Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

"She's back..."

1988 1h 20m EN

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★5.8TMDB · 333

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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.

“She's back...”

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Cast

Pamela Springsteen
Angela Johnson
Renée Estevez
Molly Nagle
Tony Higgins
Sean Whitmore
Valerie Hartman
Ally Burgess
Brian Patrick Clarke
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Walter Gotell
Uncle John
Susan Marie Snyder
Mare
Kendall Bean
Demi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael A. Simpson
Writers: Michael Hitchcock, Robert Hiltzik
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Sleepaway Camp Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael A. Simpson, shot by Bill Mills. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Oliverio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John David Allen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Pamela Springsteen and Renée Estevez and Tony Higgins carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael A. Simpson directs. Bill Mills behind the camera. James Oliverio scores. John David Allen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
338 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Sleepaway Camp Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Michael A. Simpson, shot by Bill Mills. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by James Oliverio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor John David Allen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Pamela Springsteen and Renée Estevez and Tony Higgins carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "She's back...".
10IMDB entry: tt0096118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 9 themes, including "summer camp", "gore", "murder", "slasher".

The technical file

Cinematography: Bill Mills
Original score: James Oliverio
Editing: John David Allen
Stunt coordinator: Lonnie R. Smith Jr.
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $465,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988)

Part of

Sleepaway Camp Collection

Slasher comedy films following killer camp counselor, Angela Baker.

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Michael A. Simpson

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Gimly2017-04-04
★ 4/10
We are Tit Patrol. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Wuchak2019-07-24
★ 7/10
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-