Return to Horror High (1987)

Director:

Bill Froehlich

Writers (WGA):

Bill Froehlich (written by) &
Mark Lisson (written by) ...

Release Date:

28 January 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Killer to the left...Killer to the right...Stand up...Sit down...FRIGHT! FRIGHT! FRIGHT!

Plot:

A few years ago, a mysterious serial-killer caused panic on Crippen High School. The killer was never caught...

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | High School | Male Female Relationship | Severed Head | Attempted Rape

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Brestoff	...	Arthur Lyman Kastleman
George Clooney	...	Oliver
Vince Edwards	...	Richard Birnbaum
Al Fann	...	Amos
Panchito Gómez	...	Choo Choo
Brendan Hughes	...	Steven Blake
Scott Jacoby	...	Josh Forbes
Michael Eric Kramer	...	Donny Porter
Lori Lethin	...	Callie Cassidy / Sarah Walker / Susan
Pepper Martin	...	Chief Deyner
Maureen McCormick	...	Officer Tyler
Marvin J. McIntyre	...	Robbie Rice
Philip McKeon	...	Richard Farley
Remy O'Neill	...	Esther Molvania
Alex Rocco	...	Harry Sleerik

Also Known As:

De Volta à Escola de Horrores (Brazil) [pt]
La scuola degli orrori (Italy) [it]
Return to Horror High (France) [fr]

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:R (DVD rating) | Belgium:16 (video rating) | Australia:M | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Balcor Film Investors

Trivia:

Philip McKeon's movie debut.

Quotes:

Callie Cassidy: Well, would you care to walk around in the scene with your schlong hanging out? Only in your case, darling, it would be a *schlort*.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

Soundtrack:

MAN FOR ME

Never heard of this. After seeing it I know why!

In 1982 there was a series of brutal murders in a high school. The school was closed down and the murderer was never found. In 1987 a film crew decides to make a movie on the murders and shot it in the abandoned school. And then the murders begin again...

A horror comedy done terribly wrong. There are some good things about this--the performances by Alex Rocco (going WAY over the top), Brendan Hughes (as the baby-faced hero) and Lori Lethin (as the final girl) are very good and there are a few funny moments. But that's it. The horror isn't even remotely scary with some of the worst special effects I've ever seen in a horror film. The script meanders all over the place and the film within a film "surprises" got tedious real quick. Also the final search and showdown with the killer goes on for 30 MINUTES!!! Then there's multiple twists and turns at the end...but it's too little too late. Basically I was bored and the lousy murders were really insulting. Also there's a truly dreadful performance by Richard Brestoff (it's so bad it's almost embarrassing to watch) and Maureen McCormick and Vince Edwards walk through their roles.

A lot of people find this so bad that it's good--but I was too bored to enjoy it. Also there's a young, handsome George Clooney in this--but he disappears within the first 15 minutes.

A rightfully forgotten horror film. I give it a 1.