Stage Fright

2014
R
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

5.1K

YOUR RATING

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Slasher Horror Comedy Horror Musical Mystery

A snobby musical theater camp is terrorized by a blood-thirsty killer who hates musical theater.A snobby musical theater camp is terrorized by a blood-thirsty killer who hates musical theater.A snobby musical theater camp is terrorized by a blood-thirsty killer who hates musical theater.

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IMDb RATING

5.2/10

5.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Trivia
The film includes multiple slasher movie references, including Friday the 13th (the camp location), Hellraiser (the pins in the makeup head, "nailed it!"), Carrie (the bucket of "blood"), and Halloween (large chef's knife).

Goofs
When a stage light impales a Artie's foot to the stage floor, the killer shoves Artie which causes him to gruesomely lose half of his foot. Seconds later, both of Artie's feet are shown to be perfectly intact.

Quotes
Sam Brownstein: [singing] All of us have heard these names of hate, but let me get one thing straight: I'm gay, I'm gay, but not in that way / Musicals move me and touch me in ways I can't say.
Liz Silver, Sheila Kerry, Bethany: [singing] He's gay, but not in that way.
Sam Brownstein: [singing] I sleep with women but musicals make me feel gay!
David Martin: [singing/butting in] I'm gay, I'm actually gay. I don't get hard when I see T and A / Could be my DNA or how I was raised.
Liz Silver, Sheila Kerry, Bethany: [singing] We don't distinguish here at Center Stage.
Entire Camp: [singing/dancing] We're all gay, we're gay in all kinds of ways!
Sheila Kerry: [singing] Some in the bedroom.
Sam Brownstein, Liz Silver, Sheila Kerry, Bethany: [singing] And some 'cause of musical plays!

Crazy credits
At the end of the credits Metal Killer is singing a 'thank you' to the people who watched the end credits.

Connections
Featured in The Cine-Masochist: STAGE FRIGHT (2014)

Soundtracks
Kylie's Big Finish
Written by Jerome Sable and Eli Batalion
Performed by Tracy Michailidis and the Haunted Townsfolk of the North

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Not Perfect, But A Good Idea

A snobby musical theater camp is terrorized by a blood-thirsty killer who hates musical theater.

The film has plenty of nice references early on to "Phantom of the Opera" and "Fantomas", with the "Phantom" theme throughout. Some have said the film draws from Argento's "Opera", but that is not necessarily the case. Beyond the generally theme (which is "Phantom"), there was very little "Opera".

The supporting cast is solid, with the amazing Meat Loaf and even a brief but powerful performance from Minnie Driver. Allie MacDonald as the lead is amazing, and do not be surprised if she gets big really fast after this.

The film widely received negative reviews, and the reasons are clear. The blend of humor, music and horror is not always flawless, and some of the songs are definitely better than others. Some probably enjoyed the heavy metal parts and disliked the rest (or vice versa). This is not on the same level as "Repo: The Genetic Opera", for example.