B-Movie Gazette: #4 - THE CAMP DIRECTOR IS DEAD, THE COUNSELORS ARE LOCKED UP AND THE KIDS ARE OUT OF CONTROL IN TIMELESS "SUMMER CAMP NIGHTMARE" (1987)

B-MOVIE OF THE MONTH - LENA'S HOLIDAY (1991)

Felicity Waterman plays Lena, a German girl who, after the wall comes down, decides to move to Hollywood. Upon arrival she is thrown into a comic caper when her bags are switched. The second half of the movie morphs into rom-com as she gets involved with a cab driver (Chris Lemmon.) Waterman is excellent in her first picture as she's in every scene, it's a respectable performance in one of Crown International's last pictures. Lemmon, who looks so much like his dad it freaks me out is good here but lacks his dad's charm and sparkle. We have good ole Michael Sarrazin as a cop. Locations and the soundtrack are awesome and Waterman really does a great job carrying the whole picture. I say, give this one a chance if you can find it. Very rare, VHS about $35 and DVD $200. However, if you really want to see it, putchase the B-Movie Blast set of 50 movies from Millcreek which will set you back about $25 and you'll have a bunch of other movies. Enjoy. 2.75 stars/2.75

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

#4 - THE CAMP DIRECTOR IS DEAD, THE COUNSELORS ARE LOCKED UP AND THE KIDS ARE OUT OF CONTROL IN TIMELESS "SUMMER CAMP NIGHTMARE" (1987)

Who could resist a character named Runk The Punk lip-syncing to FEAR's "Beef Bologna" ?

Back on the pick-five after a couple of years absence, this B-movie classic is not to be missed, spearheaded by the one-and-only Penelope Spheeris (Decline Of Western Civilization, Suburbia, Wayne's World.) She actually pens this instead of working behind the camera but her stamp and style is all over the film directed by her colleague Bert Dragin.

Why do the kids take over the camp shortly after arriving? It's their new wacky director (Chuck Conners, perfectly cast) who is not only a creepy butterfly-catching weirdo but also wants to make a meditation center where only religious programming is shown on the tube. Not to mention they're a bunch of horny bastards that want to party!

The location they chose was great and the cast, all the kids are just great. A total late-80's classic, both the trailer and an authorized Laserdisc rip of the full movie, enjoy. 2.75 stars/2.75