Directed by Amy Holden Jones
USA | 1982 | Fiction | 82 mins
Showtime: 9 PM | FH
Originally the writer, well-known feminist novelist Rita Mae Brown wanted the film to critique the rampant sexualization of women in early ‘80s slasher films. Although Roger Corman shelved Brown’s screenplay, New World editor-turned director Holden Jones rescued and re-conceived it. The plot is classic. A girl’s parents go out of town, so she throws a slumber party with friends. But, as so often happens in movies, there’s a crazed killer on the loose (weapon: giant drill; distinctive costume: Canadian tuxedo) and he crashes the party too. The result is a whip-smart scare-fest that works both as a well-done and exciting slasher movie, but also as a feminist statement piece. ~ MR