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| John Minor | |
| Aliases: | Boo Boo [1] |
| Continuity: | Slumber Party Massacre |
| Notability: | Supporting character |
| Type: | Murder victim |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Mar Vista, Los Angeles, California |
| Associations: | Stanford High School |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Born: | 1964 [2] |
| Died: | 1981 [3] |
| First: | The Slumber Party Massacre |
| Actor: | Jim Boyce |
John Minor is a fictional high school student & murder victim, and a supporting character featured in the Slumber Party Massacre film franchise. Played by actor Jim Boyce, he appeared in the 1982 slasher film The Slumber Party Massacre.
Biography[]
John Minor was a high school student and the boyfriend of Diane. He came over to secretly hook up with Diane in the garage at the residence of the Devereaux family at 3664 Mountain View Avenue. The serial killer Russ Thorn beheaded John in the driver's seat of his car. When Diane opened the door, John's head rolled off his neck, causing her to scream. [4]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of John Minor was created by director Amy Holden Jones and screenwriter Rita Mae Brown.
- John Minor is the ninth confirmed murder victim of Russ Thorn. He is the fourth murder victim from the 1981 massacre. He is the second male victim after David Contant. The names and genders of Russ Thorn's first five victims from his 1969 massacre are unknown.
- Another character named John Minor is featured in the film Sorority House Massacre. He too is a murder victim, who is stabbed in the back with a knife wielded by Bobby Henkel.
- John Minor wore a number 10 sports jersey, implying that he may have been a member of the boys' varsity basketball team. Jersey number 10 is given to the player who creates the most goal scoring opportunities, also known as playmaker.
- Playing the role of John Minor is actor Jim Boyce's second film role and his first work in the horror genre. He will go on to play a theatre manager in the 1994 biopic film Ed Wood. Through most of his career, Boyce will play unnamed background characters like "Paramedic" or "Usher".
See also[]
External Links[]
- Slumber Party Massacre at IMDB
- Slumber Party Massacre at Letterboxd.com
- Slumber Party Massacre at Themoviedb.org
- Slumber Party Massacre at Rotten Tomatoes
- Slumber Party Massacre at Horrormovies.org
References[]
- ↑ Diane's pet name for him.
- ↑ This database assumes that John Minor was approximately 17-years-old during the events of the film. Other material supplied by the source material places the events of the film in May, 1981.
- ↑ Date extrapolated based upon the real world timing of a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game, which is referenced in the source material.
- ↑ Slumber Party Massacre, The (1982). New World Pictures & Santa Fe Productions.