| Sorority House Massacre | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Sorority House Massacre |
| Directed by: | Carol Frank |
| Written by: | Carol Frank |
| Produced by: | Roger Corman; Ron Diamond |
| Music by: | Michael Wetherwax |
| Cinematography: | Marc Reshovsky |
| Edited by: | Jeff Wishengrad |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Concorde Pictures |
| Released: | October, 1986 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 74 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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| Next: | Sorority House Massacre II |
Sorority House Massacre is an independent American horror film of the slasher and psycho-thriller subgenres. It was written and directed by Carol Frank and produced by Ron Diamond and Roger Corman's company, Concorde Pictures. It premiered in October, 1986. The plot bears strong similarities to the 1978 classic, Halloween, and involves a young boy who murders his family, leaving only a sister as a survivor. Years later, the killer escapes from a mental asylum and tracks his sister to a sorority house, where he intends on finishing what he started so many years earlier.
Cast[]
Appearances[]
Characters
- Andy
- Bobby Henkel
- Cathy
- Cindy
- Craig
- Gilbert
- Janet
- John Raden Minor
- Karen Lindsey
- Krueger
- Larry Bronkowski
- Laura Beth Henkel
- Lawrence
- Linda Dawn Grant
- Sara Mason
- Steve
- Susan
- Tracy
- Voorhees
Organizations
Races
Locations
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- Peligro Valley State Mental Hospital
- Room 26
- Riverside County (Referenced only)
- Palm Springs (Referenced only)
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Items
Vehicles
Vocations
Explicit content
Miscellaneous
- Amnesia
- Bondage
- College
- Corpse
- Dreams
- Flashbacks
- Hallucinations
- Hospital
- Hypnosis
- Mental health facility
- Nightmares
- Sororities
Notes & Trivia[]
- Sorority House Massacre (1986) redirects to this page.
- Taglines for this film include, "Who'll survive the final exam?", and "A slash course in absolute terror"!
- Sorority House Massacre was filmed on-location in Los Angeles, California. [1]
- Sorority House Massacre was released on DVD in Region 1 format by New Concorde Home Video on September 17th, 2002. This version of the film is currently out of print. [2]
- Sorority House Massacre and its sequel, Sorority House Massacre II were released on DVD as a double-feature by New Concorde Home Entertainment under their "Massacre Collection". It was released in Region 1 format on July 22nd, 2003. [3][4]
- Actor Robert Axelrod is credited as Axel Roberts in this film.
- Actor Fitz Houston is credited as Fitzhough Huston in this film.
- Marsha L. Carter is credited as Marsha Carter in this film.
- Actress Gale Hammer is credited as just Hammer in this film.
- This is Carol Frank's first, and to date, only known film work as both a director and a screenwriter. Carol was also the assistant to director Amy Jones on the 1982 film Slumber Party Massacre.
- Angela O'Neill is the only female member of the main cast line-up who does not show her breasts. However, during a chase dream sequence near the end of the film, Angela is seen wearing a very sheer night dress.
- The plot device of the protagonist and the killer sharing a psychic bond is also used in the 1995 film Hideaway.
Body Count[]
Note: Aside from one brief flashback, the deaths of the Henkel family takes place many years prior to the main events of the film and are referenced only. Other than the killer himself, all other murders featured in this film are committed by Bobby Henkel. Bobby has a total kill count of 13.
- Mister Henkel - Axe to the chest in flashback.
- Mrs. Henkel - Unknown. Referenced only.
- Female Henkel sibling No. 1 - Unknown. Referenced only.
- Female Henkel sibling No. 2 - Unknown. Referenced only.
- Female Henkel sibling No. 3 - Unknown. Referenced only.
- Orderly - Head bashed repeatedly against wall.
- Hardware store clerk - Stabbed in the chest.
- Andy - Stabbed once in the abdomen.
- Tracy - Stabbed twice in the chest in the tipi.
- John - Stabbed once in the back on the couch.
- Sara Mason - Stabbed three times in the chest upstairs.
- Craig - Stabbed once in the back while holding a chain ladder.
- Linda - Stabbed once in the center of the back. Dies several minutes later.
- Bobby Henkel - Stabbed through the back of the throat by Beth.
Recommendations[]
See also[]
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; Sorority House Massacre (1986); Filming locations.
- ↑ Amazon.com; Sorority House Massacre (1986); DVD.
- ↑ DVD Empire; Sorority House Massacre/Sorority House Massacre II; DVD Double-Feature; "Massacre Collection".
- ↑ Amazon.com; Sorority House Massacre/Sorority House Massacre II; "Massacre Collection"; Double feature.