Camp Daze (2005) (V)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Alex Pucci

Writer:

Draven Gonzalez (writer)

Release Date:

20 June 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Summer 1981, Welcome to Camp Hiawatha

Plot:

CAMP DAZE takes you back to the days of tube socks, bongs hits and short shorts, throws in a quiet summer camp full of blood and mayhem and watches the fun unfold.

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Summer Camp | Double Impalement | Teenkill | Shot With Arrow

Cast

Kyle Lupo	...	Daniel
Anika C. McFall	...	Jen
Matt Dallas	...	Mario
Joanna Suhl	...	Angela
Miles Davis	...	Ruben
Eric McIntire	...	Vade
Jon Fleming	...	Ivan
Bethany Taylor	...	Michelle
Brendan Bradley	...	Paul Marq
Jim Hazelton	...	Lou (as Jim Marlow)
Jessica Sonneborn	...	Elizabeth
Ashley Gomes	...	Nichole
Ikaika Kahoano	...	Patrick
Troy Andersen	...	Tommy
Philip Jess	...	Jay

Also Known As:

Camp Slaughter (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore, language, some sexual content and drug use.

Runtime:

94 min | 110 min (Director's Cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Porter, Maine, USA

Company:

Screamkings Productions

Trivia:

There are 37 on screen deaths.

Quotes:

Jen: Oh, no. Trason? I bet you that's Jason's cousin.
Daniel: Who is this Jason you keep talking about?

Movie Connections:

References Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Poor attempt to bring back the 80's slasher

While on a trip to Boston four 21st century kids get lost in Mane and end up at Camp Hiawatha, a summer camp trapped in a 1981 slasher flick time warp where every night the counselors and campers fall victim to a crazed killer.

I actually heard about Camp Slaughter (known as Camp Daze back then) a couple of years ago before the movie even opened while browsing this site for 80's slasher films, a genre that I enjoy quite a bit. Anyway, it sounded interesting and I put it on my "to see" list but didn't get around to watching this until today. I wish I had waited.

"Camp Slaughter" takes the best bits from many of the slasher classics of the 1980's without the sense of fun that makes the genre, despite its flaws so enjoyable. It tries very hard to be an 80's slasher flick with bad fashion and annoying characters, but it also lacks good gore or any nudity what so ever. Structurally the blending of "Friday the 13th" and "Groundhog's Day" just doesn't work and is pretty repetitive and annoying. Also the frequent dialog references to Jason and the "Friday the 13th" films come across like a wanna be "Scream" that's stale by about a decade. Overall, "Camp Slaughter" is a very disappointing 21st century slasher picture. On a good note there are a couple of good death scenes.