I have a real soft spot for 80's slasher films, even when they started to go downhill towards the end of the decade. This one is watchable if nothing else.
Jill Schoelen is always nice to watch and it's funny seeing Brad Pitt in a movie of this nature. Roddy McDowall plays an odd role as the perverted principal. Come to think of it, the entire school staff seems to have been hired in off the local sex offenders registry. This makes for a few more red herrings, but with the writing not being overly clever, the killer should be fairly easy to spot for those familiar with the genre.
There is some very brief female nudity on display here. The kills are fairly tame, even in it's uncut form. The one kill that stands out takes place on a trampoline.
Speaking of the uncut version, the original region 1 DVD which claimed it as the "unrated version", was still cut. If you watch this film, make sure to check out either the region 2 DVD or the new Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray release. It's almost bloodless in it's edited form, making for a very disappointing slasher. Uncut still isn't overly bloody or gory, but it's much more satisfying.
Nothing I highly recommend, but if you're looking for a slightly more obscure slasher flick, you could do worse than this one.
Jill Schoelen is always nice to watch and it's funny seeing Brad Pitt in a movie of this nature. Roddy McDowall plays an odd role as the perverted principal. Come to think of it, the entire school staff seems to have been hired in off the local sex offenders registry. This makes for a few more red herrings, but with the writing not being overly clever, the killer should be fairly easy to spot for those familiar with the genre.
There is some very brief female nudity on display here. The kills are fairly tame, even in it's uncut form. The one kill that stands out takes place on a trampoline.
Speaking of the uncut version, the original region 1 DVD which claimed it as the "unrated version", was still cut. If you watch this film, make sure to check out either the region 2 DVD or the new Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray release. It's almost bloodless in it's edited form, making for a very disappointing slasher. Uncut still isn't overly bloody or gory, but it's much more satisfying.
Nothing I highly recommend, but if you're looking for a slightly more obscure slasher flick, you could do worse than this one.