Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland

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Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland

R

1989

1h 20m

Horror

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Psychotic Angela (Pamela Springsteen) is itching to do what she does best: slaughter dozens of teenage campers. As luck would have it, the previous site of her murders has been renamed and converted into an experimental summer camp meant to bring together privileged and lower-class teens. On the day the youths are boarding the buses to camp, Angela runs over a potential camper with a garbage truck and assumes her identity. Once she has infiltrated the camp, the real terror begins.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Jul 21, 2005

C-

Both aimless and, more problematically, humorless.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Aug 13, 2024

2.5/5

Pamela Springsteen is still firing on all cylinders, but this third entry is missing the energy that made the first sequel such a pleasant surprise.

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Aug 13, 2024

2.5/5

A slight, very soft recommend. Springsteen is still having fun, though back to back shoot have dampened her enthusiasm. Overall this third entry just lacks energy: blander kills, boring characters. The comedy is ok, but is anyone having fun?

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Cody Leach

Cody Leach (YouTube)

Aug 27, 2022

1.5/5

Sleepaway Camp 3 feels like the crew begrudgingly stuck around from the 2nd film for an overtime shift. The results are tired, uninspired, and lazy. Not even Springsteen's charm can save this one.

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David Keyes

Cinemaphile.org

Feb 20, 2019

1/4

If it's laughs you are after, however unintentional, this movie provides all the precious morsels. Starting with the idea that anyone felt the need to make it.

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Heather Wixson

Daily Dead

Jan 6, 2016

3/5

Sleepaway Camp III is a fantastic follow-up to the previous sequel, and even if all the jokes don't necessarily stick the landing in the end, Pamela Springsteen is once again a superstar in this underappreciated sequel.

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David B

@RT14283473 1 day ago

1 is good, 2 is better, 3 not so much, but still stupid, cheesy & watchable.

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 3, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Jeremy B

@Cubs_N_Bears1978 Jul 12, 2026

Not even boobs can save this film. Better than 2, because of the kills, but NOT good. Writing gets worse each film.

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Apr 1, 2026

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Stanny R

@StannyMC Feb 28, 2026

Possibly my least favourite entry in the Sleepaway Camp franchise, Pamela Springsteen is still great as Angela, but the film suffers from weak story and huge MPAA cuts.

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Jason T.

@SlasherFan82 Oct 4, 2025

Once again you have T&A, and gore, etc. Another fun camp slasher. Same formula different characters.

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Synopsis

Psychotic Angela (Pamela Springsteen) is itching to do what she does best: slaughter dozens of teenage campers. As luck would have it, the previous site of her murders has been renamed and converted into an experimental summer camp meant to bring together privileged and lower-class teens. On the day the youths are boarding the buses to camp, Angela runs over a potential camper with a garbage truck and assumes her identity. Once she has infiltrated the camp, the real terror begins.

Director: Michael A. Simpson
Producer: Jerry Silva, Michael A. Simpson
Screenwriter: Michael Hitchcock
Production Co: Double Helix Films
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 4, 1989, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2016
Runtime: 1h 20m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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