Sleepaway Camp

Okay so apparently there is a Sleepaway Camp reunion movie in the works with the writer/director Robert Hiltzik of the original classic. I know we're all excited, what is Sleepaway Camp you ask? FOR SHAME! One of the all time B movie greats of the 1980's. With a disturbingly young cast and bizarre queer subtexts that become VERY explicit in the shocking twist ending which I am providing for your viewing pleasure, it is a must for anyone into camp/cult films. The plot really is secondary, a tragic boating accident leaves a newly orphaned Angela, who looks a lot like Sarah Silverman, with her aunt Martha and cousin Ricky, and off to camp the kids go, where bad things start to happen. Judy as the main bad girl truly makes this film for me,and her demise is tragic, a fate so terrible that the filmmakers don't have the guts to show the aftermath. Yes, a curling iron to the crotch is never a pleasant experience R.I.P Judy, R.I.P. This is from a time when horror was an odd creature, the film is clearly made for 12 year olds, much in the way that Deadly Friend was too, but contains fairly graphic, albeit silly, death scenes and strings of profanity designed to make the young ones giggle. If this were made today, no doubt it would be neutered, given a PG-13 rating, with bland yet classy production values, and a cast from One Tree Hill.





Following the events of Return to Sleepaway Camp, "Reunion" focuses on the long-awaited return of Aunt Martha as well as Ricky and Angela Baker. I can't wait!