Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Michael A. Simpson

Writers:

Fritz Gordon (writer)
Robert Hiltzik (characters)

Release Date:

October 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

When you go camping just take the essentials

Plot:

Angela Baker has undergone years of therapy, electro-shock and sexual reassignment surgeries, and finally...

Plot Keywords:

Camp | Camp Counselor | Summer Camp | Sex | Wood

Cast

Pamela Springsteen	...	Angela Baker
Renée Estevez	...	Molly Nagle
Tony Higgins	...	Sean Whitmore
Valerie Hartman	...	Ally Burgess
Brian Patrick Clarke	...	T.C.
Walter Gotell	...	Uncle John
Susan Marie Snyder	...	Mare
Terry Hobbs	...	Rob Darrinco
Kendall Bean	...	Demi
Julie Murphy	...	Lea
Carol Chambers	...	Brooke
Amy Fields	...	Jodi
Benji Wilhoite	...	Anthony
Walter Franks III	...	Judd
Justin Nowell	...	Charlie

Also Known As:

Nightmare Vacation II
Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 (DVD rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Bremen, Georgia, USA

Company:

Double Helix Films

Trivia:

The characters Charlie and Emilio (played by Jason Ehrlich and Justin Nowell) are the real life names of Molly Nagle's (Renee Estevez) brothers, Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Phoebe is struck in the head with the branch, she grabs the wrong side of her head (the side she wasn't hit on) before collapsing.

Quotes:

Angela: I'm giving you one last chance Mare, we're sleeping out tomorrow night just say your sorry.
Mare: Never, I would rather die first Angela.
Mare: [Angela reaches for something in the backseat] What are you looking for, a gun?
Angela: No, a drill.

Movie Connections:

References "The Brady Bunch" (1969)

Soundtrack:

Desperate To Survive

Happy Slashing!

100% female and waving around the certificate of goody-goody Girl Scout, Angela signs in as a counselor at Rolling Hills summer camp. She's determined to make it a fun summer for everyone, singing Kumbaya-songs around the fire and all, but she keeps on having conflicts with rebellious and sex-hungry teenagers. In order to uphold the camp's happy spirit, Angela has no other option but to send the rotten apples home. Of course "sending people home" in Angela's book means slaughtering them brutally… Talking in terms of 80's slashers, the original "Sleepaway Camp" (released in 1983) is a classic. Along with a selected group of other titles (like "Prom Night", "Friday the 13th" and "The Prowler"), the original is a film that every self-respecting horror fan simply has to see. This first sequel isn't nearly as 'essential', but it still stands as a highly enjoyable and relaxing film. The script contains absolutely no tension or plot-twists, since you already know the culprit's identity from the beginning, so all the excitement depends on the various methods by which the teenager are killed off. Angela uses drills, strings of a guitar, car battery-acid, campfires and there even is an entire act in which campers battle dressed up like horror icons Jason Vorhees, Freddy Krueger and Leatherface! The biggest trump of "Sleepaway Camp" is that it never takes itself too seriously and it has absolutely no ambition to be a compelling film. All in one, a light-hearted movie with gore, nudity and an attractive cast. You simply can't expect more from a movie like this.