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Return to Horror High

Return to Horror High

Actor(s): Lori Lethin, Brendan Hughes, Alex Rocco, Scott Jacoby, Andy Romano
Director(s): Bill Froehlich
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: NR
Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity
Movie Release: 1987
DVD Release: 11/27/2001
Format: DVD
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins
Studio: Front Row Video
Total Copies: 1
Genres: Horror, Slasher Film
See Also: Return to Horror High [Widescreen]

DVD Synopsis

In 1982, Crippen High School was the scene of a gruesome series of dismemberment murders, but the killer was never identified. Five years later, Cosmic Pictures arrives at the long-abandoned campus to make a low-budget horror movie based on the tragedy, and suddenly the terror begins anew. The police department arrives at the school to find the building and grounds covered in gore and human body parts, the remains of the unfortunate film crew. The only survivor of this new massacre is the screenwriter, Arthur (Richard Brestoff), who tries to explain the horrifying events to the authorities. The troubled production's leading lady is angered over the demeaning nature of her role, the producer and director argue over the film's lack of artistic merits, and when cast members start disappearing, everyone else assumes that they're just quitting out of disgust. Who is the culprit? Is it the school's principal, appearing as himself in the film for the sake of realism? The janitor, who hopes to parlay his cameo into a pornography career? Or maybe Steven (Brendan Hughes), who was a student at Crippen during the original murder spree and finds himself reluctantly cast as the hero? This self-referential slasher parody features George Clooney in a small part as the film's first victim, and The Brady Bunch's Maureen McCormick as a policewoman with a lust for blood and hot dogs. ~ Fred Beldin, All Movie Guide

Actors

Lori Lethin - Callie Cassidy
Brendan Hughes - Steven Blake
Alex Rocco - Harry Sleerik
Scott Jacoby - Josh Forbes
Andy Romano - Principal Kastleman


Member Movie Reviews

Damian M. (ratchet) wrote on 3/11/2009...

A decent horror comedy. An over-the-top slasher flick parody. Filming a slasher movie in an abandoned high-school where murders occurred, the crew starts to disappear. The set-up is obviously there for various parodies from a variety of genres. The back-and-forth between fiction and reality, past and present was well done also. Pretty funny, worth a watch. George Clooney was the fist to die.

Jessica R. (JessyBird03) from COLLEGE STA, TX wrote on 11/11/2008...

0 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I give this movie three stars. The cinematography is pretty bad, and the transfer of the movie to DVD is not the best. It has a lot of bad lines and some bad acting, but these are the things that lend this movie its cult status. Not listed in the SwapaDVD acting credits are George Clooney (although he gets killed off fairly quickly) and Maureen McCormick (of Brady Bunch fame) as a kooky female cop.

This movie is not scary in the least, and I'm a weenie when it comes to horror films. I was able to watch this no problem.


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