredients and that's why it's among the most see slashers from the 80's.

Highly recommended if you are into low production values, bad acting -putrid acting-, horrible music, weak direction, etc. Overall, trash cinema. Still, it's the 80's so it's great.

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7 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
A fun slasher flick for lovers of B-movies only!, 18 September 2000

Author: jimmyplm from Chapel Hill, NC

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!

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9 out of 14 people found the following review useful:
Russell underrated, 29 May 2005

Author: metalrox_2000 from United States

If there had been a bigger budget, this would have been THE slasher flick of the 1980's. It was much better then another camp series, sleepaway camp, and the acting was much better then other b-movies. One thing that worked against it, however,was the rather generic title, and it's alternate title, bloody pom poms, wasn't any better. Had more attention been paid to this movie, Leif Garrett would have been on a major comeback, and Besty Russell, perhaps the least known, and most eye pleasing of any 80's starlet, would have been a a list star. Alas, in 1987, this good movie came and went, while much attention was paid to big studio stinkers like ishtar, The Golden Child, among others. How Besty Russell was never an a list star, is a loss.

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
"Why did she kill herself? Was it something I said?", 15 May 2005
Author: Backlash007 from Kentucky

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~Spoiler~

Cheerleader Camp (aka Bloody Pom Poms) is a late 80's entry into the slasher sub-genre that we all know and love. Most people totally dismiss it because the killings aren't all that original, there are too few of them, and there's not much gore to speak of. It is worth a watch for nostalgia's sake. Cheerleader Camp may not be the best slasher but it does probably have the most attractive cast. After all, it is a cheerleader camp. Betsy Russell and Lucinda Dickey (the Breakin' movies) are headlining this thing. It doesn't hurt that they enlisted a few Playboy playmates either. Our male leads are a balding Leif Garrett and a robust Travis McKenna, with Buck Flower thrown in as the obvious red herring. The scariest scene (albeit a totally unintentional one) is probably the one where McKenna falls off stage and lands on poor 'ole Buck's head. There were surely no stunt doubles on this picture for Mr. Flower, so Buck almost got his head caved in. Another frightful scene features Leif Garrett rapping. Whew boy. The killer's identity is entirely predictable from the get-go, but what's not predictable is the ending. The killer actually get's away!! There is some sort of conspiracy as to the existence of Cheerleader Camp II. No one can seem to verify whether is was actually filmed or not. The world may never know.

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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
Funny and moronic little slasher., 21 July 2005

Author: (Dellamorte_Delamore07@hotmail.com) from winnipeg, mb, canada

This movie is so funny. I don't even know where to begin...maybe with a laugh then a groan.

The plot is rather predictable and you don't need psychic vision to know what it's about after seeing the box cover and title. I'm actually going a long way by saying this movie has a plot. After a group of the latest pin up..I mean college cheerleaders (must have all waited quite awhile they looked a day no older then 30) and the token fat guy and Leif Garret (who looks like he spent those paychecks are the nearest bottle of whiskey) get to a camp to compete for some dumb queen thing or blah blah blah, the plot begins to thicken. LOL! Leif Garret instantly starts womanizing RIGHT IN FRONT OF Betsy Russle who is so pilled out and delusional she spends most of her time dreaming utter nonsense of her falling in puddles of mud and mascots dancing around her while you hear "DO IT AGAIN, DO IT AGAIN, HARDER, HARDER", and do'not let me forget the scene where she sees blood on her face and starts crying "NO, MAKE IT STOP", and the next shot it shows her calmly doing a cheer to what appears to be one of the most lamest rap songs I've ever heard. As this is going on, the cannon fodder or Cheerleaders (take ur pick) back stab, try and act, go topless on many occasions, spit "Hip" one liners left and right "Honey on her muffin", and also see random shots of them putting make up and clothes on. They all sure want that crown. There's also a very trampy camp leader who makes it her duty to constantly put these broads down. If the attendance call at the beginning won't make you laugh, then the scenes where she gets loaded sure will. There's also other eighties b-movie trade marks such as Buck Flower and raunchy sex humor sleazing the place up.

Eventually the film makers remember their making a slasher and some of the chicks begin to die. One girl is set up to look as if it's suicide and for the rest of the movie all they recall her as is "that suicide girl", one bimbo after a side splitting scene of "But do you really care about me" monologue gets garden shears in the mouth, another gets run down with a van, and the token fat guy literally gets his gut torn open with a scythe. After all of this Betsy Russel and Leif Garret decide to have champagne by the fire side and talk about their relationship. WTF is going here?...hilarious.

The gore is pretty basic, though at times will give the awesome goods, like the after effects of the van victim, the guts falling out of the fat guy, the bear trap in the face. It's all done so random and spuratic, this isn't a screenplay. More like stoners trying to write and they keep forgetting what their doing. The soundtrack is about as eighties as you can get (You know those little beats that the characters INSIST ON LISTENING TO OVER AND OVER), and the acting is like a high school drama chick play, hammy and cheesy.

This movie isn't annoying, it' just pretty stupid but in the good way. It's a movie you watch at a party and watch all the party goers reactions to it, though I couldn't see anyone actually watching this alone.

** out of ****

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4 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Cheesy and amusing slasher comedy., 21 July 2007

Author: HumanoidOfFlesh from Chyby, Poland

The plot of "Cheerleader Camp" is simple:Alison,who strives to be the best goes on a trip with her cheerleading squad to Camp Hurrah to compete in a cheerleading contest.After her boyfriend is caught flirting with other girls,those girls begin to turn up dead,starting with an apparent suicide."Cheerleader Camp" is one of the many slasher flick made in mid 80's.It's fun to watch and surprisingly sleazy,but I think that "Sleepaway Camp" series is even better.There is only a little bit of gore,however there are some lovely girls who show bare breasts quite often.So if you are a fan of slasher flicks give this one a look.It is certainly more enjoyable than "Berserker","Hollow Gate" or similar amateurish crap.7 out of 10.

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