Sleepaway Camp

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Theatrical - Wide 1983-11-18

Cast Felissa Rose Jonathan Tiersten Karen Fields Christopher Collet Mike Kellin Katherine Kamhi
Directed by Robert Hiltzik
Written by Robert Hiltzik

Genres: Horror

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After a horrible boating accident kills her family, Angela, a shy and sullen young girl, moves in with her eccentric aunt Martha, alongside her protective cousin Ricky. One summer, Martha sends the kids to Camp Arawak. Soon after their arrival, a... See more series of bizarre and increasingly violent accidents begins to claim the lives of various campers. Who is the twisted individual behind these murders? The disclosure of the murderer’s identity is the most shocking climax in the history of American cinema.

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