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Student Bodies

Play trailer Poster for Student Bodies R,  1981,  1h 26m,  Comedy/ Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 33% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
33% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
In this seminal horror-comedy, an anonymous killer known only as "the Breather" (Richard Brando) terrorizes the teenagers of Lamb High by killing every student who indulges in sex. The long list of suspects includes the school's psychoanalyst (Carl Jacobs), nurse (Janice E. O'Malley), principal (Joe Talarowski) and, most surprisingly, virginal student Toby (Kristen Riter), who's always at the scene of the crime. Toby knows she's innocent, however, and vows to catch the killer.

Critics Reviews

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Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Aug 9, 2021
3/5
Loses steam in the back half but there's still plenty of belly laughs to be had in the first half. Go to Full Review
Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Aug 4, 2021
Adheres to the dumb/smart approach of other classics such as Airplane! and The Naked Gun. Opens strong, gets a lot of funny jokes in and then loses steam heading into the finale, but a worthy early horror parody nonetheless Go to Full Review
Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy Aug 14, 2014
2/10
A slog through broad potty and sex jokes, surface-level satire, and the misplaced conviction that being loud is the same as being funny. Go to Full Review
Scott Nash Three Movie Buffs Mar 8, 2012
2.5/4
It's rough around the edges, but any fan of slasher horror will get a chuckle out of it. Go to Full Review
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Jan 23, 2003
1/5
Brian J. Arthurs Beach Reporter (Southern California) Oct 4, 2002
1/5
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Draco L Mar 13, 2017 Had some funny moments, but loses the humour with dragging out the movie
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Cast & Crew

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Mickey Rose

Director

Kristen Riter

Toby

Matthew Goldsby

Hardy

Jerry Belson

The Breather

Joe Flood

Mr. Dumpkin

Joe Talarowski

Principal Peters

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Student Bodies

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Movie Info

Synopsis In this seminal horror-comedy, an anonymous killer known only as "the Breather" (Richard Brando) terrorizes the teenagers of Lamb High by killing every student who indulges in sex. The long list of suspects includes the school's psychoanalyst (Carl Jacobs), nurse (Janice E. O'Malley), principal (Joe Talarowski) and, most surprisingly, virginal student Toby (Kristen Riter), who's always at the scene of the crime. Toby knows she's innocent, however, and vows to catch the killer.
Director
Mickey Rose
Producer
Michael Ritchie
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 7, 1981, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 26m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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