October 25, 2018
Written by: David Lee Fein, R.L. O'Keefe
Starring: Betsy Russell, Leif Garrett, Lucinda Dickey
Quote: "That judge in the orange skirt... Make yer pee pee harder than a ten pound bag a' nickel jawbreakers, you know what I mean?"
Trivia: Many of the extras were cheerleaders from Bakersfield High School.
Overview: Whoa. Okay. Cheerleader Camp. Where do I begin? Cheerleader Camp is another one of those films following in the footsteps of Friday the 13th. However, the novelty of killing horned up teenagers at a camp began losing its appeal by the mid-1980s so the films following had two options. Some films chose to up the ante with regards to violence and gore. This option was largely made non-existent during the late 1980s with the rise of the Satanic Panic and its attacks on violent films. The other options was to shove some comedy into it and make it as goofy as possible. This movie is very much an example of the later. Stupid? Yes. Silly? Yes. A fun way to spend ninety minutes? Ab-so-lutely!
Synopsis: A bunch of cheerleaders go to a cheerleader camp. One of the cheerleaders keeps having nightmares about murders which begin to happen. Meanwhile her cheerleader boyfriend Leif Garrett is busy trying to bang some blonde chick, his dumb fat cheerleader friend acts like a damn sociopath dressing up as women to try to see boobs, the mascot acts mousy making the viewer wonder why she is in the movie (think really hard about why she is there....), and a couple other cheerleaders act catty. A bunch of cheerleaders get killed in classic slasher ways as we wonder if the main cheerleader is acting out her dreams and killing every one. In the end it's mascot killing the cheerleaders.
The Good: First, there is possibly the worst cheerleader rap done by none other than 1980s heart-throb, Leif Garrett. It is so incredibly bad that I cannot recommend watching it enough. Seriously. Worth the price of admission. Also, Leif Garrett's fat dumb friend is incredible in this. He is absolutely insane. Way scarier than the actual killer. He dresses up like an old lady to try to see boobs (straight out of a bugs bunny cartoon), he gets his ass caught in a car window trying to moon people, he videotapes adults having sex and shows it to the whole camp... There is also a really bizarre public sex dream scene that the main cheerleader keeps having where her boyfriend is banging that blonde girl while everyone stands around shouting "do her, do her." The whole "dream vs. reality" plot point actually gives the film a surreal quality that gets overshadowed by the silliness of the rest of the film. There is also the classic slasher kills and a bunch of topless scenes. Oh! The movie also features everyone's favorite bum/drunk, the incredible actor Buck Flowers!
The Bad: The story makes absolutely no sense and none of the characters are really likable. Everyone seems to be in their late twenties so it makes it a little unconvincing that they are in high school and no one knows any cheerleader routines giving the film an amateurish quality. I could care less about cheerleading, but hiring a few experts to make the film at least feel like it could possibly be a cheerleading camp would help the film. Also, there is possibly the worst cheerleader rap done by none other than 1980s heart-throb, Leif Garrett. I know I said this as one of the reasons you should watch it, but I also feel the need to warn you, it's really, really bad. Finally, it's pretty easy to guess who the killer is. It's the one you're wondering why the hell are they in the movie... oh, that's why.
Gore: 3/5 (Lots of slasher kills but not a lot of gore)
Nudity: 3/5 (Several topless scenes)
...what's your thoughts?
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