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The Slumber Party Massacre

1982 · 76 min

A scrappy, tongue-in-cheek slasher that balances cheap thrills with a wry, self-aware sense of humor.

Directed by
Amy Holden Jones
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Comedy
Starring
Michele Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael Villella
Tagline
You know the drill.
Overview
Trish invites her high school basketball teammates over for a night they'll never forget when an unexpected guest crashes the party: an escaped psychopath with a portable power drill.

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Directed by
Amy Holden Jones
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Comedy
Starring
Michele Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael Villella
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, thriller, comedy
Directed by
Amy Holden Jones
Written by
Rita Mae Brown, Amy Holden Jones
Starring
Michele Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael Villella, Debra De Liso, Andree Honore, Gina Smika Hunter, Jennifer Meyers, Joseph Alan Johnson
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
76 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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