Slaughter High [Blu-ray]

Harry Manfredini

Overview

When the school geek (Simon Scuddamore) is physically scarred by his classmates' ill-conceived practical joke, he vows to get revenge. When the guilty students travel back to Doddsville High for a ten-year reunion, they begin to die off in mysterious and violent ways.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/31/2017
UPC:	0031398271697
Original Release:	1986
Rating:	NR
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:31:00
Sales rank:	15,283

Special Features

Audio commentary with co-writers/directors George Dugdale and Peter Litten; Audio interview with composer Harry Manfredini featuring isolated music & SFX selections; Featurettes: ; "Going to Pieces" with co-writer/director Mark Ezra; "My Days at Doddsville" with actress Caroline Munro; Alternate title sequence; Theatrical trailer; Radio spots; Still gallery

Editorial Reviews

Slaughter High is the kind of slasher that plays everything pretty much by the slasher code and little else, which is actually what almost all of them did at some point. It does, however, have some high points -- the first being the casting of the way too old for the part, but classically gorgeous genre favorite Caroline Munro (Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter, Star Crash). It's nice to see Monro as a scream queen, though those who aren't too aware of this English seductress will have a hard time appreciating the novelty. As always, the kills are what separate the big horror kids from the smaller ones, and this low-budgeter is no different. You get some acid to the face action, along with a pretty humorous steamy scene with an explosive ending that you won't forget. The grisly deaths are definitely the high points, though it helps that the characters are all despicable, which leads into some pretty interesting morality issues when all is said and done. Even with the twist ending, though, there's still not enough to really separate this entry from all of the others, save for the rallying "geek gets revenge" theme. Slaughter High gets a passing grade for the die-hard genre fans, but is worthless for most any other audience.