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Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 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"
Dead Meat Kill Counts (234 movies items)" 12 confirmed deaths 9 unhappy male campers 3 unhappy female campers Running time: 83 mins Number of deaths: 12 Kills per average: 7.08 mins Golden S’more: Judy, death by curling iron. Lame campfire story: Campers in sleeping bags. Survivors: Angela/Peter Baker, Aunt Martha Thomas, and Ricky Thomas"
Pros and Cons of Films: Vol. 2 (130 movies items)"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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Fictional Places You Don’t Want To Visit (205 movies items)"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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Watched in 2019: Movies (204 movies items)"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