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• AJ V

  
  A very funny spoof of slasher flicks! It's kind of stupid, but it's enjoyable anyway if you've seen a lot of slasher horror movies. I really enjoyed it.

• Cassandra M

  
  Exuberant, right-on parody of the then-current crop of horror films like HALLOWEEN and FRIDAY THE 13TH is one of the great parodies of the period, twenty years before SCARY MOVIE claimed to do the same thing for the first time! Like all good spoofs, it alternates between perfect… More
  Exuberant, right-on parody of the then-current crop of horror films like HALLOWEEN and FRIDAY THE 13TH is one of the great parodies of the period, twenty years before SCARY MOVIE claimed to do the same thing for the first time! Like all good spoofs, it alternates between perfect imitation and surreal departure. There's lots of sexy teens running about in bras and panties, and a really creepy double-jointed guy known only as "The Stick". And this may be the only horror movie to have its "R" rating stuck right in the middle of the picture, thanks to a hilarious bit excised from TV airings of this neglected comedy. Funny murders, kooky/grotesque characters, great trick ending. What's ironic is how many of the trademarks bits of these movies, like the stalking camera and the telephone terrorist, haven't changed a bit in two generations of bad horror films! Produced by the enigmatic non- producer, Allan Smithee. For my money, the three great parodies of this era are AIRPLANE!, CAVEMAN and this.

• Steve K

  
  "Talking?! During horse head bookends?!" Early 80's spoof of slashers is filled mostly with silly gags that don't work. A handful of them, however, made me laugh, so I'll be kind.

• Lafe F

  
  A comedy spoof making fun of slasher film where kids at a high school are being killed off one by one. There were a lot of stupid groaner jokes. I liked the on-screen body count; a number would appear each time somebody died. The breathing on the phone bit was dumb. The killing by… More
  A comedy spoof making fun of slasher film where kids at a high school are being killed off one by one. There were a lot of stupid groaner jokes. I liked the on-screen body count; a number would appear each time somebody died. The breathing on the phone bit was dumb. The killing by wooden horse head bookend in the wood shop was a bit overused. It had its good bits. They needed better writers to make some truly hilarious jokes like Airplane!, Naked Gun and Scary Movie installments have done.

• Lord N

  
  (film made in 1981) This film is based off an actual incident. Last year, 26 horror films were made. None of them lost money. So begins the horror spoof entitled Student Bodies.It is a very cute spoof of the slasher genre made in the same style as the movie Airplane! which… More
  (film made in 1981) This film is based off an actual incident. Last year, 26 horror films were made. None of them lost money. So begins the horror spoof entitled Student Bodies.It is a very cute spoof of the slasher genre made in the same style as the movie Airplane! which served the movie well. I rather enjoyed it. Acting: well, the acting is decent. It was all that was needed for the movie. You don't need Anthony Hopkins level acting you just need enough so that the audience isn't cringing the whole movie with how dumb the actors are. And if the actors do act dumb, well, it can pass off as another element in the spoof of the slasher genre. 8/10 Plot: The plot does many things to make the film enjoyable film points out stupid mistakes made by stupid slasher film teenagers and how repetitive those ploys can be. Although, this plot could be repetitive to the point of annoyance which was not good. It also pretty much combined a ton of slasher films into one. All told it spoofed The wizard of Oz, Psycho, Friday the 13th, Halloween, Black Christmas, When a Stranger Calls, Carrie, Carnival of Souls, and Prom Night. I feel that it does this very well. The Killer is a spoof off of the heavy breather sort of killer (most likely mainly Billy from Black Christmas) But I will say that his constant heavy breathing got annoying after a while. Overall though, I really really liked the plot. 8.5/10 Screenplay: The film had a very very cute screenplay. They did little things with the script to make it really funny that you could catch if you paid attention. It is very quick humor. Since it is a spoof, there are points in the film that are really too ridiculous to even be considered good for any other genre but this one. But the screenplay helps solidify the fact that this film is so bad that it's good. I really enjoyed the screenplay and I found myself laughing at it quite a bit. 8.5/10 Likableness. I really enjoyed the film quite a bit. I liked its spoof nature, I enjoyed the screenplay and the acting. There were a few points that I didn't enjoy. Mainly how repetitive the film could be but it was repetitive with a definite point behind it. I would highly suggest it to anyone who likes films like this. 9/10 Final Score: 34/40 85% (N) TRIVIA TIME: 1. The film was funded by Paramount because of the writers strike that was going on in 1981. The studio wanted to put out as many non-union films as possible during the strike. 2. Producer and director Michael Ritchie had his named removed from the film's credits so as not to run into trouble from the striking writer's guild. Instead, screenwriter Mickey Rose was given on-screen director's credit. 3. Though the film was a failure upon release in theaters its subsequent airings on television helped to gain it a cult following. It was frequently shown on television due to the fact that the film featured little profanity or violence.

• ken j

  
  A killer named the Breather decides he wants to go after some high school kids and of course the only good way to kill someone is when he finds them having sex he also seems to have a thing about making prank calls and talking threw a rubber chicken. well by reading this you can tell… More
  A killer named the Breather decides he wants to go after some high school kids and of course the only good way to kill someone is when he finds them having sex he also seems to have a thing about making prank calls and talking threw a rubber chicken. well by reading this you can tell by now this movie doesnt take itself seriously its a parody of sorts that made fun of all the big movies out at that time Halloween,Friday the 13th etc overall the movie was decent as most parodies are some gags work some dont so its a 50/50 worth a watch

• Doctor S

  
  Indefensibly stupid but still pretty funny horror movie parody, one of the first of its kind. Miles better than 'Scary Movie' for instance. The problem is the teen actors aren't very good and the gags run out after an hour. But the adult characters are funny,… More
  Indefensibly stupid but still pretty funny horror movie parody, one of the first of its kind. Miles better than 'Scary Movie' for instance. The problem is the teen actors aren't very good and the gags run out after an hour. But the adult characters are funny, including the glib principal ("And here is the float with the prom queen candidates...what's left of them anyway"), the school psychiatrist who wants to be called Daddy, and the shop teacher with an unhealthy obsession over horsehead bookends. Enough laughs to be found by horror movie fans to make it worthwhile. Smartest gag probably stems from their effort to earn an 'R' rating.

• Anthony V

  
  Although the middle sags, I wouldn't be drinking milk during this spoof of 80's slasher films, because it might go out your nose.

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