Slumber Party Massacre II

1987 "Sleepless Nights."
4.7| 1h25m| R| en
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Courtney is tormented by dreams of the infamous Driller Killer returning to wreak havoc... only to find that the murderous monster is reincarnated as an evil rocker.

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Also starring Kimberly McArthur

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Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Josephina Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
Mr_Ectoplasma "Slumber Party Massacre II" follows Courtney, who survived the first film's events as a child, and now as a teenager is plagued by horrible night terrors in which the killer has reincarnated as a greaser armed with a drill bit-adorned guitar. She and her friends, who have their own band, go away for Courtney's birthday weekend to one of the girls' parents' condominium, located in an undeveloped complex out of town. Needless to say, the killer crashes the party.This is a film that I expected to hate based on the sheer absurdity of the plot synopsis, but I'll be damned in this isn't one of the more fun late-eighties slasher entries. It's patently ridiculous-everything from the killer's methods of dispatching victims to the corny rockabilly tunes he belts out as he stalks them. He looks like an extra from "Grease" crossed with a late-eighties Los Angeles hair-metal singer, but there is something bizarrely charming about the character."A Nightmare on Elm Street" was a clear influence here, and the film is chock full of overt references to other films, primarily in the characters' tongue-in-cheek names. Speaking of the characters, they are each wildly likable, and the performers are all attractive and have a spunky chemistry that makes the proceedings even more fun. The film is also surprisingly well-shot for a production of this caliber. At 75 minutes, the film is lean and mean, with most of the slasher action barreling onscreen around the 60-minute mark. The ending is silly, but somewhat ties up some loose ends as to why on earth the hapless teens are being stalked by such a ridiculous villain.In the end, "Slumber Party Massacre II" is logistically a much better film than it should be. The premise is absurd and its serves up the late-eighties cheese that a faction of slasher devotees live for. I couldn't help myself from enjoying all of it, from its most absurd elements to its most competent. 7/10.
jaxenross Wow, what a pile of crap here. I never thought I'd give this a two, but there's so much that has to be bad with this movie; especially for the protagonist, we all get that she's sensitive after what had happened in the previous film - but it seems they give too much of it here. The dream scenes seem mandatory and just drag on through most of the film. And the ending is just the most dreadful part of the movie; it's not scary, it's just foolish. I get there's a lot of people who find this funny, but I don't find it that way - I'll respect the fans of this movie.The only approval of this whole film? THE LET'S BUZZ SONG! Because why not?
Scarecrow-88 It's rare that I'm stunned to silence, but SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE II was able to do just that. It's bizarre right from the word go and we are never fully certain if any of what is shown is real or the product of a very disturbed mind. Crystal Bernard(..of the television hit "Wings" fame) stars as the troubled Courtney, a teenager who escaped from a murderer and has never fully recovered from the incident(..incidentally, her sister is in an institution). She is having nightmarish visions of her friends being butchered by this leather jacket, slick-haired reject from the 50's using a tripped out guitar with a power drill at the end. Courtney convinces her mother to allow her to go with girlfriends(..the four girls make up a band)to a pal's summer beach house. This is where some boyfriends show up for some laughs and giggles, but Courtney continues seeing her nightmare drill-killer, along with other weird, freakish images(..such as her girlfriend's face yielding a massive, puss oozing pimple, and a chicken that attacks her from the fridge!), really bringing a serious drag to the festivities. Soon, the killer manifests, it seems, in reality, and begins terrorizing everyone close to Courtney..attempts to flee fail as the drill-killer pops up magically as if there's no escape. That's about as vivid an explanation as I can possibly whip up. It's really quite a wacky, gory ride with some very impressive make-up effects as victims are bored right through by the power drill. Atanas Ilitch, who seems to be an inspired variation on Freddy Kreuger, has a field day with his role, dancing and grinning, even stopping for a musical interlude before using his drill to penetrate the chest of another victim. Very attractive cast who die horribly. Some effective camera angles as director Deborah Brock distorts what we see visually, with the film always questioning Courtney's sanity. I think it would be best to approach this daffy slasher with the right kind of attitude, because it's very strange stuff. What a crazy weapon!
unkle_nasty_fingers Oh...My..GOD! Where has this movie been all my life and how come I never heard about it until now?!?!?! Me and a friend rented this on a whim, it had the cover design of a porno movie with the slick presentation of an 80's mastercheese horror flick. I never saw this coming. My face is still sore from laughing so hard 24 hours later.Slumber Party Massacre 2 is the greatest movie to kill a 12 pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon to. Seriously. I got what I expected out of it, and SO MUCH MORE! Where do I begin! The Driller Killer! He is cooler than Freddy Krueger has been in years. His one liners were hilarious, his dance moves supreme and that kick ass guitar with the drill on it ruled. I also dug the 50's Rockabilly soundtrack.This is the single greatest Horror/Comedy/Rock n' Roll movie of all time. Joe Bob Briggs would have loved it.Better than the Rocky Horror Picture show.