Review of Sleepaway Camp (1983) by Trevor L — 20 Mar 2008

The ending of this movie will haunt me forever.

This review of Sleepaway Camp (1983) was written by Trevor L on 20 Mar 2008.

Sleepaway Camp has generally received positive reviews.

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This movie is kinda campy......pun intended. But overall, the movie is fun for what it is. I enjoyed myself…

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It's ending has gone down in history as one of the all time most infamous and shocking in all of cinema…

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This movie is kinda campy......pun intended. But overall, the movie is fun for what it is. I enjoyed myself…

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By Bryan E (109) on 10 Nov 2015

Sometimes a twist ending becomes more famous than the movie it derives from (The Crying Game, The Sixth Sense), and Sleepaway Camp, a shameless…

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