Cheerleader Camp (1988)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

John Quinn

Writers:

David Lee Fein (writer)
R.L. O'Keefe (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Give me a K - Give me an I - Give me an L - Give me an L

Plot:

An unknown killer is killing off the members of a small cheerleader group at a remote cheerleader training camp.

Plot Keywords:

Cheerleader | Girl | Friend | Nightmare | Summer Camp

Cast

Betsy Russell	...	Alison Wentworth
Leif Garrett	...	Brent Hoover
Lucinda Dickey	...	Cory Foster
Lorie Griffin	...	Bonnie Reed
George 'Buck' Flower	...	Pop (as Buck Flower)
Travis McKenna	...	Timmy Moser
Teri Weigel	...	Pam Bently
Rebecca Ferratti	...	Theresa Salazar
Vickie Benson	...	Miss Tipton
Jeff Prettyman	...	Sheriff Poucher
Krista Pflanzer	...	Suzy
Craig Piligian	...	Detective
William Johnson	...	Chief Ronnie (as William Johnson Sr.)
Kathryn Litton	...	Timmy's Girlfriend
Tommy Habeeb	...	Assistant Detective (as Tom Habeeb)
John Quinn	...	Ambulance Attendant
Chris Prettyman	...	Band member
Mike Knox	...	Band member
Frank Reinfield	...	Band member
Dave Delgado	...	Band member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Noah Helpern	...	Billy Frank (uncredited)

Directed by
John Quinn

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Lee Fein		writer
R.L. O'Keefe		writer

Produced by
Jeff Prettyman	....	producer
John Quinn	....	producer
Jim Silverman	....	associate producer
Joan Weidman	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Joel Hamilton
Murielle Hamilton		(as Murielle Hodler-Hamilton)

Cinematography by
Bryan England		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jeffrey Reiner

Casting by
Gino Havens		(as Geno Havens)
Marcia Karr

Production Design by
K.K. Barrett		(as Keith Barrett)

Costume Design by
Gini Kramer

Makeup Department
Ramona	....	hair stylist
Ramona	....	makeup artist
Valaurie Ventimiglia	....	assistant hair stylist
Valaurie Ventimiglia	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Joan Weidman	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Brad Bryan	....	second second assistant director
Matt Hinkley	....	first assistant director
Kristi Morais	....	key second assistant director

Art Department
Frank Bertolino	....	property master
Bill H. Roberts Jr.	....	set dresser

Sound Department
John K. Adams	....	sound effects editor
David Cantu	....	adr recordist
David Cantu	....	foley recordist
Don Sanders	....	sound mixer
Phillip Seretti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brett Wheatley	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Thomas E. Surprenant	....	special effects (as Tom Surprenant)
Julie Wren	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Travis McKenna	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Kevin Bebout	....	still photographer
Jeff Buchanan	....	best boy electric
Arthur Freyer	....	gaffer (as Art Freyer)
Mike Graham	....	best boy electric
Bill Johnson Jr.	....	electrician
Jerod Lazan	....	second assistant camera
Bob Myers	....	electrician
John Overacker	....	technician: camera equipment
Chris Palm	....	first assistant camera
Pat Phillips	....	grip
Dan Rottman	....	best boy grip
William Small	....	second assistant camera (as Billy Small)
Phillip Tuck	....	key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Melinda Leeson	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
David Adams	....	apprentice editor
Richard LaBrie	....	first assistant editor

Other crew
Lucinda Dickey	....	choreographer
Peter Elson	....	production executive: Manson International
Sarah Holle	....	production coordinator
Bill Johnson Sr.	....	location coordinator
Shinjiro Kanazawa	....	representative: Japan
Masao Kobayashi	....	production liaison: Daiei Co.
Kim Lane	....	production accountant
Nguyen Kim Lan	....	title designer: main title
Pollyanna Moser	....	script supervisor
Lucy Seligman	....	representative: Japan
Gyongyver Sovago	....	production assistant
Michael Spielberg	....	production executive: Prism Entertainment
Cal Stalling	....	production payment
Melanie Topp	....	production executive: Manson International
Truman Van Dyke	....	insurance

Production Companies

• Daiei Studios
• Prism Entertainment

Distributors

• Prism Entertainment Corporation (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• Prism Pictures (1990) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Bloody Pom Poms (UK)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Japan | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

New Zealand:R16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA

Company:

Daiei Studios

Trivia:

Vickie Benson regularly brought her dog to the set and as a result, he appeared in the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Timmy records himself on the tape recorder he says, "A monster is stirring, it needs to get out, it needs relief." But when the rest of the gang watch the tape later, what he says and how he says it is different. It changes to "I hear something stirring. I think it's gonna need relief."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Masters of Horror: Pelts (#2.6)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Life of Crime

not a bad slasher flick

Hey now, this mostly gets slammed in reviews but frankly, it's a fairly decent slasher flick. In fact better than a lot that I've seen, really. This motley crew of cheerleaders (including two guys, one a faded 70's pop star and the other a fat slob) show up at a competition for cheerleaders and mysteriously, some of them are getting killed off. Buck Flower puts in an appearance as his usual hard-drinking dirtbag type of handyman, and there's a mysterious cook that never says a word who's busy chopping up meat in the same vicinity as the frozen dead body of the first girl that gets killed? Oh my. Now is he a suspect? MMMMMaybe. There are a few "red herrings" dangled out in front for all to see. There's also mascots, from all the schools: a mouse (or rat?) an alligator, a chicken, etc. All of this is a bit on the silly side but the killings are fairly nasty & the identity of the killer is fairly well cloaked up until almost the end. Overall, not a bad flick, if you like slashers. For some stupid reason I thought Betsy Palmer was in this flick (she of "Friday the 13th" and before that, 60's game shows) but it was Betsy Russell, duh, I felt kind of dumb when I realized that after waiting for Betsy Palmer to be revealed as the mysterious killer. Oh well, guess that's what happens when one watches too many of these. 5 out of 10 stars.