Summer Camp Nightmare (1987)

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

Director:

Bert L. Dragin

Writers:

Bert L. Dragin (screenplay), Penelope Spheeris (screenplay),

Stars:

Chuck Connors, Charlie Stratton, Harold Pruett

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chuck Connors	...	Mr. Warren
Charlie Stratton	...	Franklin Reilly (as Charles Stratton)
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 Pumpernil
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

Storyline

At Camp North Pines for Boys, the campers, led by the charismatic Franklin Reilly, stage a revolt against the strick owner, Mr. Warren, and lock him and the rest of the councelers up and take over the camp for themselves. But the revol soon spirals out of control as the boys also lead a takeover of the nearby girls camp as well. Then, Mr. Warren is accidently killed trying to escape. And, soon friction happens between the two boys and girls camps, which only one camper, a certain Donald Poultry, tries to get the word out and unseat Franklin as the leader.

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Plot Keywords:

camp | dead boy | summer camp | hanging | hanged boy | 

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Taglines:

It started as a game. Campers against counselors. It turned into a nightmare, that became a revolution.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Butterfly Revolution

Company Credits

Production Co:

Butterfly, Concorde-New Horizons, Crow Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Connections

References Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

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Soundtracks

"She Makes The Bad Boys Cry"
Music and Lyrics by Ted Neeley and Gary Chase
Grinnin' Moon Music, BMI
Tender Understanding Music, ASCAP

User Reviews

What all summer camps should be like.

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.