Summer Camp Nightmare | |
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Directed by | Bert L. Dragin |
Produced by | Robert Crow |
Written by | William Butler (novel) Bert L. Dragin Penelope Spheeris |
Starring |
Chuck Connors Charlie Stratton Harold P. Pruett |
Music by | Gary Chase Ted Neeley |
Cinematography | Don Burgess |
Edited by | Michael Spence |
Distributed by | Concorde Pictures |
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Running time
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90 min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Summer Camp Nightmare is an American 1987 horror film starring Chuck Connors and Charlie Stratton. The film is based on the novel The Butterfly Revolution by William Butler.
At Camp North Pines for Boys, the campers stage a revolt against the strict owner, Mr. Warren, locking the counselors up and taking over the camp for themselves. But when boys also lead a takeover of a nearby girl's camp, the revolt soon spirals out of control. The leader of the revolution, Franklin Riley, declares himself a "General" and ranks others in ways that he sees fit, using manipulation to keep his peers in line. When a rape and a murder occurs, some of the kids become more deeply involved in the revolution and others start to have second thoughts.
The film was given a limited release theatrically in the United States by Concorde Pictures through April and May 1987.
The film was released on VHS the same year by Embassy Home Entertainment. As of 2011, the film has still not been officially released on DVD.