Sleepaway Camp
Creswin Distribution | Release Date: November 18, 1983 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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80
The DissolveScott Tobias
Sleepaway Camp keeps defying every possible expectation of how a slasher movie is supposed to behave. It isn’t really scary or atmospheric, but the implements of death... are exceedingly gruesome and unprecedented. Read full review
80
IGNEric Goldman
You may argue whether it’s “good”, but damn it if Sleepaway Camp isn’t a super fun, crazy and, most importantly, an incredibly memorable movie Read full review
50
Slant MagazineEd Gonzalez
Seriously, watching Angela (and to a lesser extent Ricky) being targeted throughout the film is like watching a group of shrill brats shooting rocks at a baby bird—if it wasn’t so obvious that everyone’s non-stop cruelty was in service of some big-reveal, or if the performances weren’t so damn preening, the film would be completely intolerable. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Writer-director Robert Hiltzik tries to mask the poorly staged murder scenes and lousy effects with a perverse sense of humor, but it doesn't work. Some scenes, especially one involving a girl and a curling iron, are simply irredeemable. Read full review
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