Sorority Row (2009)

A group of sorority sisters try to cover up the death of their house-sister after a prank gone wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killer.

Director:

Stewart Hendler

Writers:

Josh Stolberg (screenplay), Pete Goldfinger (screenplay),

Stars:

Teri Andrez, Briana Evigan, Rumer Willis

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Teri Andrez	...	Bra-Clad Sister (as Teri Andrzejewski)
Adam Barrie	...	Danny (as Adam Berry)
Megan Wolfley	...	Trampoline Sister (as Megan Elizabeth Wolfley)
Robert Belushi	...	Amazed Senior Guy (as Rob Belushi)
Marie Blanchard	...	Over-It Sister
Briana Evigan	...	Cassidy
Zack Garrett	...	Thwarted Guy (as Zachary Garrett)
Margo Harshman	...	Chugs
Rumer Willis	...	Ellie
Jamie Chung	...	Claire
Leah Pipes	...	Jessica
Audrina Patridge	...	Megan
Matt O'Leary	...	Garret
Julian Morris	...	Andy
Debra Gordon	...	Mrs. Tappan

Storyline

"Sorority Row" sees a group of sorority sisters try to cover up the death of their house-sister after a prank gone wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killer.

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Plot Keywords:

prank | sorority | sorority house | death | prank gone wrong | 

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Taglines:

They Share A Killer Secret.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language, some sexuality/nudity and partying

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [au] Official site [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

House on Sorority Row

Filming Locations:

Crafton, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£782,693 (UK) (11 September 2009)

Gross:

$11,956,207 (USA) (30 October 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

House Row Productions, Karz Entertainment, Summit Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer Darrin Holender is the son of veteran film executive Irv Holender, who bought the assets of Edward L. Montoro's Film Ventures International (FVI) in 1985. FVI was the theatrical distributor of the original The House on Sorority Row.

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Goofs

When the girls and Garrett are driving to the mineshaft Jessica says "Look at me" three times. The second time her mouth does not move.

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Quotes

Cassidy: [Megan's dead body falls out of the shower] MEGAN!
Jessica: Oh... she looks terrible!

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Crazy Credits

The Summit Entertainment logo is tinted a light red which then descends through a series of outlined tree branches

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Connections

Edited into The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Monsters vs Aliens/The Haunting in Connecticut/12 Rounds (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Goodbye Summer"
Written by Zac Maloy, Ran Jackson (as Randy Jackson) and Ricky Jackson
Performed by The Daylights
By special arrangement with Natural Energy Lab

User Reviews

A surprisingly fun guilty pleasure

Oh no, a guy is cheating on one of the Theta Pi sisters! Good for them they have a prank lined up for some prime revenge. Too bad said prank ends with one of them dead. To make things worse, a hooded slasher is after them after graduation.

Last year, we got a remake of "Prom Night" that ended up being one of the worst horror remakes of the decade, and committed a cardinal sin-a PG-13 slasher movie. Well, look at "Sorority Row" (a remake of the 1983 slasher flick "The House on Sorority Row") as the movie the "Prom Night" remake should have been-the anti-"Prom Night" remake if you will. It's not a classic, but nobodies expecting that now, are they?

So, what works?

For one thing, while not a splatter flick, there are some impressive kills available, as well as a sweet murder weapon that has potential to become iconic. Also, the performances are fun. Carrie Fisher is a hoot to watch (her role is a bit too minuscule though) and unlike say "I Know What You Did Last Summer", this movie makes no bones about the fact that most of these characters are unlikable and deserve their fates. The best surprise as far as acting is concerned is Leah Pipes as the bitchy leader of the sorority sisters Jessica. She's a blast to watch, and plays the part without overacting or overdoing her character. In short, she steals the show as far as I'm concerned. The movie does have it's flaws-it's a bit too flashy at moments, at times could have done a little more with it's R-rating (there's nudity, but none of the lead girls gets naked? For shame!) and the final ten minutes could have definitely used some work.

Nags aside, "Sorority Row" is a fun guilty pleasure. Sure, it's more catered towards a teen audience than hardcore horror fans, but come on, most slasher flicks have been catered to a teen audience. Besides, in an age of pointless PG-13 horror, 3D gimmicks, unnecessary sequels like "Halloween II" and "The Final Destination", horror flicks that try to hard to be hardcore, and horror flicks that try too hard to cater to horror fans (I'm a hardcore horror fan, but occasionally that can get annoying), a piece of unapologetic slasher fluff goes down easy.

Plus, any movie that opens with girls in PJ's with their asses exposed jumping up and down can't be all bad.