Acting
Englund trying to make 'Levon' menacing while wearing a puka shell necklace.
Direction
Polakof's bizarre choice to pad runtime with endless nature documentary footage.
Director
James Polakof
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Originally titled 'Sunburst' and marketed as a wholesome teen adventure until distributors added the slasher elements in post.
This was Englund's first major villain role — he reportedly took it to pay rent between theatre gigs, then spent years denying its existence before embracing the cult infamy.