Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) (V)

Director:

Michael A. Simpson

Writers:

Fritz Gordon (writer)
Robert Hiltzik (characters)

Release Date:

October 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | 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 | Blindfold | Drilling Machine

Cast

Pamela Springsteen	...	Angela
Renée Estevez	...	Molly
Tony Higgins	...	Sean
Valerie Hartman	...	Ally
Brian Patrick Clarke	...	TC
Walter Gotell	...	Uncle John
Susan Marie Snyder	...	Mare
Terry Hobbs	...	Rob
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:

Filmed on location at a YMCA youth camp in Waco, Georgia.

Goofs:

Continuity: The position of the blue ribbon hanging around Angela's neck keeps changing.

Quotes:

Lea: You're not supposed to give food away, I'm telling Ally.

Movie Connections:

References Sleepaway Camp (1983)

Soundtrack:

You'll Dance to Anything

Hilarious-Horror Spoof/Slasher

I really don't know what you would call this movie--Horror, Comedy, Spoof, or just plain silly. I loved it needless to say. I thought the first Sleepaway Camp was a great walk up to the horror genre. This movie, following 5 years later has our sweet little Angela all grown up with real breasts and other really girlie things! And he, excuse me, she is a counselor at Camp Rolling Hills.

Well, in the opening scene Angela is up to her old tricks--Starting the body count off right. Throughout, she decapitates, torches, hangs, strangles, stabs, many many other campers. She even drowns one in an outhouse filled with leeches. At times this movie almost feels like it really wanted to develop a serious plot, just as the first did. Then something silly is done or said that lets us, the audience know this movie isn't gonna take itself too seriously. I feel that is a major down fall for most B-horror movies. This one mixes, horror, humor and blood and guts in a very balanced way.

My only problem...I feel that the character of Angela was much more devious and cunning in the first than in this or the 3rd one. I think that is only because they didn't wanna make these movies too seriously. I like that they didn't...Very enjoyable sequel with an Okay cast of no ones excpet Angela and Molly. They both have very famouse brothers.

Filmed back to back with the 3rd one...Look for Sleepaway Camp 4 coming out next year....

7 out of 10