Slumber Party Massacre

The Slumber Party Massacre is an American horror film of the slasher subgenre. It is the first installment of a series that yielded two direct sequels, and two spin-off films. The movie was directed by Amy Jones with a script written by Rita Mae Brown. It was produced by Santa Fe Productions and distributed through New World Pictures. It premiered in the United States on November 12th, 1982.

Notes & Trivia

 * The Slumber Party Massacre, Slumber Party Massacre (1982), The Slumber Party Massacre (1982), and Slumber Party Massacre, The all redirect to this page.


 * The tagline to this film is "Close your eyes for a second... and sleep forever".


 * There are a total of nineteen credited cast members in this film.


 * This movie was filmed in July, 1981. It was shot in Los Angeles, California. Scenes from Trish's house were filmed at 3662 Mountain View Avenue. Scenes of the high school were shot at Mark Twain Middle School in Mar Vista.


 * The Slumber Party Massacre, as originally conceived by feminist Rita Mae Brown, was intended as a satire on the slasher genre. Producers re-worked her script however to make it a straight-forward horror movie, much to Brown's lament.

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 * Sorority House Massacre II