Sleepaway Camp [Collector's Edition] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Overview

When Angela (Felissa Rose) and her cousin Ricky (Jonathan Tierston) go off to the dilapidated Camp Arawak for a summer vacation, a series of murders coincidentally occurs: a boy drowns in an overturned rowboat, a sex pervert is scalded to death in a vat of boiling water, another boy dies of a killer-bee attack, and yet another is stabbed to death in a shower. But the real victims are the script, dialogue, and acting, killed off in the opening scenes. Two even worse sequels followed this film.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/27/2014
UPC:	0826663148213
Original Release:	1983
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:24:00
Sales rank:	3,949

Special Features

New commentary with director/writer Robert Hiltzik, Felissa Rose and webmaster Jeff Hayes; New interviews with cast and crew Sleepaway Camp scrapbook; Short film "Judy" by Jeff Hayes; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mike Kellin	Mel
Felissa Rose	Angela
Jonathan Tierston	Ricky
Karen Fields	Judy
Christopher Collet	Paul
Paul De Angelo	Ron
Robert Earl Jones	Ben
Katherine Kamhi	Meg
John E. Dunn	Kenny
Jonathan Tiersten	Ricky R
Edward Bilous	Composer

Technical Credits

Robert Hiltzik

Marshall Brikman

Cliff Cudney	Stunts
Ed Fountain	Special Effects
Robert Hiltzik	Executive Producer,Director,Screenwriter
Jerry Silva	Producer
Michele Tatosian	Producer
Marshall Brikman	Screenwriter
Gerald Endler	Special Effects
Jack Grossberg	Producer
A.D. Flowers	Special Effects
Rolf Pardula	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

This unique entry into the slasher canon of the early '80s was the result of director Robert Hiltzik's graduate school work; he wrote the script as his senior thesis. While most of the gender-bending story's sexual confusion is ultimately half-baked, the plot twists are like sharp smacks in the face when compared to the tedium of a hundred other Friday the 13th rip-offs. Combined with imaginative murders, some realistic touches from the preteen cast (who curse up a blue streak and treat their peers with a true-to-life cruelty), and plenty of guffaw-worthy dialogue, Sleepaway Camp offers an enjoyably creepy ride into revenge-slaying territory. The famous shock ending might be evident early on to some viewers, but it still packs a wallop, if only of the "I can't believe what I'm seeing!" variety. Director Hiltzik does an admirably professional job in this, his only film to date. (Though a number of sequels followed Sleepaway Camp, he was involved with none of them.) Apparently, this was the only story he felt compelled to tell, and it sure is a weird one. While still a basic slasher film at its core, Sleepaway Camp is distinctive enough to warrant required viewing for genre enthusiasts.