Killer Party [Blu-ray]

Director: William Fruet William Fruet

Overview

Once again, it's horror on a college campus. The difference between this and other entries in the slice-n-dice genre is that bloodflow is minimal and most of the horror occurs off-screen. That is not to say that there are no queasy acts of violence though. Set just before April Fools Day, the story centers on a trio of sorority pledges who attend a dance held at a haunted frat house where two decades before a pledge lost his head in a hazing gone awry. During the party, the dead frat boy rises up from his gravesite (located in the backyard), takes over the body of one of the girl pledges and embarks upon an evening of bloody, inventive revenge using a variety of tools that include but are not limited too garden utensils, electric wires and even a guillotine.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/26/2021
UPC:	0826663220377
Original Release:	1986
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Language:	English
Time:	1:31:00
Sales rank:	19,456

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Martin Hewitt	Blake
Ralph Seymour	Martin
Elaine Wilkes	Phoebe
Paul Bartel	Professor Zito
Sherry Willis-Burch	Vivia
Alicia Fleer	Veronica
Woody Brown	Harrison
Joanna Johnson	Jennifer
Terri Hawkes	Melanie
Deborah Hancock	Pam
Laura Sherman	Sandy
Jeff Pustil	Virgil
Pat Hyatt	Mrs. Henshaw,Mrs. Henshaw
Howard Buscang	Bee Boy
Jason Warren	Bee Boy
Maida Rogerson	Mom
Danielle Kracy	April
Scott Coppala	Stosh
Denise Ferguson	Dr. Bain
Cynthia Gillespie	Diver
Elizabeth Hanna	Stephanie
Derek Keurvorst	Clerk
Camir Andre	Daniel
Dora Danton	Kosima
John Dee	Mr. Katz
Jack Duffy	Security Guard
Don McManus	Security Guard
Sherry Cook	Hot-Tub Girl
Celine Crimmer	Hot-Tub Girl
Branko Racki	Policeman
Eric Bradsma	Dancer
Bernadette Gale	Dancer,Dancer
Candee Jennings	Dancer
Ken Schnmidt	Dancer
Derek Kuervost	Clerk
Howard Busgang	Bee Boy
Majda Rogerson	Mom
Dora Dainton	Kosima
John Beal	Composer

Technical Credits

Barney Cohen

William Fruet	Director
Kenneth Kaufman	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Lepiner	Producer
Gordon Smith	Special Effects
Barney Cohen	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

This late straggler in the slasher-movie cycle of the early 1980's is a "neither fish nor fowl" exercise in frustration. This is a shame because Killer Party actually seems promising in its opening minutes: the film kicks off with a tricky opening sequence that fakes out the audience not once but twice. Unfortunately, it's all downhill from there. The actual story is a mix of slasher movie clichés and goofball antics from the sex-comedy playbook. Director William Fruet brings competent craftsmanship to the proceedings but neither he nor anyone else involved in the creative end of this enterprise figured out how to blend horror and humor in a balanced, effective style. As a result, the horror elements become too diluted to be effective and the humor overstays its welcome because it isn't amusing enough to stand on its own merits. The cast tries hard but their characterizations are too vague and stereotypical to breathe any life into the contrivances of the plot. The third act throws in a major plot twist to up the ante but it is too contrived -- and silly -- to really pack a punch. In short, Killer Party is best left to the 1980's horror completists. . . and even they are likely to find it too inconsistent to be satisfying.

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