Rebooting the 1982 slasher horror, director Danishka Esterhazy tweaks the genre’s shocks in a movie that’s mostly decent fun
The 1982 video-nasty classic The Slumber Party Massacre – a confection of polyester sleepwear, orangey fake blood and phallic construction equipment with remarkable battery longevity, directed by Amy Jones – gets a reboot for a new generation with this, along with a more euphonious title, shorn of the definitive article. This time the director is Danishka Esterhazy, whose previous feature, The Banana Splits Movie, similarly retweaked a near-forgotten property from the pop-culture landfill. After an 80s-set prologue that establishes driller killer Russ Thorn’s (Rob van Vuuren) stalk-and-skewer modus operandi, we catch up with lone survivor Trish Deveraux (Schelaine Bennett) in the present day. Trish is now a paranoid parent, worriedly sending off her only daughter Dana off for a rustic overnighter with her friends. Will history repeat itself?
Not quite. Esterhazy and...
The 1982 video-nasty classic The Slumber Party Massacre – a confection of polyester sleepwear, orangey fake blood and phallic construction equipment with remarkable battery longevity, directed by Amy Jones – gets a reboot for a new generation with this, along with a more euphonious title, shorn of the definitive article. This time the director is Danishka Esterhazy, whose previous feature, The Banana Splits Movie, similarly retweaked a near-forgotten property from the pop-culture landfill. After an 80s-set prologue that establishes driller killer Russ Thorn’s (Rob van Vuuren) stalk-and-skewer modus operandi, we catch up with lone survivor Trish Deveraux (Schelaine Bennett) in the present day. Trish is now a paranoid parent, worriedly sending off her only daughter Dana off for a rustic overnighter with her friends. Will history repeat itself?
Not quite. Esterhazy and...
- 12/8/2021
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Syfy is bringing us an updated classic, and we couldn't be more excited!
The '80s were all about cheesy horror, and The Slumber Party Massacre is about as cheesy as it gets.
Thankfully, some things never get old -- horror, cheese, and coeds among them.
This movie has deep roots that appeal to the best TV Fanatics around, as the original was directed by Amy Holden Jones, who you know as The Resident showrunner.
This time out, hot on the heels of SurrealEstate, Danishka Esterhazy directs, so we know the remake is in good hands.
Airing on Saturday, October 16 at 9/8c, this new contemporary twist-filled reimagining of the 1982 slasher cult classic arrives just in time for Halloween.
Don't you just hate when a slumber party turns into a bloodbath, and a psychotic serial killer wielding a power drill disrupts the fun??
The hour and a half horror film with cast members Hannah Gonera,...
The '80s were all about cheesy horror, and The Slumber Party Massacre is about as cheesy as it gets.
Thankfully, some things never get old -- horror, cheese, and coeds among them.
This movie has deep roots that appeal to the best TV Fanatics around, as the original was directed by Amy Holden Jones, who you know as The Resident showrunner.
This time out, hot on the heels of SurrealEstate, Danishka Esterhazy directs, so we know the remake is in good hands.
Airing on Saturday, October 16 at 9/8c, this new contemporary twist-filled reimagining of the 1982 slasher cult classic arrives just in time for Halloween.
Don't you just hate when a slumber party turns into a bloodbath, and a psychotic serial killer wielding a power drill disrupts the fun??
The hour and a half horror film with cast members Hannah Gonera,...
- 9/28/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Danishka Esterhazy directs reimagining of 1982 Roger Corman slasher film.
Shout! Studios has brought on Toronto genre specialist Raven Banner to handle international sales at Cannes Marché on Slumber Party Massacre, a reimagining of Roger Corman’s 1982 slasher film.
The Shout! Studios and Blue Ice Pictures film takes place at a sleepover where the arrival of a power drill-wielding psychopath turns the gathering into a bloodbath.
Danishka Esterhazy directed the completed film from a screenplay by Suzanne Keilly. Hannah Gonera, Frances Sholto-Douglas, Mila Rayne, Alex McGregor, and Reze-Tiana Wessels star.
Bob Emmer, Garson Foos, Jordan Fields, and Brent Haynes are executive producers.
Shout! Studios has brought on Toronto genre specialist Raven Banner to handle international sales at Cannes Marché on Slumber Party Massacre, a reimagining of Roger Corman’s 1982 slasher film.
The Shout! Studios and Blue Ice Pictures film takes place at a sleepover where the arrival of a power drill-wielding psychopath turns the gathering into a bloodbath.
Danishka Esterhazy directed the completed film from a screenplay by Suzanne Keilly. Hannah Gonera, Frances Sholto-Douglas, Mila Rayne, Alex McGregor, and Reze-Tiana Wessels star.
Bob Emmer, Garson Foos, Jordan Fields, and Brent Haynes are executive producers.
- 7/5/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Shout! Studios has found a sleepover home for Slumber Party Massacre, a contemporary reimagining of the cult 1982 feature film from Roger Corman and Amy Holden Jones. The new pic, directed by The Banana Splits Movie and Vagrant Queen helmer Danishka Esterhazy from a screenplay by Ash Vs. Evil Dead‘s Suzanne Keilly, will debut later this year on Syfy.
Hannah Gonera, Frances Sholto-Douglas, Mila Rayne, Alex McGregor and Reze-Tiana Wessels star in the update, which wrapped last month in South Africa. Shout! Studios, which developed and executive produced will handle the movie’s worldwide sales and distribution across multiple platforms after bringing in Blue Ice Pictures to serve as producers.
The news comes after Shout! acquired the New Horizon Picture library, which encompasses 270 Roger Corman films.
“Remaking one of the seminal films of Roger Corman and Amy Holden Jones’ early work is exciting and audacious.
Hannah Gonera, Frances Sholto-Douglas, Mila Rayne, Alex McGregor and Reze-Tiana Wessels star in the update, which wrapped last month in South Africa. Shout! Studios, which developed and executive produced will handle the movie’s worldwide sales and distribution across multiple platforms after bringing in Blue Ice Pictures to serve as producers.
The news comes after Shout! acquired the New Horizon Picture library, which encompasses 270 Roger Corman films.
“Remaking one of the seminal films of Roger Corman and Amy Holden Jones’ early work is exciting and audacious.
- 4/13/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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