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Rating: 5.9/10 by 277 users

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)

Angela Baker escapes from a mental hospital and surfaces at a summer camp as a counselor who lectures her teenage charges on proper moral behavior. Those teens who break her strict rules -- from the camp chatterbox or a sex-obsessed girl to the boys who are peeping Toms -- are murdered by the impostor in various gruesome ways. As more campers go missing, intrepid counselor Molly begins to piece together the truth.

Directing:
  • Michael A. Simpson
  • Kristen McGary
  • Patrick Graham
  • Jerry Pece
  • Catherine Murphy
Writing:
  • Michael Hitchcock
  • Robert Hiltzik
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Aug 26, 1988

Rating: 5.9/10 by 277 users

Alternative Title:
Sleepaway Camp 2 - US
Sleepaway Camp 2 - Das Camp des Grauens 2 - DE
Nightmare Vacation 2 - GB
Das Camp des Grauens - Teil II - DE
나이트메어 캠프 - KR

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 20 minutes
Budget: $465,000
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: summer camp, gore, murder, slasher, camp counselor, female serial killer, female psychopath, socialized psychopath
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Gimly

We are Tit Patrol. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._

Wuchak

***All-around improvement on the original perverse youth camp slasher*** About six years after the events of the first film, Angela (Pamela Springsteen) is now an adult camp counselor at Camp Rolling Hills after getting therapy and the operation (if you know what I mean). She carefreely weeds out all the bad kids and anyone else who might get in the way. The production values of “Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers” (1988) are all-around superior to the original 1983 slasher. Sure, both are “Friday the 13th” knock-offs, but they’re distinguished by (1.) actual adolescents inhabiting the camp and (2.) the perverse uniqueness of the killer. The only real campy element is Angela’s blithe chippy-ness in carrying out her slaughter spree. Other than that, this plays out like a mid-80’s coming-of-age drama with quality insights and surprisingly fleshed-out characters, which were the attributes of the first film as well. For instance, Molly (Renée Estevez) is very distinguished from Ally (Valerie Hartman) and Mare (Susan Marie Snyder). The mullets and short shorts on guys are amusing. An additional highlight is the kick-axx soundtrack of semi-obscure mid-80’s rock/metal, starting with Anvil’s excellent “Straight Between the Eyes” during the opening credits (only hindered by the juvenile and tasteless lyrics, but what else is new?). “Outta Control” by John Altyn is featured later and Obsession’s “Desperate to Survive” during the end credits. The film runs 1 hour, 20 minutes, and was shot in Bremen, Georgia, about an hour’s drive west of Atlanta. GRADE: B/B-


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