A high-school transfer student pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression, and later turns against the students wanting to fill th... Read allA high-school transfer student pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression, and later turns against the students wanting to fill the vacuum of their oppressors.A high-school transfer student pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression, and later turns against the students wanting to fill the vacuum of their oppressors.
- Rodney
- (as Steve Sikes)
- Mary
- (as Rainbeaux Smith)
- Student
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
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- TriviaReportedly, director Rene Daalder was so upset with the film's musical score that he did not watch his own movie in its entirety for three decades after its release.
- Goofs(About 28:20 in) After David saves Mary and Jane from being raped by Bruce and company in the classroom, Mary's shirt is intact and buttoned up. The next scene is the three of them exiting the building and Mary's shirt is torn up and disheveled.
- Quotes
[Theresa is talking to her boyfriend Mark about his best friend David]
Theresa: He's a good friend of yours, Mark. The best. There's a moment before the accident that we were on the beach, talking and feeling close. We went skinny-dipping. I wanted to make love and I think he did too. But he wouldn't, because of you.
- Alternate versionsRealvision released the Italian version on video in the 80s under the title Sexy Jeans. Hardcore footage has been inserted into the film whenever a sex scene takes place. These include: The school classroom rape. The beach scene between Theresa and Mark The naked canyon sequence with Spoony, Jane and Mary
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Spoony Experiment: Massacre at Central High: Part 1 (2015)
We've all experienced it--the Jerk Jock gets transferred to another school, and right away someone fills his position as King of the Cretins. Those at the top of the social structure exercise their ultimately negligible powers in order to make themselves feel bigger and better than everyone else. It is this tradition that Massacre at Central High pierces with a razor-sharp skewer.
Unfortunately, the picture is very hard to find in this age of sickening political correctness. A typical knee-jerk reaction would be to say that films like this glorify school violence--currently a big concern. But, as always, that sort of viewpoint is formulated without really looking at the message of the project. Yes, it's violent. Yes, it deals with a teenager killing other teenagers. But ultimately, what does this accomplish? No matter how many are killed, they're immediately replaced. Violence does not solve the problem. THIS is the point, and it's stated with a subtle brilliance that really hits home.
Of course, this underground classic also benefits from a terrific exploitation cast and an imaginative approach to the material. The scratchy, grainy color cinematography has a low-budget beauty that not everyone can appreciate. The melding of professional and amateurish elements results in a genuinely tense, scary experience...but one with much more to offer than your typical psycho epic.
- Vince-5
- May 2, 2001
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- Also known as
- Massaker in Klasse 13
- Filming locations
- Carnegie Hall, Pomona College, 425 N College Ave, Claremont, California, USA(exterior of High School)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $400,000 (estimated)