The original script was written as a parody, but that was changed when production began and it was shot as a serious slasher. Perhaps this explains why I busted out laughing on at least four occasions. The amusing pizza-eating scene and the refrigerator sequence are good examples. Despite this, "The Slumber Party Massacre" (1981) IS a serious slasher flick featuring the 'driller killer' and it's pretty well-done. The problem is, there's an unimaginative bluntness to the proceedings and the final act isn't all that compelling (I found my mind wandering a couple of times).The female cast is decent, but not quite as good as in the Friday the 13th movies. Diane (Gina Smika Hunter, aka Gina Mari) is arguably the best, followed by the black chick. The movie is short & sweet at 77 minutes and was shot entirely in Los Angeles with the neighborhood sequences filmed in Venice. GRADE: C

I read about this one beforehand - the feminist aspects of it - and so I kind of knew what to expect. The fact that the identity of the (male) killer is known from the get-go, does change the angle, as does the fact that several women here do things which are stereotypically done by men. Still, the male fantasy parts, in which gorgeous girls bare themselves continuously, does not seem so feminist, but then consider the fact that the female writer wrote explicit lesbian novels also... I really liked this different-and-yet-not-so-different take on the slasher genre, maybe not for all the right reasons, but hey...The killer reminded me of another film creep: Killer Bob from Twin Peaks, I'm curious if David Lynch could have been inspired by this...? With this character, the film does earn its feminist label; when he finally speaks, it is sexist, nihilist nonsense, and he is castrated in the end, and killed, only by a few girls who fight for their lives. Good on them.But will it make me think and reconsider ever watching male chauvinist slashers again? Yes, to the first, no to the latter. Blood, gore and female nudity are facts of life, why not combine them into a titillating movie? Moreover, usually in those male chauvinist slashers, there's a deeper story behind the killings, and there are not only female victims, but also male.As a feminist statement, 'Slumber party massacre' works only partly, but it's more like an extra, a 'thing' that makes the film stand out more than most slashers, even if I should not end before saying "point taken".A big 8 out of 10.

Slumber Party Massacre will never stand out in the slasher genre the way My Bloody Valentine, Friday the 13th, Prom Night, Happy Birthday to Me, Black Christmas and Sleepaway Camp have. Still, it manages to be entertaining enough, although the killer is easily predictable.A group of basketball players decide to have a slumber party, but make snobby remarks about the new girl on the team and she refuses to go to their party. Little do the girls know that a killer with a thing for drills is out there...The soundtrack was terrible, just the same repetitive organ music played at the murders. However, the acting was decent enough. If you want a cheesy slasher film to pass the time, check this one out.

it's as been long time since I seen this movie, I would say about 10 years or maybe less. I did enjoy the last time watch, it fun and very cheesy but after giving second watch, it didn't seem to have the same impact as first time I saw it.There were okay-ish deaths scenes, some very bloody moment in this movie, that I enjoyed but I didn't think it as fun as last time or I didn't really find that cheesy this time around The acting was really decent for this kind of movie. 5 out of 10