My Super Psycho Sweet 16 (2009) (TV)

Director:

Jacob Gentry

Writers (WGA):

Jed Elinoff (written by) &
Scott Alan Thomas (written by)

Release Date:

23 October 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Every girl dreams of turning 16 and celebrating in style, but things don't go as planned.

Plot:

A spoiled teens birthday bash turns killer after she convinced her parents to re-open a roller skating rink where murders took place.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Skating Rink | Love Triangle | SWAT Team | Birthday Present

Cast

Julianna Guill	...	Madison Penrose
Lauren McKnight	...	Skye Rotter
Chris Zylka	...	Brigg
Matt Angel	...	Derek
Alex Van	...	Charlie Rotter
Maia Osman	...	Olivia
Susan Griffith	...	Chloe
Joey Nappo	...	Kevin
Leandra Terrazzano	...	Lily
Ric Reitz	...	Mr. Penrose
Chad McKnight	...	Party Planner
Damien C. Haas	...	Craig (as Damien Haas)
Shannon Eubanks	...	Aunt Sarah
Lauren Eichner	...	Young Skye
Amaris Dupree	...	DJ

Runtime:

USA:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | USA:Unrated (DVD rating)

Company:

POP Films

Quotes:

Derek: [Skye sits outside on the school steps, drawing and listening to her iPod. Her earbud gets yanked out by someone. She looks up to see Derek] Ok, let's make a pact. If I haven't lost my virginity by the end of this semester, you'll take it from me.
Skye Rotter: [squinting from the sun] Like, by force?
Derek: [sits down next to her, taking off his sunglasses] Trust me, that won't be necessary.
Skye Rotter: I'm not gonna sleep with you, Derek.
Derek: Oh, come on, look. We're best friends, ok? Best friends like sleeping with each other. Please? I'd do it for you.
Skye Rotter: Have faith. You'll find some poor, pathetic girl who will give it up.
Derek: Yeah you keep saying that. I just don't see it happening.
Skye Rotter: So I think Brigg was flirting with me this morning.
Derek: [He laughs] I think you're off your meds.
Skye Rotter: No, seriously, we had, like, a moment.
[...]

Soundtrack:

In Exile

It's fun watching these people die...

The trick to making a good slasher movie, is when the filmmakers create characters that you can really hate, so much so that you can enjoy seeing someones head get beaten in with a fire extinguisher. Maybe that is an irresponsible comment considering the characters ages, but this has been the formula for this genre since the original "Halloween" was unleashed in the 70's. "Sweet 16" is filmed with a surprising amount of style, using garish, saturated colors and violent murders accompanied by pulsating music, perhaps a bit of a tribute to Dario Argento's horror masterpiece "Suspiria." In fact it is pretty obvious that the creators of this film are classic horror fans themselves. The story is traditional: a pretty, but very nasty girl gathers her classmates together in a roller rink/nightclub to celebrate her sweet 16, thus lining up her mates for the massacre to come. There is the outcast girl that most viewers will root for to live. In the classic sense this one is a real morality tale; everyone seems to get butchered directly after they do something "bad." A few unexpected plot developments here, not to mention an ending that is a nice tribute to the original "Carrie," and wraps up nicely. Similar to a film called "Prom Night" from a couple years ago, however this one is a masterpiece compared to that lame, awful film! Some other people commented that "Sweet 16" wasn't that graphically violent, but the original "Halloween" wasn't graphic either, and that is considered a classic today. Recommended for slasher fans...