Sleepaway Camp

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Sleepaway Camp

R,

1983,

1h 24m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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Bunks and the showers are a mad stabber's beat at a summer camp strictly for teens.

Critics Consensus

Sleepaway Camp is a standard teen slasher elevated by occasional moments of John Waters-esque weirdness and a twisted ending.

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Scott Tobias

The Dissolve

May 27, 2014

4/5

There are great films and then there are magical films, glorious oddities that pop up sui generis out of nowhere. Sleepaway Camp falls squarely into the latter category.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Jul 21, 2005

B

Still the finest Sleepaway Camp, if only because of its memorable final shot.

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Apr 20, 2005

2/4

Evokes a period in time before Ritalin and common sense.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11, 2025

5/5

Sometimes you can't judge a movie but its cinematic merits and instead judge it based on the pure amount of delight it delivers, in which case, Sleepaway Camp is a masterpiece of the summer-camp-slasher subgenre.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Aug 8, 2025

7/10

It proves that in many very important ways, you can’t recreate 80’s horror. This movie might not be for everyone, but if you are a fan of campy horror, or even just cult classics in general, you should enjoy this one as much as I did.

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Ellie Lucas

trans|cendental cinema

May 13, 2025

Its over-the-top grotesqueries are pure camp, serving as a constant performance of gender and gender stereotypes in which Angela is hopelessly trapped so that the final moment of catharsis feels both heartbreaking and completely earned.

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Finn G

Apr 27, 2019

Critics seem to enjoy this movie. Not sure why. It terrible. The transvestite ending isn't scary. It's not even fun to laugh at.

Finn P

Mar 29, 2019

An under-rated 80's slasher gem. "Sleepaway Camp" is a (somehow) emotional and campy and fun experience for all horror movie gurus!

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Finn S

Mar 29, 2019

There are alot of questions you can ask about this movie, first of all, How the Heck can a water balloon make someone lose there Eye? (You may be like, that never happened in the film, No it didn't but the head camp counselor does say that it could have poked out Angela's eye.) Or why does Ricky's Mother talk so weirdly. Yes there are many questions but still, this movie provides a fake penis, snakes in kids mouth's , and Horny Kids saying 'Okay' in the weirdest way ever, when Angela tells him to take off his cloths. Anyways this is one of the greats!

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Han R

Feb 16, 2019

This movie is great. The ending is really good.

Ron R

Feb 16, 2019

Loved it. Went in with low expectations but walked away knowing I had watched something truly different. Be patient through the cheesy parts and you will find the ending is well worth the wait.

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Han W

Feb 12, 2019

Great movie. Instant classic Good

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Robert Hiltzik

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Angela Baker

Jonathan Tiersten

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Synopsis

Bunks and the showers are a mad stabber's beat at a summer camp strictly for teens.

Director: Robert Hiltzik
Producer: Jerry Silva, Michele Tatosian
Screenwriter: Robert Hiltzik
Distributor: Media Home Entertainment, Anchor Bay Entertainment
Production Co: American Eagle Films, U.S. Films
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2015
Runtime: 1h 24m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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