Bloody Murder

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Bloody Murder
Directed by Ralph S. Portillo
Written by John R. Stevenson
Starring Jessica Morris
Peter Guillemette
Michael Stone
Patrick Cavanaugh
Christelle Ford
Tracy Pacheco
Justin Martin
Lindsey Leigh
David Smigelski
William Winter
Michael Prohaska
Jerry Richards
Music by Steve Stern
Cinematography Keith Holland
Editing by Carlos Puente
Release date(s) September 12, 2000
Running time 82 mins.
Country USA
Language English
Gross revenue Unknown
Followed by Bloody Murder 2: Closing Camp
Allmovie profile

Bloody Murder (UK Title:Scream Bloody Murder) is a teen slasher film written by John R. Stevenson and directed by Ralf S. Portillo. It was released on September 12th 2000. The film has been highly criticized since its release for being a blatant rip-off of the Friday the 13th series, yet it still has fans stretching from the US to the UK.

[edit] Plot

The film is about a group of teenage friends who travel to Camp Placid Pines to be camp counselors for the summer, only to find themselves being offed one-by-one by a hockey masked killer.

[edit] Reception

Bloody Murder has sold over 600,000 copies on video and DVD in its first year and a sequel titled Bloody Murder 2: Closing Camp was released in 2003. An unrelated sequel titled The Graveyard was released in 2005. The movie takes place at Camp Placid Pines but there is no appearance or mention of the Placid Pines killer Trevor Moorehouse