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17 April 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
Dear Mom, The camp director is dead. The counselors are locked up. And the kids are out of control. Having a wonderful time. Love, Marvin morePlot:
A group of campers revolt against their strick camp director and take over the camp for themselves. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
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What all summer camps should be like. more (18 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Chuck Connors | ... | Mr. Warren | |
| Charlie Stratton | ... | Franklin Reilly | |
| Harold Pruett | ... | Chris Wade (as Harold P. Pruett) | |
| Adam Carl | ... | Donald Poultry | |
| Tom Fridley | ... | John Mason | |
| Melissa Reeves | ... | Heather (as Melissa Brennan) | |
| Stuart Rogers | ... | Stanley Runk | |
| Shawn McLemore | ... | Hammond | |
| Samantha Newark | ... | Debbie | |
| Nancy Calabrese | ... | Trixie | |
| Michael Cramer | ... | Jerome Blackridge | |
| Rick Fitts | ... | Ed Heinz | |
| Doug Toby | ... | Manuel Rivas | |
| Shirley Mitchell | ... | Mrs. Knute | |
| Chris Hubbell | ... | Jack Caldwell |
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This movie is like a mix of "Meatballs" and "Taps". The title is misleading. This isn't a "Friday the 13th"-type horror film. It's a pretty good little film about a teenage counselor who organizes all of the kids to take over the camp and lock up the adults. They do it because the new camp director (Chuck Connors) runs the place like a dictator and doesn't let the kids do anything fun. I wish we had done this when I was kid at bible camp! The teen counselor isn't exactly playing with a full deck either, but the kids don't mind as long as they get what they want, which is rock n' roll, parties, and sex. The supporting characters are well-drawn, especially Runk the Punk. Check this movie out if you come across it in the video store. It's a good time-killer.