Production
Ridiculously low budget became the aesthetic.
Editing
Mock-doc structure that actually influenced the genre.

Director
Sean S. Cunningham
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Sean Cunningham's directorial debut, made for roughly $8,000 before he invented the modern slasher franchise.
Marilyn Chambers appears here pre-I Am Curious and pre-Ivory Snow box fame, making this her earliest screen work.