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Slumber Party Massacre III

1990 · 87 min

A campy, drill-heavy slasher that mixes cheap thrills with dark, uncomfortable backstory, making for a tense but uneven watch.

Directed by
Sally Mattison
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Starring
Keely Christian, Brittain Frye, Michael Harris
Tagline
It's driller time... And this bits for you!
Overview
After a hard day of volleyball at the beach, a teen whose parents are away decides to have a slumber party with her girlfriends. Their boyfriends predictably show up to scare them, but a stranger from the beach is also seen lurking around the house. Soon the group begins experiencing an attrition problem.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Sally Mattison
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Starring
Keely Christian, Brittain Frye, Michael Harris
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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • violence
  • survival
  • trauma
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour4
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
Catherine Cyran
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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