Hell High (1987)
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This routine slasher-thriller deviates slightly from the standard formula by way of a fairly intelligent script which explores the murderer's motivation in far more detail than other films of the subgenre. The central character is high-school science teacher Ms. Storm (Maureen Mooney), a… More This routine slasher-thriller deviates slightly from the standard formula by way of a fairly intelligent script which explores the murderer's motivation in far more detail than other films of the subgenre. The central character is high-school science teacher Ms. Storm (Maureen Mooney), a mild-mannered woman plagued by barely-repressed psychological traumas, who finally snaps after falling victim to a sadistic prank perpetrated by one of her students. Believed dead, Storm comes after the pranksters with homicidal intent. Though Mooney's well-portrayed transformation from victim to murderer provides an interesting role-reversal against slasher convention, the story still falters in the overall execution, bogged down considerably by some lackluster performances and very little actual suspense. Still, it's considerably better than Demented, an earlier, wholly unsubtle treatment of the same theme. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Douglas Grossman
- Genres
- Horror
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Critic Reviews
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Pete Vonder Haar, Film Threat
This title is redundant, isn't it?
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Dustin Putman, DustinPutman.com
A perfectly good way to waste an hour-and-a-half for those seeking a 'dumb' horror movie. It's no more than that, but sometimes, that's enough for any fan of this genre.
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Cast
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Christopher Stryker
as Dickens
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Maureen Mooney
as Brooke Storm
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Christopher Cousins
as Jon Jon
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Millie Prezioso
as Queenie
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Jason Brill
as Smiler
- Kathy Rossetter
- J.R. Horne
- Daniel Beer
- Karen Russell
- Webster Whinery
