Summer Camp Nightmare (1987)

Director:

Bert L. Dragin

Writers:

William Butler (novel)
Bert L. Dragin (writer)

Release Date:

17 April 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A group of campers revolt against their strick camp director and take over the camp for themselves.

Plot Keywords:

Camp | Youth | Summer Camp | Hanging | Hanged Boy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

The Butterfly Revolution

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13

Company:

Butterfly

Trivia:

Despite the tagline, not a single camper is mentioned with the name Marvin.

Soundtrack:

She Makes The Bad Boys Cry

Why kid's need to be kept in check.

Yes, this movie is not the best movie in the world but it does one thing most movies do not do. It shows what children would do if they were in control. Granted other movies portray kid's as somehow always outwitting the adults, coming to peaceful resolutions on things, and nothing they do is wrong. I always find this total crap as I went to school I was picked on and such when there was supervision, kids are moronic at best and can not be left to do as they wish. If nothing else this movie shows what kids and teenagers would do if they got some power. The story, well the kids are not enjoying camp much because the head counselor is a bit strict, so in the background one teen decides to stir some stuff up and through a series of events takes the counselors and locks them up and decides to take control of the camp along with the other dumb kids and teens who do not seem to realize that they are going to be very much in trouble once the police find out. The movie is rather graphic, but despite the title by no means is it a horror movie. It is not even all that good except for a couple of scenes involving the rope bridge. Be warned there is a rape scene in the movie and while it does not show any nudity it is obvious what is going on. Here is a bit of advice though if something of this type happens out there. While the rape that occurs from like a guy who sneaks up on you is hard to avoid as it catches you by surprise the one done when it is a boyfriend or friend is easily avoidable. If you say no and he persists and he seems to be getting violent, just act like you are going along with the sex, grab him in the weak area acting like you are going to rub him then squeeze very hard and I guarantee you will be able to get away rather easily just do not wait till he recovers. So this movie may be worth checking out for a strange twist to the summer camp movie I just can not really recommend it either because even though it shows how I feel kids would act in this situation quite well it still ticks me off to see their behavior.