Cheerleader Massacre

Cheerleader Massacre is a 2003 American B-movie slasher film directed by Jim Wynorski and written by Lenny Juliano. It is the seventh installment in the Massacre franchise and was originally meant to be a direct sequel to The Slumber Party Massacre (1982).

Cheerleader Massacre
DVD release cover
Directed byJim Wynorski
Written byLenny Juliano
Produced byJason Hoffs
StarringTamie Sheffield
Charity Rahmer
Erin Byron
CinematographyChuck Cirino
Edited byDean McKendrick
Music byDan Savio
Release date
  • March 23, 2003 (2003-03-23)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60,000 (estimated)

The film was produced by Roger Corman and lensed by Jim Wynorski.[1] It was released direct-to-video on March 25, 2003, with special features including trailers, actor bios, audio commentaries, and a making of featurette.

Plot

Several high school cheerleaders become stranded at a cabin in the snowy wilderness after their van breaks down. During the night, as the girls play games and have sex with their boyfriends, someone begins murdering them one by one.

Cast
  • Tamie Sheffield as Ms. Hendricks
  • Charity Rahmer as Parker Jameson
  • Erin Byron as Angela Caruso
  • Lenny Juliano (credited as Lunk Johnson) as Buzzy
  • Bill Langlois Monroe (credited as E. Eddie Edwards) as Sheriff Murdock
  • Samantha Phillips as Officer Phillips. Phillips reprises her role from the unreleased Sorority House Massacre: The Final Exam.
  • GiGi Erneta as Deputy Adams
  • April Flowers (credited as Diana Espin) as Tammy Rae
  • Nikki Fritz as Debbie
  • Tylo Tyler as Ryan
  • Brad Beck as Mark
  • Summer Williams as Shelley
  • Brinke Stevens as Linda
  • Melissa Brasselle as Detective DeMarco
  • Julie Lisandro (credited as Julie Corgill) as Dina

Production

The film was originally shot as Slumber Party Massacre 4 and contained various links to the first film, even having Brinke Stevens reprise her role as Linda Dawn Grant. However, production company New Concorde felt that there had been too many sequels to the Slumber Party series. The title was then changed to Cheerleader Massacre and character names, plus backstories, was altered so the film could become a standalone feature[2]

Sequel

The film was followed by a very loose sequel named Cheerleader Massacre 2 in 2011.[3]

References
  1. Collum, Jason Paul (2004). Assault of the Killer B's: Interviews with 20 Cult Film Actresses. McFarland. p. 22. ISBN 9780786480418.
  2. "Interview with Director Jim Wynorski - Retro Slashers". www.retroslashers.net. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. Timothy Shary; Generation Multiplex: The Image of Youth in American Cinema Since 1980 - 360
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