Sleepaway Camp (1983) MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!
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It never fails to make me burst out cackling when the one kid says “Hey Angela, how come ya so f****d up?”
"Hey Angela ain't ya looney tunes?" Then the cousin shows up wearing that random Bury Reynolds/Richard Petty hat which didn't fit him at all 🤣
@@efan2012 but it made the scene that much more memorable
Yeah even Angela herself, Felissa Rose couldn't stop laughing while filming that scene
@@SpencerCageStudios Or when the cook says, Hellooooo Angela!”
my favorite line in the film! i use it all the time in everyday life with various people...
The young ones were axed because they were following her kicking sand in one scene. The boy was because he betrayed her and also made her uncomfortable. All the murders were for a reason, do a rewatch and you'll find things you didn't notice before, love the reaction to one of my favorite classics!
The director also has said that they were the only people he regretted having killed and would’ve done it differently now
I watched this for the 100th time last night and never got why she killed the kids. Thanks!
they were following him*
People watching Sleepaway Camp nowadays are at a disadvantage because of the hype. It used to be a pretty unknown movie; the kind of movie you’d rent on VHS after you had already seen all of the big horror movies, not really knowing anything about it and expecting just a standard slasher. It is a surprising movie under those conditions. Its quirkiness and audacity make it stand out from the many, many mediocre slasher films out there. And, of course, that ending.
Not necessarily. I'm 42 and been watching horrors since i was 5, but this one passed me by. I only saw it last year, i knew it had some kind of twist at the end, but thankfully didn't know what to expect.
Yes, you're right.
💯💯
I bought Day of the Dead on VHS back in '95 and Sleepaway Camp was added as a bonus feature on the tape. I knew nothing about it going in, didn't care for it at all, and the ending left me cold. I still don't like the film very much now that I'm old, but I've come to admire the fx make-up and the ending.
Randomly renting it on VHS in the 90’s is how I discovered it, mind blowing twist ending for sure, the sequels were pretty funny but not great
Fun Fact: The cop thought they were done with him, so he accepted another acting job elsewhere that required him to be clean shaven.
When he was called back to the Sleepaway set, they had to make a fake moustache with tape and hoped that people wouldn't notice...
They noticed!
It’s become a part of the folklore to this movie. It’s bad, but it’s good, haha!
Just having no mustache would've made more sense.... Like, maybe his character just shaved it off since after all the movie does take place over several days.
@@ryanjacobson2508 I agree.
It would show the passage of time better.
Those faces you made at the end was why I have suggested this movie. Everyone I have ever introduced to this one has the same reaction. Thanks for finally watching this one. If you guys want a real banger I strongly suggest "Sinister."
The 2nd one is good as well
I really liked the first half of Sinister.
sinister is LAAMMMMEEEE
Sinister is amazing
Sinister has some really cool bits, but overall sucks, and the ending is terrible
One of the great endings in horror. Such a shocker back in the day. Still just as shocking today.
The ending is a big reason why people like this movie. Personally, I love this movie for just being a campy, funny horror movie about kids. There are so many quotable moments and fun acting choices. Also, kids in a horror movie being played by actual kids! All in all, one of my favorite cult films.
Completely agree
“You’re a real carpenters dream… as flat as a board and needing a screw!!” -Judy
“Eat shit and die, Ricky” “Eat shit and live, Bill”
-Ricky and Bill baseball scene
Agreed very quotable
movie quality: 5/10. dialogue, sleaziness and Schlock Value: 9/10.
I got to meet Felissa Rose (Angela) at an event in February of this year on my birthday. She is super nice, funny, and so cool! We watched Sleepaway Camp and she commentated throughout. She considers it a comedy!! Lots of funny stories and behind the scenes info and even a few things I didn't know about. She really loves the fans and thanks the movie and fans for making her career. I got to talk to her myself for about 5 minutes or so and she signed an 8 x 10 of "the face" from the end of the movie and also signed my blu-ray for my birthday. I also got to take 2 pictures with her with my phone. She insisted on making "the face" in one photo! I really hope I get to meet her again sometime. She is an awesome person and completely down to earth. If you get a chance....meet her...You won't regret it!🤘🏻👍🏼
I was hoping you'd have a reaction to the line by Judy, "She's a real carpenter's dream: flat as a board and needs a screw!" I die everytime I hear it cuz her facial expressions are so over the top for almost every line.
This is pure schlock that somehow gets funnier and more enjoyable with each watch. I actually just saw this in a theater with star Felissa Rose and Katherine Kahmi (Meg) doing live commentary and it was a riot, shit was so funny. They're also very nice people.
This reveal and Jason emerging from the lake is on par in shock factor
Don't forget Carrie's arm popping out at the end in Carrie 1976😱🙂
The ending of this film was so good. Love how after seeing the end all the little oddities during the film suddenly make perfect sense, it's not just dated acting (well not from everyone haha) theres a reason to it.
Also so sad that the little kids were killed, glad we didn't see that.
I remember watching this at my friend's house as a teen and I swear I've never been so scared in my life as when I cycled home in the middle of the night after seeing that last image. So traumatizing but on the other hand that's exactly why I love horror movies. The actor playing the cop had shaved his moustache before the reshoot and that shining plastic thing on his face is now my second favourite part of the film.
The shorts the boys were wearing was definitely a big look in the early to mid-80's. I can attest to it having worn them at the time.
That ending haunted me for weeks on end when I first watched the movie no lie ! Good to see you back guys great reaction
One weekend, my sisters and I and a couple of cousins were staying with an aunt of ours. We all loved her, and she was the "cool aunt", which meant she would let us stay up all night, eat junk food, and watch R-rated movies. We rented two scary movies from the video store, this film and its sequel. The second movie never made it out of its box. We were all so freaked out by the ending we had to watch "The Sound of Music" before we could go to bed.
literally same experience. are you my cousin by any chance? 😂
I found this trivia on IMDB quite funny: "The climactic scene was accomplished using a nude man wearing a mask cast from Felissa Rose's face. The thin man who stood in for Angela was a college student who needed to get drunk before he was able to do the scene. Nobody knew who the man was. Decades later, he is still unknown. "
If you watch the Dead Meat video about this movie, you’ll find that fact to be much more sad than funny. Pretty horrible experience for the unknown guy
@@kingintox5743 sad to hear that
Yeah, he was found in a bar, they got him drunker for the scene and he didn't want anyone to know he had done the scene.
The thin man?
@stefan richard The scene where you see her as a boy, it is just a man with a cut out of her face on his. That man was just a college kid that really didnt want anything to do with the gig. He was basically forced to in the end after more alcohol.
This movie is _incredible._ It’s “bad” in all of the absolute _best_ ways while also being just straight up _amazing_ at the same time. I’ve truly _never_ seen anything quite like it! I’d even go as far as to describe it as “lightning in a bottle”!
Thanks for another fantastic reaction, fellas!! 💜
"Eat sh*t and live, Bill".
This movie is legitimately funny, with some enthusiastic performances, but it also has genuinely creepy moments too. It's an interesting mix, and I'd definitely consider it an 80's slasher classic.
Angela never harmed those who were nice to her - Susie, Ronnie and of course her loyal and protective cousin Ricky. Or those who pretty much left her alone and ignored her.
The children were hacked to death because they threw sand at her. That's the only reason. Seems trivial to a sane person but for Angela - it wasn't. She remembered...That sealed their fate.
The counselor and the two kids who wanted to return to the main camp, were the lucky ones!
Mel was killed because he beat Ricky to an inch of his life. Otherwise he would've lived.
Paul was killed because he betrayed Angela by kissing Judy - that sealed his fate.
So none of the victims were random kills. There was a motive for each kill.
Shaun's "what the fuck!?" Reaction was fantastic. 😄
Great reaction! Thanks for sharing. Fun fact: The second cook is played by Robert Earl Jones, father of James Earl Jones.
Cool!
I was just about to post that!
Those 'short shorts' are exactly what we wore. No clue why, we just did.
Brave, brave men
They’re making a huge comeback
@@calvinallen3424 Why are they brave?
Men are allowed to have freedom of expression in this country too...women are not the only ones allowed to wear small shorts and show there bodies off...you have good looking men with bodies who can wear small shorts.
You had to have a good body to wear them...at least a washboard stomach or a six pack...back then slot of break dancers wear half shirts, net shorts see through but they had amazing bodies...they had a 8 pack and a V line and washboard stomacks... if you have a body man or women they should need allowed to Express themselves and wear what makes them comfortable not what other guys who suffer from fragile Masculinity...who try to dictate what guys should wear and be.
I like that men back then were free to wear what they wanted...if you workout and have the body why not....you have fat chicks and busted chicks walking into walmarts wearing small ass shorts and half shirts when they have rolls everywhere and they are gigantic, some women shouldn't be wearing small anything...nobody says shit when they do it...But as soon as you have men who have bodies and are athletic wearing something to show there bodies...insecure men who are uncomfortable in their own skin have a heart attack...it's hypocrisy.
I hope they make a comeback...it time we Express ourselves more and stop wearing saggy shit and cloths to big for our actual sizes.
That and the cut-off t-shirts. God the late 70s/early 80s are embarrassing...lol
The ending shot was shot with a male extra wearing a printout of Angela's face, making it even more haunting, probably unintentionally.
It cracks me up that the camp wouldn't be shut down after the first or definitely the 2nd death
YESSSSS! You guys made my day with this reaction!!! 👏🏾👏🏾
I love that you guys watched this finally! One of the most batshit crazy endings of any horror movie from the 80's I've ever seen. Everything about this movie is a masterpiece, even that horrible acting and dialogue lol. "Eat shit and live" is one of the best comebacks I've ever heard to this day and no one can change my mind xD
Aahhh...cheesy '80s goodness!
It's framed as a whodunit which really pays off at the end.
Shaun's reaction @16:41 was hilarious. 🤣
There's a fan theory that Angela's brother Ricky took part in some of the murders because the actor stood in for Angela in one or two scenes.
I'm glad you guys had fun with this one! 👏 🍻
This is true in that the actor stood in for her. Her mother wouldn't let her take part in the actual killing scenes so the boy actor did instead. Which does help in terms of "who did it."
Quick story: a group of us got together to have a horror movie binge-fest, and naturally someone brought Sleepaway Camp. I was the only one who'd seen it, and the end still freaked me out, so when the scene came up, I left the room. When it was over, I walked back in to see everyone sitting there in complete silence (we were all in 6th grade, so we were still young). After about five minutes, this one kid named Kevin looked at everyone and said, "Dude...how big was her shlong?"
Kinda lightened the mood.
I came across this movie on youtube for free and watched it. The ending was disturbing but made it a 80's over the top classic. So bad its good and fun. I hope you guys watch the sequels.😂
One of the best twist endings ever!! I agree with you Shaun that ending image is just stuck in my head forever as one of the creepiest things I’ve ever seen… it’s like in the original Friday the 13th that one scene in the beginning where the first two kids were killed and it freeze-frames on that girls face it’s the same type of image it’s just very unsettling in a way lol
I was so sad when posted it on patreon because I don't have a account but now you guys posted it on youtube I am very happy
I remember watching this for the first time and my reaction being like Shaun's at the end. 😄 Even though this movie wasn't that great it was still entertaining. 😆 This is one of my favorite reactions from you guys for sure.
Your reaction to the twist at the end was priceless!! Loved this reaction as a whole. Awesome job gents! 😂
"Was it the girl or the boy?"
Yes.
I rented Sleepaway Camp 2 many times growing up. It wasn’t until my late teens when I finally saw the first movie and was still shocked. I hope you at least give the second film a watch. It’s a very different movie, fun, very 80s and better than the first I feel. I think you would enjoy it for what it is. Freddy and Jason even make a “cameo”
Fun Fact, the actor playing the black cook is James Earl Jones's father. Once I found out I noticed they do sound pretty similar.
I love that I could hear the thumbnail! LOL
This movie captures so much of the era that you really don't generally see in movies, from the fashion to slang and even how inappropriate things were at the time. Granted, this film is pretty heavy handed with it. As for the acting, yes, most of it is subpar but that's also a good deal of the charm. It doesn't have to be a masterpiece to be entertaining, thought provoking, shocking, and good. There are characters from this film that I will remember more than many well acted portrayals in other films, not sure if that's a good thing but it's worth noting.
Good review. The ending really does make the whole film.
Probably a much better Friday the 13th ripoff to see from that era would be "The Burning" (1981). The acting's decent, and it has a good bit of spooky atmosphere.
The girl who gets killed via curling iron ... um ... insertion ... the actor actually puts her autograph on curling irons at cons, lol
Everyone talking about the looks of horror on your faces at the end, but my favorite moment was when you realized you both remembered your secret handshake.
One of the best horror comedy movies and featuring some of the most iconic scenes in horror history! My dear friend Felissa plays Angela she’s the best
This is objectively not a good movie, but I love it so much. The ending gets all the attention, but there are some really strange and hilarious things about this movie that I love and that make me love the movie more than all the summer camp movies it's ripping off. Aunt Martha's weirdness, the bizarreness of Meg going on a date with Mel, Judy's shirt with her own name on it, Ricky's cowboy hat, Ronnie's disturbingly short shorts, "Heeeey-bob-a-ree-bob!," "eat shit and live," the ridiculously long baseball scene with TWO SEPARATE TIME DISSOLVES, that amazingly terrible fake mustache, and a lot of creative kills (curling iron WTF?!) make this an all-time favorite for me.
Having said all that, I definitely understand people being put off by the ending and I won't dare argue with it.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 What the Hell was that 🤣🤣🤣 that's a CLASSIC clip that needs to be kept
Never really seen a Horror explore abuse in this way. Peadophilia, emotional abuse, PTSD, early trauma, suppressed anger, triggers, phobias, gender and identity issues. The list goes on. The way the flashbacks were kind of foggy showed that she had those events in her subconscious memory. Then you have the practical effects which were really well crafted. Yes, the acting wasn't great but it's more about the disturbing themes with this one. It's a 7 from me.
this movie is bad, but it ends up being good for me because I have fun watching it. the kind of movie to watch with friends to laugh or just to forget about reality for a while, it's stupid and entertains, so that's enough for me hahaha
Absolutely 100% agree Nina!
Interested to know how you guys feel about the ending. The way it's done, the facial expression the weird stance, the head! It's all so effective but I'm really not sure about it still. Gonna be thinking about it for a while for sure
The arrow death was genius. If I recall correctly, they had fishing line to his neck for a tube to slide down to make contact and a spring loaded tip section behind his head.
The ending blew us away. That scream and face still lingers in my mind. Good choice. As always: finish Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy: 2) Prince of Darkness and 3) In the Mouth of Madness.
Imagine your followers watching with excitement waiting for you guys to get to that final reveal. Haha.
One of my favorites. It’s pretty bad of course but it’s so fun to watch and I love seeing the reactions of friends at the end.
A few years ago there was a midnight screening here in Los Angeles at Quentin Tarantino’s movie theater and seeing everyone’s reactions was glorious. The host of the screening said it best… “There’s life before Sleepaway Camp… and then there’s life AFTER seeing Sleepaway Camp” 😂
This was great! I think dead meat has a lot of info on how they do the effects, especially the scene at the end and how that behind the scenes went down 😂
I finally watched this a couple of weeks ago after discovering it on TH-cam too! It's bloody hard to get hold of in the UK. But yeah, a fun 80s slasher! Totally bizarre, but it just about ticks all the boxes you want in a film like this.
I also wanted to suggest Cemetery Man. Rupert Everett is amazing in it. An excellent horror and lots of good laughs. Another shock of an ending. Thanks for your reviews guys
It's always a pleasure!
Oh yes it's so good!
The ending still haunts me til this day after 30+ years. What a classic. You gotta react to all 3. 1 and 2 was good. 3 was pretty bad but still watchable lol
the 4th one is barely watchable but I'd love to see them watch that one lol
@Mister Ajay I never heard about a 4th and I was a fan of the films. But it be cool to see a reaction to it
There's a 4th and it's horrendous
There's five Sleepaway Camp movies.
Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland
Sleepaway Camp IV: Survivor
Return to Sleepaway Camp
C'mon guys.... this is a pretty cool film. At least we had real kids getting killed, not 20 somethings acting as kids like in other Camp films. Early in the film the mother mentions something about their medical records, so Ricky knows that Angela is really a boy. The actor playing Judy was also up for the role of Angela, but the director said to the actors that he wanted them just to sit down and stare into space whilst eating an ice cream, and when he saw actress Felissa Rose do it, he immediately told her she'd got the part. The cop with the fake moustache had done his parts in the film, when he was called back for a few more shots, but by then the he had shaved off his moustache, so they gave him a fake one.
...yeah...at least kids get killed...pretty cool 🥲
Much like Samurai Cop and his wig then? 🤣
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 lol!!
Shaun and Tom's secret handshake consists of Shaun clucking like a chicken and Tom slapping the air. 😂
The dream sequence with the kids in the bed basically gives away the ending once you go back and watch it. The boy is pointing at the girl indicating that he is now the girl or that’s how I’ve always interpreted it.
if you guys are interested in how some of the effects are done, (like the bowshot) i believe james (aka deadmeat) explains in his kill count
Such a freaky movie with that ending. I actually saw this on VHS as a kid in the 80s...then had not seen it again until 2 years ago. I was surprised it had sequels.
😂😂😂 Oh man I was giggling all the way through that, waiting for that final reveal 😂😂😂 your reaction didn't disappoint 😂
Personally I think this is a pretty pants film 5/10 and the twist was the only thing I remember from it, but I haven't seen it in 25 years and what I saw was the UK vhs rental which is heavily cut and called Nightmare Vacation.
You really should look at
The Burning my favourite of the early 80s camp slashers.
That banger your looking for I recommend
John Carpenters In the mouth of Madneas
I’ve never gasped so hard at seeing a video I never knew I needed but am so happy to see it! Loved it!!!!
This was one of those 80s movies that had amazing cover art....I always wanted to watch it as a kid but was never allowed to till I bought the "First Aid Kit" package of the first 4 movies. It's well worth it since there are so many great extras....like how they still won't divulge how the arrow through the neck was done. However, in the commentary they do address the mustache on the cop, seems he shaved for another role and didn't realize he was still needed for this one. Great reaction, thank you!
Interesting. Sleepaway Camp and Night Of The Creeps rate very high for me. Both I missed as a kid when I was obsessed with seeing any horror I could get my hands on but were very pleasant surprises seeing them as an adult. Neither are super heavy hitters of the genre but they're super fun and interesting. Both I rewatch the hell out of.
I really love the comeback to horror reaction.
LOL, 6.50 - Shaun and Tom you guys gotta cosplay at that?? haha
There's also another summer camp that came out in the 80s, it's call The Burning you guys should react to it.
Nice one! If you google Sleepaway Camp you'll find people complaining it's transmisogynistic ("transmisogynistic." Scrabble players, take note!) Screw that, this is a gem of a slasher flick: the plot keeps you guessing, it has dollops of weirdness and effective kills, and you get a twist ending with a chilling final shot. Exploitative? Of course! But the 1980's was the Wild West of horror exploitation--filmmakers would try ANYTHING. And props to the Sleepaway Camp team for differentiating a wee bit from Friday The 13th.
Another way to look at it, the boy was forced to adopt a gender identity other than his own, much like some segments of society want to force an alien identity upon transgender people. The end result in both scenarios is trauma and tragedy.
Shaun at 5:27: "Kill him with your mind, please." LOL!!
that last scene of it standing there like that is extremely unsettling
That reaction is gold!!! Glad you did this one🤣🤣
While I don’t think this comes close to the best Friday the 13th entries, that ending sure is memorable.
Thank you gentlemen!! I agree the ending was a shock the look on her or his face was horrifying!!! It's an ending ill never forget!! Enjoy your day guys!!!!
When I was a kid in the late 80's, this was out on VHS under the name Nightmare Vacation and it was up there with Elm Street films for scaring shit out people, that bit with everyone chopped up with an axe was breaking point for many a 13 year old. There was two sequels that just are tonally different and aim more for comedy, actually there's several more sequels after those even but I know nothing about those.
I still maintain that this camp is worse than Crystal Lake.
At the end of the day, Crystal Lake only had *one* problem.
I'm glad that at least these guys identified that Angela looked exactly like 11 from Stranger Things. Everybody else seems to not mention this. I wonder if Angela is the actual mom of the 11 actress.🤔
"Meet Me At The Waterfront After the Social"
One of my favorite bands used this for a song title on one of their albums. The moment I heard it said in the movie, I knew this was gonna to be GOOD.
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You should give Amityville 2 the Posession.
Tom's back!!!! 😊😊😊😊
Welcome back, Tom!!!
This was hilarious to watch, loved the reaction 😂
Rick Springsteen's sister Pamela is in part two and three. You will love it! Can't wait till I see your reactions!
Since I saw the announcement for this video, I've been checking your channel every few hours, as well as cursing the Patreons who could already see it. 😅 Was mad excited for this reaction, I seriously love your reactions to the old and/or cult classics. So much love from small-town MN. 🙂❤
LOL ! Your reaction at the end was awesome!
You guys are killing it with the reactions! Another 80's horror movie I think you'll enjoy is 1981's Possession with Sam Neill.
The volleyball line is my favorite I cackle every time I hear it 🤣🤣
I have never heard of this film but your reactions were hysterical haha,thanks for the laughs
That reaction was exactly what I expected lmaooo
The funniest part of the film is in the opening with a dedication "In fond memory of mother, a doer". So weird.
When I saw this in the 80's, in a movie theater (YES, I'm old!), the audience reacted with big laughs, as if it was a John Waters parody of a horror/slasher. I remember the collective groan from the audience for the final scene.
Philistines!
The guy who ends up with the arrow in his throat is so funny.
The ending of this movie, shocking and famous, cool reaction fellas, you both take care
Love seeing the reaction to the ending because that's how everyone reacted back when it was released. That WTF moment was of the biggest shockers in movie history
Had not seen this movie, didn’t know the plot at all, but was expecting not to be surprised by whatever twist there was when I watched this reaction. I was wrong! I think the uncanny nudity and the growling were what made it shocking, not the reveal itself.
I'm obsessed with the mom from this movie, the directing choices made here are so baffling, but I love the acting.
During the finale, at 16:30, Tom tries to pull his head in like a turtle and it stays there for the rest of the movie...
The black cook is Robert Earl Jones, James Earl Jones’s father. Aunt Martha (Richard’s mom and Angela’s aunt) is not only a doctor, but a psychiatrist. When Angela and Peter were spying on their two dads making love and later played post office with each other, they’d have realized that Peter couldn’t get away with being Angela without being very discreet.
The "Castrating Mother" archetype has been a trope in slasher flicks from the beginning, think Psycho. Sleepaway Camp subverts the trope by pushing it over the edge.
I remember renting this as a kid. I saw the cover of Sleepaway Camp 2. Where she had Freddy's Glove and Jason's Mask. Immediately had my interest. But since it was the sequel, i decided to get the first one first. I remember being freaked out by the ending.
If you are looking for a banger of a film. I suggest Trick 'r Treat or the new Candyman.
My best friend scared me for life when he showed me the ending.
I have never watched in full ever since. It was one of the best twist in horror though!