I've been waiting to see this for a number of years and finally found a video copy of it.It was awesome but a little strange.First of all not once are we introduced to any authority figures that a school(which is where all of it takes place) would have.No teachers,no principles,not even a school nurse!What the hell?Robert Caradine plays the hippie(who gets criticized for drawing swastikas,we are supposed to be on his side?).There is a fake James spader guy among the preppies who are in charge of the school.The dude from the Fury and 10 to midnight is old pals with the guy who resembles the killer in 10 to midnight(but it is not him). I was happy to see Rainbeau Smith from "Revenge of the cheerleaders" and thought it was strange when both her and her gruff voiced friend get raped and when she goes outside after being rescued she totally forgets to button her shirt back up!Later on they are both crushed by a boulder(along wit Carradine). Once the hero/psycho of the film gets his leg broken he goes insane and gets even with the sweater helmet haircutted preps of the high school(who would all later end up on Happy Days or Eight is Enough).He is also driven to kill by his good friend's(the Fury guy) girlfriend who he hates but likes at the same time(I was throughly confused by this).Another thing that is a concept only in this film when jocks go away nerds go into attack mode and try to destroy each other! In many senseless ways the locker bombing(1) the car blows up(a couple of times) and the weirdest the librarians hearing aid kills him and blood pours out of his ears.If you want to see hilarious murders and senseless violence done in a 70's schmaltzy way then check out this one.
Review of Massacre at Central High
