Sleepaway Camp

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

  • 70% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 60% of users liked it
    (16,237 ratings)

A deadly boating accident derails the life of a sensitive youngster, leading to confusion, madness and murder. Years after the incident, Angela (Felissa Rose) is still withdrawn and rarely speaks, living a sheltered life with her aunt and cousin Ricky (Jonathan Tiersten). The two young teens are… More

R, 1 hr. 28 min.
Directed By
Robert Hiltzik
Written By
Robert Hiltzik
Genres
Horror
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1983 Wide
On DVD
Aug 8, 2000
Anchor Bay Entertainment Inc.

Critic Reviews

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    Capaz de despertar risos graças ao estilo datado (vide figurinos), ao roteiro ridículo e à direção capenga (o acidente que abre a narrativa é genial neste aspecto), merece créditos pelo plano final, que é simultaneamente hilário e perturbador.

  • Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

    Not a particularly effective movie... [but] it is an exceptionally memorable one - one that lingers in the brain, disturbing and discomfiting.

  • Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is

    classic stuff, the ending is the creepiest since "invasion of the body snatchers"

  • Bill Gibron, DVDTalk.com

    [ Sleepaway Camp] is...a gritty, sleazy Grade-Z rip-off of what Sean Cunningham and the gang more or less perfected over at Crystal Lake.

  • Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

    Still the finest Sleepaway Camp, if only because of its memorable final shot.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cory T


    My first and hopefully only disappointment of the month, 'Sleepaway Camp' is a tawdry, sleazy slasher film without any distinguishing qualities until a mesmerizing shock-to-the-system ending that redefines everything that came before. The performances are so abysmal and… More

  • Reid V


    Just when you thought you saw everything that the 80's slasher film had to offer, Sleepaway Camp shows you that you know nothing.

  • AJ V


    An unique slasher horror movie, the ending is such a surprise, I wont ruin it, don't worry. I love this movie, it's cool.

  • Tim S


    I'd certainly call it a cult classic, but not a fantastic one. It does have some hilarious moments and a tiny bit of gore, but overall just on the mediocre side.

  • Jeff "


    Sleepaway Camp is a very weird horror film to watch. It's not the type of film that will be enjoyed by the majority of horror fans, however it's one of the few films that has a certain charm to it. The film is very cheesy, it's acting, dialogue and story are tongue in… More

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