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The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)

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Feminist film director Amy Jones and feminist novelist Rita Mae Brown collaborated on this by-the-numbers slasher gorefest, alleviated somewhat by desultory attempts at developing the victims as characters. The film concerns an overnight slumber party, attended by a group of nubile young women, who find themselves harassed by a gaggle of over-sexed young men. Their sexual escapades are punctured by the intrusion of an insane killer wielding a power drill. But the women rule the day when the lone

R, 1 hr. 24 min.

Horror

Rita Mae Brown

Aug 29, 2000

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All Critics (12) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (7)

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August 22, 2005 Full Review Source: About.com | Comment
About.com

A gruesome, T&A-filled feminist tract about female fears of mature male sexuality.

July 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | Comment
Lessons of Darkness

Inexplicably praised in some circles for its reputed feminist angle.

April 20, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

If you need a slasher flick, you could do worse

August 21, 2002 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

You get what you pay for with a title like this one.

October 10, 2001 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
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Audience Reviews for The Slumber Party Massacre

For a film that was directed by a woman and written by a feminist, 'Slumber Party Massacre' is just as misogynistic as the slice-and-dice pictures executed by men. Glances between women can interpreted as latent lesbianism and a prurient shower scene pans up and down the female bodies like a voyeur. The women aren't

October 15, 2011
Cory Taylor

Super Reviewer

The first of three slasher films involving a maniac with a power drill, The Slumber Party Massacre is basically an improved version of the classic "The Driller Killer". This is a surprising film, and watching it, I didn't expect it to be this good. I was pleasantly surprised at what I got. I thought the film was

August 3, 2011
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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