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Sleepaway Camp | 
| Director: Robert Hiltzik
Actors: Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tiersten, Karen Fields (ii), Christopher Collet, Mike Kellin
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Category: DVD
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Rating:  164 reviews
Sales Rank: 10521
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Picture Format: Array
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 84 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 11194
ISBN: 6305841985
UPC: 013131119497
EAN: 9786305841982
ASIN: 6305841985
Theatrical Release Date: 1983
Release Date: August 8, 2000
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 Great Classic Movie November 19, 2008
Oliver Gordon Jr. (Brentwood, MD USA)
Great Movie, even though I seen it before, I bought because of the new movie "The Return to Sleepaway Camp" I give this movie 5 stars!
OH,OH-ANOTHER SLASHER ON THE LOOSE AT CAMP! November 17, 2008
Robert F. Powers (Quincy, Ma USA)
Do not let the title fool you. Sure it has some of the same elements as Friday the 13th, but "Sleepaway Camp" has a startling and jaw-dropping final shot that sets it aside from the usual hockey masked killer at camp.
Painfully shy Angela has survived a family tragedy, unfortunatly is adopted by her certifiably insane Aunt Martha. When Martha sends her son and Angela off to camp-the cousins become victimized by the camp bullies especially Angela. Angela is so shy she will not shower with the other girls and is deathly afraid of swimming because of the water-but since the family tragedy that opens the film involves a boating accident-Angela's fears seem understandable. The campers both male and female taunt her mercilessly but her cousin is always there to defend her. Soon the tormentors begin being killed off and the head of the camp suspects the killer is Angelas cousin.
The killings are not overly gory but for a tight budget movie there is one shot of someone taking an arrow in the chest without a cut-a-way shot.
Angela meanwhile has found a boy camper who seems as shy as her and they begin a low-key and kinda sweet friendship.
The young man tries to take the friendship another step further...........................and I can go no further. Just be prepared to stare open-mouthed at the final shot!
 Sleepaway Camp November 10, 2008
S. Ritter (St.Louis)
I watched this movie when I was about 8 years old and it scarred me for life. I bought this movie about 6 months ago. Being and avid horror movie fan I will have to admit that it was not bad for the timeframe it was made in. It lacks good actors but the story line is not that bad. The ending is of course the best part and I'm not going to ruin it for you. I would suggest renting this movie then buying it if you like it enough.
How had I not heard of this movie sooner? November 2, 2008
lochnessa7 (Half Hollow Hills, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
How had I not heard of this movie sooner? This is a slasher film that belongs, at the very least, in the pantheon of slasher-movie gems. If, like me, you find all slasher movies slightly ridiculous, especially those from the '80s, but love them anyway, you must see Sleepaway Camp.
Slashers are generally not excercises in restrained and pyscholgically building terror, but they can be great slice-and-dice fun and offer some genuine jump-out-of-the-skin moments. Sleepaway Camp does all these things. If you can get past the bad acting and corny dialogue, the movie is tremendous fun as campers and staff alike get picked off one by one. The movie is only 82 minutes long, so the bad acting & writing don't tax the nerves for too long. The situation is stock and the characters are pure slasher archetypes, but it works.
And the ending- by all that is holy- the ending is one for the ages. Just when you think Sleepaway Camp is an endearingly predictable Friday-the-13th knock-off comes a twist of unprecedented creepiness. And with a closing shot that shocks the mind and sticks with you after the credits roll and you're safe in bed with the covers tucked up to your chin, Sleepaway Camp crowns its standard-slasher good times with a Freudian nightmare big-reveal that, dare I say, elevates the material?
 Banned in some countries September 17, 2008
William (Australia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie is banned in some countries, but not because it is explicit or nasty. It is banned because the government of these countries wants to save its citizens from watching a very poor horror film. It just doesn't cut it. If you want bad acting, bad sets, bad special effects and ages between things happening, then watch SLEEPAWAY CAMP. This is in my top 5 of the worst horror films of all time. People here will rave about the shock ending. They obviously haven't seen decent films like "Crying Game". I wondered why I had never heard of this movie because I thought I knew alot of about the genre. So you can imagine how I felt when I finally got to see it the other day. It is that bad! Avoid at all costs.
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