The “Summer Camp” horror trilogy was one of the most popular franchises of the 1980s. However, the decade ended and so did director Julian Barrett’s career. Now Barrett plans to resurrect his gory series via a modern reboot patterned after reality filmmaking. With his former leading lady and an eclectic group of 10 young “contestants,” Barrett returns to the same locale where his old splatter-fests were filmed. When one of the campers is found savagely murdered, they realize there’s more at stake than just fame and fortune. Each of them is in a fight for their lives as they realize summer is over – forever.
Acting
Eric Roberts fully committed to washed-up director camp.
Writing
Meta-commentary that thinks it's smarter than it is.
Director
B. Harrison Smith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Felissa Rose starred in the original Sleepaway Camp (1983); this casting is deliberate franchise commentary.
Shot at a real Pennsylvania camp, the same location used for Friday the 13th Part VI—layers upon layers of slasher DNA.
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