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Rush Week (1989)

01/12/1989 (US)Horror, Mystery, Thriller1h 36m
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There's a Killer on the Campus!

Overview

An ambitious young journalist working for her college newspaper becomes intrigued by the recent string of disappearances of several female students, which she believes to be connected to an on-campus murder that happened the previous year during the college's raucous Rush Week.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Pamela Ludwig

      Pamela Ludwig

      Toni Daniels

    2. Dean Hamilton

      Dean Hamilton

      Jeff Jacobs

    3. Roy Thinnes

      Roy Thinnes

      Dean Grail

    4. Donald Grant

      Byron Rogers

    5. Courtney Gebhart

      Courtney Gebhart

      Jonelle Watson

    6. John Donovan

      Arnold Krangen

    7. David Denney

      Greg Ochs

    8. Todd Eric Andrews

      Todd Eric Andrews

      Harvan

    9. Laura Burkett

      Laura Burkett

      Rebecca Winters

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    A review by Wuchak

    6.0
    Written by Wuchak on Jun 30, 2023

    **_Nancy Drew goes to college where there’s an axe-murderer_** A journalism student (Pamela Ludwig) transfers to a university in SoCal during a notorious fraternity’s rush week ceremonies. When attractive female coeds go missing and are curiously underreported, she investigates, but this attracts the attention of the axe-wielding antagonist. “Rush Week” is a mystery/slasher that was released direct-to-video in the UK at the end of 1989, and not made available in the USA until early 1991. I point this out because it doesn’t have the ‘feel’ of a theatrical release. While there’s some nudi...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • college
    • serial killer
    • slasher
    • axe murder