Movie Cosmos - Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Pamela Springsteen

As Angela Johnson

Renée Estevez

As Molly Nagle

Tony Higgins

As Sean Whitmore

Valerie Hartman

As Ally Burgess

Brian Patrick Clarke

As TC

Walter Gotell

As Uncle John

Susan Marie Snyder

As Mare

Kendall Bean

As Demi

Julie Murphy

As Lea

Carol Chambers

As Brooke

Amy Fields

As Jodi

Benji Wilhoite

As Anthony

Walter Franks

As Judd

Justin Nowell

As Charlie

Heather Binion

As Phoebe

Jason Ehrlich

As Emilio

Carol Martin Vines

As Diane

Jill Jane Clements

As Woman in Truck

Tricia Grant

As Girl Sent Home

Terry Hobbs

As Rob

Top Crew >

Michael A. Simpson

Director, Producer

Kristen McGary

Script Supervisor

Stan Wakefield

Executive Producer

Bill Mills

Director of Photography

James Oliverio

Original Music Composer, Post Production Supervisor

Jerry Silva

Producer

Shay Bentley Griffin

Casting

John David Allen

Editor

Frank Galline

Art Direction

Jerry Pece

First Assistant Director

Shad Leach

Set Designer

Keith Sherer

Gaffer

Curtis Beck

Thanks

Bill Fibben

Boom Operator

Linda Frascino

Thanks

Norman Bielowicz

Thanks

Laura Paris

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ed Spivia

Thanks

Bob Phillips

Unit Production Manager

Eddie Evans

Best Boy Grip

Alison Deen

Production Secretary

Greg Poulos

Dialogue Coach

Dudley J. Voll

First Assistant Camera

Dave Elliot

Electrician

Bill Phillips

Swing

Scott W. Leftridge

Dolly Grip

Amy Carey

Music Editor, Dialogue Editor

Dave Straub

Thanks

Harold Marks

Thanks

Jeff Becker

Best Boy Electric

John Capron

Thanks

Lance Alford

Security Coordinator

Donna Smith

Thanks

Linda Brenick

Thanks

Catherine Murphy

Second Assistant Director

Roger Sherer

Key Grip

George Spires

Catering

Floyd Statham

Thanks

Deborah Drust

Extras Casting

Mary Ellis

Location Sound Mixer

Tim Bennett

Thanks

Suzanne Colley

Still Photographer

Patrick Kilpatrick

Title Designer

Donald Harden

Thanks

Norman Andrews

Second Assistant Camera

Tracy Thornton

Wardrobe Assistant

Mark Jamieson

Driver

Jim Clark

Still Photographer

Ethelyn Spires

Catering

Bill Anderson

Thanks

Leslie Peterson

Driver

Rene Mitchell

Production Assistant

Danny Robinson

Production Assistant

Jim Schulte

Assistant Editor

Hoyt Bilbo

Thanks

Michael Hitchcock

Writer

Robert Hiltzik

Writer

Lonnie R. Smith Jr.

Stunt Coordinator

Robert Gillespie

Sound Effects Editor

Reviews:

Gimly (4/10)

We are Tit Patrol.

Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

2017-04-04

Wuchak (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-

2019-07-24