The Slumber Party Massacre

1982 "You know the drill."
5.6| 1h17m| R| en| More Info
Released: 10 September 1982 Released
Producted By: Santa Fe Productions (I)
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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Synopsis

Trish invites her high school basketball teammates over for a night they'll never forget -- or survive -- when an unexpected guest crashes the party: an escaped psychopath with a portable power drill.

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Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film
Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
Wuchak The original script was written as a parody, but that was changed when production began and it was shot as a serious slasher. Perhaps this explains why I busted out laughing on at least four occasions. The amusing pizza-eating scene and the refrigerator sequence are good examples. Despite this, "The Slumber Party Massacre" (1981) IS a serious slasher flick featuring the 'driller killer' and it's pretty well-done. The problem is, there's an unimaginative bluntness to the proceedings and the final act isn't all that compelling (I found my mind wandering a couple of times).The female cast is decent, but not quite as good as in the Friday the 13th movies. Diane (Gina Smika Hunter, aka Gina Mari) is arguably the best, followed by the black chick. The movie is short & sweet at 77 minutes and was shot entirely in Los Angeles with the neighborhood sequences filmed in Venice. GRADE: C
generationofswine Which one was this? I can't really remember. I do, however, know it was the movie where they hire a lot of women and require them all to take their clothes off.The difference is, this one was written by a feminist for reasons probably only she can explain.I recall a shower scene in there somewhere.And then I remember the women running around screaming in undies that are really only worn in the bedroom.Was there a plot? Not really, it was just an excuse for nudity and undies.But, you already knew all of that when you sat down to watch this. Because, honestly in film making, they aren't really trying to pass it off as anything other than an excuse to film young naked breasts and you don't really get anything but that.So, why are you reading this? You know exactly what this movie is about. You knew that before you even clicked on this review.But, at least the review is as honest as the movie.If you are expecting more than that, there is something seriously wrong with you.
Claudio Carvalho After the training of the high school girls' basketball team, a group of players schedule a slumber party. Most of the girls agrees to go to the party. Meanwhile, the serial-killer Russ Thorn (Michael Villela) escapes from prison and comes to the school with a drilling machine in the beginning of his crime spree. "The Slumber Party Massacre" is a weak slasher, since the killer's identity is known from the beginning and the story is not original. In 1979, Abel Ferrara directed "The Driller Killer", where a serial-killer kills his victims with a driller. There are hot girls nude, but they do not save the movie since the story is lame. My vote is four.Title (Brazil): Not available on DVD or Blu-Ray
larawoolley Yeah, I gave this a high rating - it's totally worth it. I don't understand why some ratings for this film are so low - it's an 80s slasher, what are you expecting? There were plenty of gruesome kills, it didn't take the film long to get in to the killing so doesn't keep you waiting like some modern slasher films do. There is a good, basic story line which doesn't make the film difficult to follow. We are reminded throughout the film that a killer has escaped from jail so it's not a random attacker. The loose ends are tied up, there aren't any questions left unanswered at the end (apart from when she plays her piano after she thinks she hears someone in her house, haha)and the story line isn't dragged out unnecessarily. I totally recommend this film and will be buying the DVD to watch again (I watched it on the horror channel). I find that the older slasher/ driller killer films are far better than the more modern horror flicks - the killing is more original, better thought out and more believable.