Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers: Difference between revisions

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'''''Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers''''' (released as '''''Nightmare Vacation II''''' in the [[United Kingdom]]) is a 1988 American [[slasher film]] written by Fritz Gordon and directed by Michael A. Simpson. It is the second installment in the [[Sleepaway Camp (film series)|''Sleepaway Camp'']] film series]], and stars [[Pamela Springsteen]] as Angela, and [[Renée Estevez]]. The film takes place five years after the events of the [[Sleepaway Camp|original]], and features serial killer Angela, working as a counselor, murdering misbehaving teenagers at another summer camp.

Five years afterfollowing the events of the [[Sleepaway Camp|first film]], a girl named Phoebe, tells a group of boys at a campfire aboutthe story of the killingsmurders at Camp Arawak. Her head counselor, Angela, forces her to go back to the cabin. After the pair getgets into an argument, Angela bashes a log over Phoebe’s head and then removes her tongue for having a "filthy mouth". The next day, campers Molly, Ally, Mare, Demi, Lea and sisters Brooke and Jodi, question Angela on the whereabouts of Phoebe. She tells them she had to send her home. Later that day, Angela discovers Brooke and Jodi smoking [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] and drinking [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]]. She initially let them go only to find them fornicating with one of the boys the next day. Angela chases the boy off. Afterward, Brooke wakes up on a grill and discovers Jodi's charred remains. Angela then pours [[gasoline]] over Brooke and burns her to death as well. That night, the boys start a [[panty raid]] which Angela breaks up. During a jock strap raid against the boys Mare flashes her breasts. Angela decides to drive her home and murders her with an electric drill. The next night, campers Anthony and Judd try to scare Angela, dressed as [[Freddy Krueger]] and [[Jason Voorhees]]. The plan backfires when Angela, dressed as [[Leatherface]] (wearing Mare's skinned face as a mask), slashes Anthony's throat and murders Judd with a chainsaw. The next day, Angela sets a trap for Ally and forces her down an outhouse, drowning her in feces,human urinewaste and leeches. That night, Demi reveals to Angela that she phoned the families of the campers "sent home" and discovered the girls aren't at home. Realizing she could be caught, Angela strangles Demi with a guitar string, before stabbing Lea to death when she finds Demi's body. The next day, head counselors Uncle John and T.C. fire Angela for "sending too many campers home". Molly and Sean go into the woods to cheer her up but the pair discover the bodies of the other campers, before Angela ties them up. After learning the whereabouts of Molly and Sean, T.C. goes after them but Angela throws [[battery acid]] in his face, killing him instantly. Sean is decapitated after he realizes Angela is the murderer from the Camp Arawak incident five years ago. Later, Angela leaves the cabin and Molly frees herself. Upon returning, Molly knocks Angela outunconscious, steals her knife, and escapes. After an extended chase through the woods, Molly falls onto a rock and is presumed dead. After killing the remaining campers, Angela hitchhikes[[Hitchhiking|hitches]] a ride but the driver quickly annoys her and she kills her. Molly regains consciousness and makes it out of the woods but the truck pulls up behind her. Molly is horrified to learn that Angela is the driver and she screams, ending the film.

* [[Pamela Springsteen]] as Angela Johnson / Angela Baker

* [[Renée Estevez]] as Molly Nagle

* Tony Higgins as Sean Whitmore (credited as Anthony Higgins)

* Valerie Hartman as Ally

* [[Brian Patrick Clarke]] as T.C.

* [[Walter Gotell]] as Uncle John

* [[Susan Marie Snyder]] as Mare

* Terry Hobbs as Rob Darrinco

* Kendall Bean as Demi

* Julie Murphy as Lea

* Carol Chambers as Brooke Shote

* Amy Fields as Jodi Shote

* Benji Wilhoite as Anthony

* Walter Franks III as Judd

* Justin Nowell as Charlie

* Heather Binion as Phoebe

* Jason Ehrlich as Emilio

* Carol Martin Vines as Diane

* Tricia Grant as Girl Sent Home

* Jill Jane Clements as Woman in Truck

In the United Kingdom, the film was released via Futuristic Entertainment, under the title "Nightmare Vacation 2". There was over two minutes of scenes cut from the film in order for it to receive an "18" certificate by the [[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Sleepaway Camp 2 | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/sleepaway-camp-2-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yoty3mdg | website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=October 6, 1988 | access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref> as the film was deemed too violent for an uncut release. This was due to the strict regime of the time when film distribution had to adhere to rules under the [[Video Recordings Act 1984]]. The scenes cut were the removal of Phoebe's tongue, a shortened version of Ally being stabbed in the back, the complete scene where Ally is drowned in the [[outhouse]] is removed, and a shortened version of Diane being stabbed in the stomach.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sleepaway Camp II (aka Nightmare Vacation II) | url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=401653 | website=movie-censorship.com | access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref> This version was also released on DVD from 23rd Century Home Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web | title=Nightmare Vacation 2 (Region 2) (AKA Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers) | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nightmare-Vacation-Region-Sleepaway-Camp/dp/B001GCQ3CU | website=amazon.co.uk | access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref>

''Sleepaway Camp II'' was eventually released completely uncut in the UK for the first time when it was made available as part of the "Sleepaway Camp Trilogy" DVD box set from [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] on May 31, 2004.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sleepaway Camp Trilogy [1983] [DVD] | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleepaway-Camp-Trilogy-Pamela-Springsteen/dp/B0001Z5YWI | website=amazon.co.uk | date=31 May 2004 | access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref> It was also available in standard case packaging, both of which are now out of print. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by 88 Films as part of their "Slasher Classics Collection" in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sleepaway Camp 2 - Unhappy Campers (Blu-ray) - Slasher Classic Collection 17 | url=https://88-films.myshopify.com/products/sleepaway-camp-2-unhappy-campers-blu-ray-slasher-classic-collection-17 | website=88-films.myshopify.com | access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref>

On [[review aggregator]] website [[{{Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers'' holds a 55% approval rating, based on 11 reviews with an average rating of prose|62|4.59|13||access-date={{RT outdata|access of 10.date}}}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sleepaway_camp_ii_unhappy_campers|title=Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|accessdate=July 12, 2021}}</ref>

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