Whod have thought a slasher flick from 1988 wold be more transpositive than most portrayals of transgender in the following 30 years. It was released in theaters on august 26, 1988 before being released on vhs in the united states by nelson entertainment two months later. Unhappy campers, an entertaining, though not perfect, sequel to the 1983 cult classic, sleepaway camp. Angela baker pamela springsteen is the moralistic camp counselor who tells people the campers have been sent home. Unhappy campers 1988 as a kid, i wondered long and hard as to what possible plot could hide behind the cover to sleepaway camp 2. Great release from 88 films, and the bluray transfer is very good. Why sleepaway camp 4 took 20 years to release screen rant.
It ended up that the killer was this shy 14 yearoldboy that. Sep 29, 2017 12 videos play all sleepaway camp ii 1988 full movie hd nancy stephens sleepaway camp 2. Unlike the original sleepaway camp, which featured a serious tone, sleepaway camp ii blends elements of black. Unhappy campers a novel by roberthelliger with 5 reads. Angela, the psychopathic transsexual from sleepaway camp, has escaped from a mental hospital. Why we love it scream factory continues to release cult classics on bluray, and horror fans will definitely want to add sleepaway camp ii. Stripping away the more serious overtones of the first, unhappy campers takes. The box consists of 3 amarays in a card sleeve, with collectible booklet with production notes by jeff hayes and john klyza. Sleepaway camp ii admirably mixes things up in a way that not only manages to still be.
Sep 29, 2017 12 videos play all sleepaway camp ii 1988 full movie hd nancy stephens sleepaway camp ii. Stripping away the more serious overtones of the first, unhappy campers takes on a whole. Unhappy campers is mostly a string of kills structured around everyday camp life. Not with their newest camp counselor angela johnson arriving. Sleepaway camp ii includes the short film what happened to molly. In fact, shes grown to love life at camp, which, for her, represents all thats wholesome and pure. And in this extremely goofy sequel to the classic horror flick sleepaway camp, the. Sleepaway camp 2 is a low budget slasher film that takes place several years after the first film. Psycho killer angela baker is eager to return to what she does best.
Unhappy campers is a 1988 american black comedy slasher film and a sequel to the movie sleepaway camp. The campers and counselors of camp rolling hills are not mean or corrupt, but they cannot meet angelas impossible standards of camp conduct which have nothing to do with how people actually behave at summer camp. Angela, it turns out, was at camp arawak when all hell broke loose, but she doesnt let it bother her. Sleepaway camp ii nude scenes 11 images and 6 videos including appearances from valerie hartman susan marie snyder. Unhappy campers it goes without saying director michael a. The return of michael myers, childs play, phantasm ii, the blob remake, sleepaway camp ii. Simpson official synopsis i know a true story, says 16 yearold phoebe heather binion. Read chapter twounhappy campers1988 from the story sleepaway camp ii. Unhappy campers, it would only be that the gore is super light. However, when the campers start misbehaving, she soon reverts to her old ways. There is a current of 80s sleaze in the nonstop nudity and questionable behavior of the older males, and angela is the film s angel of death, cleansing the wicked.
Unhappy campers 1988 angela baker pamela springsteen, a psychotic transsexual, escapes from a mental hospital and surfaces at a summer camp as a counselor who lectures her. Now fully grown up, angela has been recently released from the mental institute and is now working as a camp counselor at camp rolling hills. The film was made when slasher series were still going strong. The film was initially canned during production in 1992. Unhappy campers collectors edition bluraydvd combo. Also available in the sleepaway camp box set, 3disc box set with sleepaway camp, and sleepaway camp iii. Some of the deaths are quite inventive and it was released at a time where dark humor was an element used in the genre. Five years after the horrific slaughter at camp arawak, angela pamela springsteen, fast times at ridgemont high has created a new position for herself as a counselor at camp rolling hills. With pamela springsteen, renee estevez, tony higgins, valerie hartman. Based on the hockey mask and bladetipped glove poking out of the girls backpack, the movie seemed to include at least two of the most popular killers of the day. Unhappy campers is also called as acampamento sinistro 2, camp des grauens 2, nightmare vacation ii camp rolling hills will never be the same. Unhappy campers released as nightmare vacation ii in the united kingdom is a 1988 american black comedy slasher film written by fritz gordon and directed by michael a. Then if you thought you had seen the last of angela, youre dead wrong.
Unhappy campers released as nightmare vacation ii in the united kingdom is a 1988 american black comedy slasher film written by fritz. Unhappy campers 1988 full movie streaming online in hd720p video quality. Jan 05, 2014 since sleepaway camp ii apparently takes place a number of years after the original, angela is no longer played by felissa rose, who was 14 while filming the first film and, at 19, would have been a tad young to play a counsellor in the second. Horror, slasher, camping first sequel to sleepaway camp 1983.
I was just expecting them to do a little bit more with such an interesting concept that they set up with the first movie. Sleepaway camp ii has even more silliness than the first film. Unhappy campers is the 1988 followup to the cult classic slasher horror movie sleepaway camp. Im positive that everyone is like me and doesnt expect anything great out of this film. The film takes place five years after the original film, and features transgender killer angela targeting misbehaving teenagers at a summer camp. Way more tongueincheek than its predecessor, sleepaway camp ii is fun fright flick for the dog days of summer. If only there was some sort of famous rock stars sister who wanted to get into acting. There are plenty of winks at the camera as the production doesnt take itself seriously.
There is not exactly a coherent story here, and sleepaway camp ii. Unhappy campers was made and released in 1988, directed by michael a. Simpson and his fellow craftsman have taken a decidedly left turn into comedy with these sequels, springsteens valiantly playful performance amidst all the bloodshed and carnage a major clue as far as that goes. Jul 14, 2012 angela, the psychopathic transsexual from sleepaway camp, has escaped from a mental hospital. P, one of the head counselors at a camp, sings the spooky, song of the fifth wind, to the campers and counselors. Angela baker, a psychotic transsexual, escapes from a mental hospital and surfaces at a summer camp as a counselor who lectures her teenage charges on proper moral behavior. Shes the kind of counselor who enjoys camp songs, nature walks, board games and murder. Fun, crazy, violent, and subversive, sleepaway camp ii. Teenage wasteland came out backtoback in 1988 and 89, exploring the. Join the ghoulish gang as they discuss some of the most memorable horror movies from 1988, including halloween 4.
While some of the acting is cheesy, i laughed many times and this movie is. Unhappy campers 1988 are allaround superior to the original 1983 slasher. Sure, both are friday the th knockoffs, but theyre distinguished by 1. Unhappy campers also known as nightmare vacation ii is a 1988. Unfortunately for the campers and other counselors, she is still a complete nutbag with added bonus of high moral standards and. So sit back, relax, and join the party as the corpse club celebrates. Betsy, ellie, dave, stacy, bill, and max, the older camp director. This very well could be due to the fact that the censors back in the day were a bunch of buttholes and a lot of good stuff probably got dropped on the cutting room floor. Unhappy campers really delivers the goods as it revels.
Jun 09, 2015 scream factory continues to release cult classics on bluray, and horror fans will definitely want to add sleepaway camp ii. This sequel is purposely not scary, and it instead ramps up the selfaware humor and ridiculous death scenes. Stripping away the more serious overtones of the first, unhappy campers takes on a whole new approach to this tongue in cheek series. The gore in this film is tremendous in comparison to the original film. Unhappy campers 19881880m angelas back and shes bad. However, when the campers start misbehaving, she soon reverts to. That film, return to sleepaway camp, was completed rather quickly, especially. Pamela springsteen, renee estevez, tony higgins, brian patrick clarke, susan marie snyder, valerie hartman, walter gotell, terry hobbs, kendall bean, julie murphy, carol chambers, amy fields, benji wilhoite. After the events of the first film, she gets a sex change and is female in the rest of the movies. Unhappy campers along with the original are by far one of the best and underated horror films of the 1980s i know there are 4 in total. It even paid homage with masks representing leatherface, freddy and jason.
Here is a trailer for sleepaway camp ii unhappy campers from 1988. It is the second installment in the sleepaway camp franchise, and stars pamela springsteen as angela, and renee estevez. Angela, supposedly reformed and living under an assumed surname, is working at a summer camp. Unhappy campers 1988 starring pamela springsteen and brian patrick clarke on dvd and bluray. Sleepaway camp 2 trailer, interviews, articles, galleries, behind the scenes, and much more. Unhappy campers is a 1988 black comedy slasher movie. Unhappy campers 1988 the unofficial sleepaway camp. Phoebe begins telling about several grisly murders that occured six years ago at nearby camp arawak. Unhappy campers 1988 full movie online, sleepaway camp ii. Furthermore, the original sleepaway camp is the only unbiased recommendation the entire trilogy prescribes.
Im 32,not sure how they escaped me for so long as im a big horror fan. Unhappy campers was a little bit less than what i was expecting, it isnt a shit film or anything and i think it would please some fans of the original. Those teens who break her strict rules from the camp chatterbox or a sexobsessed girl to the boys who are peeping toms are murdered by the impostor in various gruesome ways. Those teens who break her strict rules from the camp chatterbox or a sexobsessed girl to the boys who. Sleepaway camp 4 came out twenty years after the first films release, and is a. Jul 11, 2004 as a disclaimer, discussing unhappy campers and teenage wasteland, part iii relies on ruining the climax of the original which i found to be the most successful quality of the first film and of the entire trilogy, for that matter. Sleepaway camp ii makes me so very happy and wistfully sad all at the same time. This is one movie that begs to go over the top with the gore, but most of the kills are fairly dry. Unhappy campers 1988 angela baker pamela springsteen, a psychotic transsexual, escapes from a mental hospital and surfaces at. In the original sleepaway camp, angela was an orphan boy who had been forced to live as a girl, but in gordons narrative, angela is all woman.
The original film was content with showing you the aftermath of. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The film then cuts to a few years later, with a shy and quiet angela, played by. The film has been released twice on dvd in the united states by anchor bay entertainment. Unhappy campers 1988 angelas nightmare scene 810 movieclips duration. The film is about psychopathic camp counselor angela baker killing undesirable teens at summer camp.
Unhappy campers pamela springsteen renee estevez tony higgins 1988 a summer camp slasher returns, after a sex change, as a female counselor pamela springsteen who kills. Simpson, it stars pamela springsteen as angela, and renee estevez. Unhappy campers, return of the living dead part ii, and many more. Teenage wasteland hereafterscii and sciiithat put transsexual serial killer angela baker back in action. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Sleepaway camp is a 1983 cult classic slasher horror movie from the mind of robert.
A new creative team was brought in and gave the film a campy feel. As campers learn of the grisly murders that terrorized their beloved camp arawak six years ago, their carefree days at summer camp come to an end. Shes had a sexchange operation to become a woman, years of therapy, and is now a camp counselor at camp rolling hills. Released 5 years after the original, sleepaway camp ii. Yes, the awkward pamela springsteen gets to sing one of the movies major. The survivor is the fifth installment fourth chronologically in the sleepaway camp series. As more campers go missing, intrepid counselor molly renee estevez begins to piece together the truth. Watch sleepaway camp 2 1988 ii 88 films slasher region b read details.
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