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Sleepaway Camp

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82% Tomatometer 28 Reviews 61% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Bunks and the showers are a mad stabber's beat at a summer camp strictly for teens.

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Sleepaway Camp is a standard teen slasher elevated by occasional moments of John Waters-esque weirdness and a twisted ending.

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Scott Tobias The Dissolve 05/27/2014
4/5
There are great films and then there are magical films, glorious oddities that pop up sui generis out of nowhere. Sleepaway Camp falls squarely into the latter category. Go to Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness 07/21/2005
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Still the finest Sleepaway Camp, if only because of its memorable final shot. Go to Full Review Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine 04/20/2005
2/4
Evokes a period in time before Ritalin and common sense. Go to Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 11
5/5
Sometimes you can't judge a movie but its cinematic merits and instead judge it based on the pure amount of delight it delivers, in which case, Sleepaway Camp is a masterpiece of the summer-camp-slasher subgenre. Go to Full Review Bryce Hanson Horror Movie Talk Aug 8
7/10
It proves that in many very important ways, you can’t recreate 80’s horror. This movie might not be for everyone, but if you are a fan of campy horror, or even just cult classics in general, you should enjoy this one as much as I did. Go to Full Review Mattie Lucas trans|cendental cinema 05/13/2025
Its over-the-top grotesqueries are pure camp, serving as a constant performance of gender and gender stereotypes in which Angela is hopelessly trapped so that the final moment of catharsis feels both heartbreaking and completely earned. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Charles Q. @CharlesMQR Feb 20 Sleepaway Camp begins like a familiar summer-camp slasher but quickly drifts into stranger, more unsettling territory. Its stiff dialogue, awkward character dynamics, and eerie central performance create a persistent sense of discomfort that lingers beyond the kills. What might seem like flaws ultimately shape the film’s uncanny tone, culminating in one of horror’s most infamous finales. Verdict: A cult classic that weaponizes awkwardness and shock value into something unforgettable, Sleepaway Camp remains essential viewing for slasher completists and anyone curious about horror’s most audacious finales. Tomatometer-style summary: A scrappy, unsettling slasher whose bizarre tone and legendary twist ending cement its status as a midnight-movie classic. See more Luka R @Lukaradumilo87 Jan 4 Summer fun summer slasher with a shocking endinh See more Jack F @MovieFan111 Nov 28 Watch it for the 80s camp, but the ending is weird. See more Jason T. @SlasherFan82 Oct 4 One of my favorite Slashers of the 80’s!!! Great campy horror flick with fun kills!!! An ending that nobody could see coming!!! See more Jason H @RT50328122 Sep 29 This is one of the worst '80s horror films I've seen. See more Luis S @Locomizmo Sep 25 I was surprised how much I actually like this one See more Read all reviews
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Robert Hiltzik

Director

Felissa Rose

Angela Baker

Jonathan Tiersten

Ricky

Karen Fields

Judy

Christopher Collet

Paul

Mike Kellin

Mel

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Movie Info

Synopsis Bunks and the showers are a mad stabber's beat at a summer camp strictly for teens.
Director
Robert Hiltzik
Producer
Jerry Silva, Michele Tatosian
Screenwriter
Robert Hiltzik
Distributor
Media Home Entertainment, Anchor Bay Entertainment
Production Co
American Eagle Films, U.S. Films
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 18, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2015
Runtime
1h 24m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)