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Return to Horror High

1987 · 94 min

A cheeky, twisty slasher that keeps winking at you, mixing fake scares with real ones for a goofy, self-aware ride.

Directed by
Bill Froehlich
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Tagline
School spirit has never been this dead.
Overview
A few years ago, a mysterious serial-killer caused panic on Crippen High School. The killer was never caught. A movie company, Cosmic Pictures, has decided to make a feature movie about these events - on location, at the now abandoned school. Since members of cast and crew disappear without a trace, it seems as if history is repeating itself...

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Directed by
Bill Froehlich
Genres
Horror, Comedy
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • media
  • violence
  • deception
  • obsession
  • death
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour7
Realism3
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight2

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Genres
horror, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
Bill Froehlich, Dana Escalante, Greg H. Sims, Mark Lisson
Starring
Lori Lethin, George Clooney, Brendan Hughes, Alex Rocco, Scott Jacoby, Andy Romano, Richard Brestoff, Al Fann
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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