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Sleepaway Camp

Sleepaway Camp

Horror · 1983

Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives of various campers.

Movie details

Sleepaway Camp

“…you won't be coming home!”

1983 Horror 1h 25m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives of various campers.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Sleepaway Camp?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Hiltzik

Written by

Robert Hiltzik

Mike Kellin

Mike Kellin

Mel

Katherine Kamhi

Katherine Kamhi

Meg

Paul DeAngelo

Paul DeAngelo

Ronnie

Jonathan Tiersten

Jonathan Tiersten

Ricky

Felissa Rose

Felissa Rose

Angela

K

Karen Fields

Judy

Christopher Collet

Christopher Collet

Paul

Court is in session

Put Sleepaway Camp on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.