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Cheerleader Massacre
Cheerleader Massacre
Credits
Title: Cheerleader Massacre
Director: Jim Wynorski
Writers: Lenny Juliano
Producers: Roger Corman; Jason Hoffs
Composer: Dan Savio
Cinematography: Chuck Cirino
Editors: Dean McKendrick; Leonard Uris
Production
Distributed by: Concorde-New Horizons
Tessa Trust
Released: March 25th, 2003
Rating: R
Running time: 81 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Budget: $60,000
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Cheerleader Massacre is an American horror movie of the slasher genre. It was directed by Jim Wynorski and written by Lenny Juliano, who also plays a role in the film. It was lensed by Jim Wynorski with financial backing by Roger Corman of Concorde-New Horizons. [2] It was distributed through Jason Hoffs of Tessa Trust and released direct-to-video on March 25th, 2003. A sequel film, Cheerleader Massacre 2 was released in 2009 and was directed by Brad Rushing. The plot of the film follows the traditional teen-slasher trope in that it involves a high school cheerleading squad who goes off for a weekend getaway in a cabin in the woods with some equally sexually hungry male companions, only to find themselves the victims of a mysterious psychopath.

Cast[]

Actor Role
Tamie Sheffield Ms. Hendricks
Charity Rahmer Parker
Erin Byron Angela
Lunk Johnson Buzzy
E. Eddie Edwards Sheriff Murdock
Samantha Phillips Officer Phillips
GiGi Erneta Deputy Adams
Diana Espin Tammy Rae
Nikki Fritz Debbie
Tylo Tyler Ryan
Brad Beck Mark
Summer Williams Shelley
Brinke Stevens Linda
Melissa Brasselle DeMarco
Julie Corgill Dina
Steve Mitchell Berman
Rob Sanchez Deputy
David Summers Gary
Rikki Ray Kelly
John Colton Jeremiah McPherson
James H. Foster Kimble
Jesse Miller Ambulance driver
Sarah Baker Miss Connolly
Archibald Stanton Principal Mazlo
Ashley Blanco Marissa
Julie K. Smith Buzzy's flashback girl
Regina Russell Buzzy's flashback girl
Dana Pine Buzzy's flashback girl

Notes & Trivia[]

  • Taglines for this film include, "This is one game you don't want to miss.", "This Pep Squad has nothing to cheer about" and "Just when you thought it was safe to go back to school!".
  • There are a total of twenty-eight credited cast members in this film.
  • Cheerleader Massacre was filmed in March, 2002. It was shot in Frazier Park and Lone Pine, California. The mountain exteriors were filmed in Boulder, Colorado, while the snow exteriors were shot in Anchorage, Alaska.
  • Actor William Langlois, who plays Sheriff Murdock, is credited as E. Eddie Edwards in this film.
  • Actress April Flowers, who plays Tammy Rae, is credited as Diana Espin in this film.
  • Actor James A. Foster is erroneously credited as James H. Foster in this film.
  • Director Jim Wynorski makes an appearance in this film as Principal Mazlo. He is credited as Archibald Stanton in this capacity.
  • Writer Lenny Juliano also plays a character named Buzzy. He is credited as Lunk Johnson in this capacity.
  • This is the second film produced by Tessa Trust and it's first horror film. It is also known for producing the 1990 adventure film A Cry in the Wild.
  • Director Jim Wynorski, sometimes credited as Arch Stanton, is also known for directing several other "under-the-wire" horror classics including Chopping Mall in 1985, Return of Swamp Thing in 1989, Ghoulies IV in 1994, and Vampirella in 1996.
  • This is the first horror film written by Lenny Juliano, who is primarily an actor. He has worked on several projects for director Jim Wynorski including Chopping Mall and The Bare Wench Project film series. In Cheerleader Massacre, he plays the character of Buzzy, but is credited as Lunk Johnson in the film.
  • This film is the first horror movie work for composer Dan Savio, though this name may in fact be a pseudonym for someone else. Dan Savio was also an alias used by spaghetti western composer Ennio Morricone, famous for his scores on several Sergio Leone flicks such as A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.
  • The footage of the exploding truck and cabin is actually stock material taken from the 1980 horror movie Humanoids from the Deep.
  • Actress Brinke Stevens plays the role of Linda, which is her character from the original Slumber Party Massacre. This film serves as a spin-off/continuation of that series. The film was originally shot as Slumber Party Massacre 4 and contained various links to the first film. However, production company Concorde-New Horizons felt that there had been too many sequels to the Slumber Party series. The title was then changed to Cheerleader Massacre and character names, plus backstories, was altered so the film could become a standalone feature. [3]
  • The shower scene in this film pays homage to the infamous Janet Leigh death scene from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
  • The trick of using a distorted voice over the telephone has also been used in films such as Black Christmas, When a Stranger Calls and the Scream film series.
  • When the kids arrive at the cabin, Ryan remarks to check out back for a hockey mask and a lake. This is an obvious allusion to cinematic psycho-killer Jason Voorhees, whose trademarks include terrorizing Camp Crystal Lake and wearing a hockey mask. Jason first gained his infamous hockey mask in Friday the 13th Part III.

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References[]

  1. Timothy Shary; Generation Multiplex: The Image of Youth in American Cinema Since 1980 - 360
  2. Collum, Jason Paul (2004). Assault of the Killer B's: Interviews with 20 Cult Film Actresses. McFarland. p. 22. ISBN 9780786480418.
  3. "Interview with Director Jim Wynorski - Retro Slashers". www.retroslashers.net. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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