Cheerleader Camp

1988
R
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

4.7/10

4.1K

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A group of cheerleaders become the targets of an unknown killer at a remote summer camp.

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A group of cheerleaders become the targets of an unknown killer at a remote summer camp.A group of cheerleaders become the targets of an unknown killer at a remote summer camp.A group of cheerleaders become the targets of an unknown killer at a remote summer camp.

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IMDb RATING

4.7/10

4.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The film's original title was "Bloody Pom Poms." This title is still used in various countries such as Germany.

Goofs
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."

Quotes
Pop: That judge in the orange skirt... Make yer pee pee harder than a ten pound bag a' nickel jawbreakers, you know what I mean?

Alternate versions
Despite the Anchor Bay DVD box claiming the film is uncut and uncensored, the DVD release is actually the censored "R" rated version. According to the director's commentary, the following scenes were cut to achieve an "R" rating:
The "dream" sex scenes were trimmed.
The shears killing was trimmed so that we only briefly see the shears getting rammed into the back of the girl's head.
Due to time restrictions, a scene near the beginning of the van breaking down was deleted.
Also, the ambulance attendant tells Alison to "calm down" at the end. This line was cut because according to the director, it sounded bad.

Connections
Featured in WhatCulture Horror: 10 Horrors That Will Make You Never Sleep Again (2021)

Soundtracks
Cheerleading
Lyrics by Craig Piligian and Lucinda Dickey

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Featured review

Entertaining For What It Is

Cheerleader Camp (1988)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

All of the best and brightest cheerleaders in the country attend a special camp where they can extend their talents. The only problem is that some sort of madman has also shown up and soon the cheerleaders are dropping dead.

CHEERLEADER CAMP obviously wasn't meant to be taken too serious and it's clear that it was making fun of the slasher genre. This here is basically PORKY'S with an added slice of murder and for the most part the film is entertaining enough to make it worth watching.

What makes the film so entertaining is the cast who manage to be fun and keep you interested in everything that's going on. Of course, all of them are way too old for their parts but this is just something most viewers will be accustom to. The cast really manages to be fun and that's the most important thing.

The filmmakers clearly knew who their target audience was because this works as both a horror film as well as a "teen" comedy. The teen comedy aspect basically has a bunch of beautiful women getting naked and a bunch of horny guys wanting them. The summer camp setting works just fine. As far as the horror elements go, there are actually some rather gory and violent death scenes so gore hounds will be happy as well.

CHEERLEADER CAMP certainly isn't a masterpiece or even a good picture but at the same time it's entertaining enough for what it is.