Some movies just hit all the right buttons for you and The Slumber Party Massacre is one of those films for me. It's an odd mix of traditional slasher with boobs and blood for days and a feminist send up of said slasher films. Sometimes, these two contrasting ideas make for strange bedfellows and, other times, they work rather well together.
The titular slumber party is being thrown by a young woman (names aren't very important or even memorable here) who invites all her basketball team friends over for one last hurrah before doing away with childish things and becoming a woman. Of course, there are a few nosy boys who want in on the action, too, but they mostly keep to themselves by peeping through the windows as the girls prance around in negligees and less. The "weird" girl from school lives next door and she's in charge of watching over her horn dog younger sister who keeps issues of Playgirl lying around. In time honored slasher tradition, there's also a bug eyed guy with a power drill lurking around and waiting to make his next move.
The Slumber Party Massacre possesses a strong sense of humor throughout that keeps things feeling light and breezy and the cast seems to be having a lot of fun. The synth-y organ score is great fun, too. Visually, it's nothing too exiting and feels very flat and bland, but the script and quirky characters more than make up for it. Slasher fans should find enough in this one to enjoy it.
The titular slumber party is being thrown by a young woman (names aren't very important or even memorable here) who invites all her basketball team friends over for one last hurrah before doing away with childish things and becoming a woman. Of course, there are a few nosy boys who want in on the action, too, but they mostly keep to themselves by peeping through the windows as the girls prance around in negligees and less. The "weird" girl from school lives next door and she's in charge of watching over her horn dog younger sister who keeps issues of Playgirl lying around. In time honored slasher tradition, there's also a bug eyed guy with a power drill lurking around and waiting to make his next move.
The Slumber Party Massacre possesses a strong sense of humor throughout that keeps things feeling light and breezy and the cast seems to be having a lot of fun. The synth-y organ score is great fun, too. Visually, it's nothing too exiting and feels very flat and bland, but the script and quirky characters more than make up for it. Slasher fans should find enough in this one to enjoy it.