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Sleepaway Camp (1983)

18/11/1983 (US)Horror1h 24m
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…you won't be coming home!

Overview

After a terrible boating accident, Angela Baker is sent to Camp Arawak, where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives of various campers.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Felissa Rose

      Felissa Rose

      Angela

    2. Jonathan Tiersten

      Ricky

    3. Karen Fields

      Judy

    4. Christopher Collet

      Christopher Collet

      Paul

    5. Mike Kellin

      Mike Kellin

      Mel

    6. Katherine Kamhi

      Katherine Kamhi

      Meg

    7. Paul DeAngelo

      Paul DeAngelo

      Ronnie

    8. Thomas E. van Dell

      Thomas E. van Dell

      Mike

    9. Loris Sallahian

      Billy

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    A review by Wuchak

    6.0
    Written by Wuchak on Jul 23, 2019

    ***Adolescents at a summer camp in upstate New York… with a killer on the loose*** On the surface “Sleepaway Camp” (1983) is a clone of the first two “Friday the 13th” movies (1980/1981) mixed with elements of “Meatballs” (1979), but with more edge. Like the first “Friday the 13th,” the killer is a mystery until the end. Like “Meatballs,” the youths at the camp are adolescents, including pubescents. Kids of this ilk didn’t manifest in the Friday the 13th franchise until Part VI (1986) and, even then, they weren’t the focus. Unfortunately, the production values are subpar compared to the ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$350,000.00

    Revenue$11,000,000.00

    Keywords

    • summer camp
    • shyness
    • gore
    • murder
    • serial killer
    • slasher
    • pedophile
    • mental illness
    • water skiing
    • horror