Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008)

Camp Manabe is where kids torment each other but people soon start turning up dead.

Director:

Robert Hiltzik

Writer:

Robert Hiltzik

Stars:

Vincent Pastore, Michael Gibney, Paul DeAngelo

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vincent Pastore	...	Frank
Michael Gibney	...	Alan
Paul DeAngelo	...	Ronnie
Jonathan Tiersten	...	Ricky Thomas
Isaac Hayes	...	Charlie the Chef
Lenny Venito	...	Mickey
Erin Broderick	...	Karen
Adam Wylie	...	Weed
Kate Simses	...	Petey
Brye Cooper	...	Randy
Michael Werner	...	Michael
Christopher Shand	...	T.C.
Jaime Radow	...	Jenny
Shahidah McIntosh	...	Bella (as Shahida McIntosh)
Jackie Tohn	...	Linda

Storyline

It's summer camp as usual at Camp Manabe where the kids torment each other for fun while the underpaid camp staff provides as little supervision as possible. Greedy camp owner Frank and junior partner Ronnie do their best to keep everyone in line, but something sinister is about to put a slash in the roster. When campers and staff mysteriously begin disappearing and turning into gruesome corpses, paranoid Ronnie can't shake the memory of a series of grisly murders that took place at Camp Arawak, where he worked two decades earlier. Has a ghost from the past come back to haunt him? As the paranoia worsens, Ronnie's list of possible killers starts growing just like the body count. Everyone becomes a suspect from vicious kids to shady members of the camp staff, and even former Camp Arawak camper Ricky who mysteriously works nearby. Who is knocking off these victims and why? Only one thing is for certain, something is carving a bloody new trail at Sleepaway Camp where kids can be so mean ...

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Plot Keywords:

swimsuit | panties on head | teenage girl | brunette | blonde | 

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Taglines:

Kids can be so mean.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and gore, pervasive language, some sexual content and teen drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

First sequel to be written, directed, and produced by Robert Hiltzik, who wrote, directed, and produced the original Sleepaway Camp (1983). Besides being credited for certain character creations, Hiltzik had no involvement with neither Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) nor Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989).

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Goofs

A boom mic is visible during the scene near the end when the campers are gathered around the bunkhouse. It is visible right before Ricky enters the scene.

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Quotes

Mickey: [mocking Charlie] "Hey, Mickey, what's with the fryer? There's more oils on it than in it!" Why don't you suck my dick, you old bastard...!

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Crazy Credits

Once the credits at the end are over, another short scene starts up. A female motorist's car breaks down on a deserted road. Sheriff Jerry stops to help. With the car jacked up, he crawls under it to check it out and it suddenly falls, crushing his head. The woman turns around, revealing herself to be Angela.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Soundtracks

Return to Sleep Away Camp
Performed by Goat and Friends

User Reviews

Utter garbage

I was truly looking forward to this being a HUGE fan of the original and was devastated once the DVD had reached the five minute mark.

I kept checking the box to make sure I had been sent the right movie. A $4 million budget, what the hell did they spend it on - catering???!!! - ços the money sure isn't up there on the screen.

Cheaply shot, badly graded, sloppily edited, appallingly scored, a script that sounds like it was scratched down quickly on the back of a piece of toilet paper and the piece de resistance is the DIABOLICALLY BAD performances by a truly inept cast of nobodies.

What was Robert Hiltzik thinking? He should have just left well enough alone and not tarnished the reputation of the ground breaking original.

Avoid at all costs.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 2010 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Sleepaway Camp V: The Return

Filming Locations:

Hancock, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

GO2SHO

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1