Cheerleader Camp
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 Cheerleader Camp DVD Cover |
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| Directed by | John Quinn |
| Produced by | Jeff Prettyman John Quinn |
| Written by | David Lee Fein R.L. O'Keefe |
| Starring | Betsy Russell Leif Garrett Lucinda Dickey Lorie Griffin George "Buck" Flower Travis McKenna Teri Weigel Rebecca Ferratti Vickie Benson Jeff Prettyman |
| Music by | Joel Hamilton Murielle Hodler-Hamilton |
| Cinematography | Bryan England |
| Editing by | Jeffrey Reiner |
| Distributed by | Prism Entertainment Corporation Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 1987 |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Cheerleader Camp (also known as Bloody Pom-Poms), is an American slasher film, released in 1987. The film stars Betsy Russell, Leif Garrett, Lucinda Dickey, George "Buck" Flower, Teri Weigel, and Rebecca Ferratti. The primary motif of the film is, as the title implies, cheerleading.
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[edit] Synopsis
As is typical of most slasher films of the era, the plot is simple and formulaic, Essentially, the film follows Alison (Russell), a cheerleader at Lindo Valley who is grappling with feelings of inadequacy. Alison, along with her flirtatious boyfriend (Garret) and fellow cheerleaders, attend Camp Hurrah, a cheerleading camp, with hopes of winning the All State finals. Alison is haunted by nightmares of murders that soon manifest themselves into reality. After discovering several people murdered at the camp, Alison soon begins to think she's the killer.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Betsy Russell as Alison Wentworth
- Leif Garrett as Brent Hoover
- Lucinda Dickey as Cory Foster
- Lorrie Griffin as Bonnie Reed
- George "Buck" Flower as Pop
- Travis McKenna as Timmy Moser
- Teri Weigel as Pam Bently
- Rebecca Ferratti as Theresa Salazar
- Vickie Benson as Miss Tipton
- Jeff Prettyman as Sheriff Poucher
- Krista Pflanzer as Suzy
- Craig Piligian as Detective
- William Johnson as Chief Ronnie
- Kathryn Litton as Timmy's girlfriend
- Tommy Habeeb as Assistant Detective
- John Quinn as Ambulance Attendant
[edit] DVD release
Cheerleader Camp was released on Region 1 DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2004.
[edit] Sequel
Rumors of a 1990 sequel to Cheerleader Camp have circulated for years, but no such film exists. The alleged sequel (entitled Cheerleader Camp II) does have an entry at IMDb despite the fact that it was never produced.[2]
A sequel was planned by producers of the original film, but the project was eventually scrapped and made into another, unrelated film that was produced and financed by another production team.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ New York Times Review Summary
- ^ a b Cheerleader Camp DVD, (1987), John Quinn, notes from: DVD Liner notes. Anchor Bay Entertainment, DV12736, (2004).
