Michelle Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael Villella

An eighteen-year-old high school girl is left at home by her parents and she decides to have a slumber party. There is friction between some of the invited guests and the new girl, who is better at ba...( read more  read more... )sketball than they, so the new girl decides to stay at home (which is conveniently across the street from the host's house). Meanwhile, a murderer of five people with a propensity for power tools has escaped and is at large, and eventually makes his way to the party, where the guests begin experiencing an attrition problem, with only the new girl to help them.

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Directed by: Amy Holden Jones

Release Date: November 12, 1982

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DVD Release Date: August 29, 2000

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  • September 8, 2009
    Managed to get this one cheap and enjoyed watching it, but could be better.

    In the same vein as Halloween (though not nearly as good) it manages to create that classic 80's suspense. The basic premise is that there is a slumber party and the teenagers begin to get picked off one...( read more) by one - your pretty standard slasher affair. In terms of nudity we get a few decent glimpses of T&A and I would say thats OK, its not overdone.

    Blood is sadly lacking I'm afraid. Although it picks up a bit at the end, it still leaves the film feeling a bit "bare". Halloween can enthral its audience with suspense and atmosphere, but as this film lacks a bit in this department, we're left with a gap to fill.

    Complaints aside, it does the job pretty well, we have a houseful of satisfyingly terrified teenagers, lots of screaming and running and some decent music.

    But yeah, if you're a slasher fan or a fan of 80's horror in general, I recommend giving this a view. Just to say you've seen it, and its a good Halloween substitute (I thought I could go a review without mentioning Halloween, but oh well).
  • September 28, 2008
    Half-comedy, half-slasher, Slumber Party Massacre is a great semi-horredy that's as hilarious as it is bloody and fun. If you enjoy movies like Scream, Slumber Party Massacre will be a treat for you.
  • June 25, 2007
    I ended up watching most of this on fast forward as it was so drawn out and slow that I felt my life ebbing away as I watched. It was originally conceived as a parody but for some reason the company who made it decided to play it straight instead.
  • March 30, 2007
    A pretty decent 80's slasher, better than most low budget offerings today!
  • September 28, 2006
    This is one is called a feminist slasher movie because of the female writer and director but it's got just as many women horribly killed as most of them do. The feminist angle makes it slightly more interesting than the pack, however.
  • October 21, 2009
    this in no way is a great movie but its entertaining as shit. its very 80s and very cheesy.... but hey its got a guy killer half naked chicks with a drill what more could you want ... plus russ thorn is bad ass!!!!
  • October 17, 2009
    Really, really stupid, but it's fun slasher flick that doesn't take itself too seriously.
  • August 12, 2009
    It takes time to love it, but it's wonderful!!
  • August 12, 2009
    hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
  • August 5, 2009
    Fun early 80's slasher flick

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