Sleepaway Camp (Summercamp Inferno, Nightmare Vacation) (1983)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1407 movies items)

" After a horrible boating accident kills her family, shy, sullen Angela moves in with her eccentric Aunt Martha and protective cousin Ricky. One summer, Martha sends the kids to Camp Arawak. Soon after their arrival, bizarre, increasingly violent accidents claim the lives of various campers. Who is the twisted individual behind these murders? The disclosure of the murderer's identity is one of the most shocking climaxes in the history of American cinema. This movie and Friday the 13th Part I"

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"Pros: It’s a slasher film classic. Memorable kills and scenes The twist ending Felissa Rose as Angela The grimy early 80’s atmosphere Con: Some aspects of the film, aged better than others."

My Favorite Films of 1983 (20 movies items)

" "Eat shit and die, Ricky!" "Eat shit and live, Bill." Directed by Robert Hiltzik Written by Robert Hiltzik Music by Edward Bilous Cinematography by Benjamin Davis Editing by Ron Kalish and Sharyn L. Ross"

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"130) The infamous ending. "

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"Camp Arawak, Hudson Falls, New York The filming of Sleepaway Camp took place in Argyle, New York near Summit Lake at a camp formerly known as Camp Algonquin. Why you wouldn’t want to visit: A killer, has been killing the campers there. “You won’t be coming home!”"

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"Felissa Rose (Angela Baker) "

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"True rating : 6,5/10 "

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"Classic 80s horror schlock. It's weird and creepy and silly."

“Deftly directed and laden with cartoonish characters performed with a seemingly intentional stilted weirdness, "Sleepaway Camp" is surprisingly distinguishable from its more blood-soaked contemporaries. Outlandishly comical due to the laughably contrasting era-specific acting styles within cliched yet incongruously heightened and dramatic juvenile situations delivered by the mostly adolescent cast whose hilariously campy dialogue is interspersed with varying methods of killing executed with decent practical effects, from knife, bee and curling tong attacks to drowning and scalding.

Despite its cult status, "Sleepaway Camp" is not meant to be taken seriously as a classic of the horror genre; a curio with a loose plot hinged on convolution and misdirection, the story takes a backs” read more