Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Betsy Russell | ... | Alison Wentworth | |
Leif Garrett | ... | Brent Hoover | |
Lucinda Dickey | ... | Cory Foster | |
Lorie Griffin | ... | Bonnie Reed | |
George 'Buck' Flower | ... | Pop (as Buck Flower) | |
Travis McKenna | ... | Timmy Moser | |
Teri Weigel | ... | Pamela Bently | |
Rebecca Ferratti | ... | Theresa Salazar | |
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Vickie Benson | ... | Miss Tipton |
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Jeff Prettyman | ... | Sheriff Poucher |
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Krista Pflanzer | ... | Suzy |
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Craig Piligian | ... | Detective |
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William Johnson | ... | Chief Ronnie |
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Kathryn Litton | ... | Timmy's Girlfriend |
Tommy Habeeb | ... | Assistant Detective (as Tom Habeeb) |
Alison follows her friends to a summer camp for cheerleaders. But she is having bad nightmares. Her boyfriend has followed her to the camp but he seems to be more interested in the other girls, girls who sooner or later are found brutally murdered. Alison starts to believe that she has a split-personality who kills them. Written by Mattias Thuresson
Give me a F, give me a U, give me a N. Yes FUN. Nothing more. Nothing less. Senseless, over-the-top, but fun. Probably too much fun? In its investment for energy, it really did play up the textbook gags and fooling around for the majority of the time. Teenagers will always be teenagers --- well what else would you do at Camp Hurrah. Anyhow the straight-to-video "Cheerleader Camp" is a low-budget b-grade late 80s slasher / sex comedy item opting for numerous semi-nude shots (especially when you got the likes of Teri Weigel and Krista Pflanzer in the cast), tacky blood splatter and a very tongue-cheek-approach to its traditional material. In which case much needed, because some of the cheesy dialogues can be eye-rolling and it stars a former teen idol Leif Garrett. The style is similar to other such campy slashers within the same period; "Return to Horror High" (1987) and "Cutting Class" (1989). The plot enters in a protagonist with a traumatically stressful mind, throws around typical red herrings (memorably enjoyable character turns by George 'Buck' Flowers and Vickie Benson), suspiciously telegraphed activities, absurd occurrences (like those odd dream sequences) and a silly revelation going on to a twisted ending. Everything feels purposely blatant. Director John Quinn's execution might be lumpy, but it's breezily paced and enthusiastically captured. Also the camera-work achieves some inventive angles, especially early on. The always enviable Besty Russell heads the cult cast with Lucinda Dickey (spending a bit time in a costume), Rebecca Ferratti, Travis McKenna and a delightful Lorie Griffin.