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{{Short description|American slasher film series}}
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Sleepaway Camp'' (film series)}}
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{{Infobox media franchise
[[File:Sleepaway-Camp-Survival-Kit-(Movies-1-3)-(1988).jpg|thumb|300px|The Region 1 DVD release of the ''Sleepaway Camp Survival Kit'', which includes the first three films.]]
| title = Sleepaway Camp
| image = File:Sleepaway Camp franchise logo.jpg
| caption = Official franchise logo
| creator = [[Robert Hiltzik]]
| origin = ''[[Sleepaway Camp]]'' (1983)
| owner = {{ubl|American Eagle Films (1983)|Double Helix Films (1988–1992)|Go2Sho/Return to Sleeaway Corp. (2003)}}
| years = 1983–2012
| films = [[#Films|List of films]]
}}


'''''Sleepaway Camp''''' is an American [[slasher film]] franchise consisting of five films, one of which was not fully completed. The franchise primarily focuses on [[transgender]] serial killer Angela Baker and the murders she commits, largely at [[summer camp]]s.
'''''Sleepaway Camp''''' is an American [[slasher film]] series consisting of five films, one of which was not fully completed. The franchise primarily focuses on serial killer Angela Baker and the murders she commits, largely at [[summer camp]]s.


[[Robert Hiltzik]] directed both the [[Sleepaway Camp|original 1983 film]] and ''[[Return to Sleepaway Camp]]'', while Michael A. Simpson oversaw ''[[Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers]]'' and ''[[Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland]]'', which introduced [[Comedy|comedic]] elements into the franchise; ''[[Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor]]'' was directed by Jim Markovic.
[[Robert Hiltzik]] directed both the [[Sleepaway Camp|original 1983 film]] and ''[[Return to Sleepaway Camp]]'', while Michael A. Simpson oversaw ''[[Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers]]'' and ''[[Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland]]'', which introduced [[Comedy|comedic]] elements into the franchise; ''[[Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor]]'' was directed by Jim Markovic.


==Films==
==Films==
''The "Year" column in the table below lists the year of release. Sleepaway Camp II and III were filmed [[Back to back film production|back-to-back]] in 1988, with the latter released the following year.''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
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| November 18, 1983
| November 18, 1983
| colspan="2" align="center" | [[Robert Hiltzik]]
| colspan="2" align="center" | [[Robert Hiltzik]]
| align="center" | Michele Tatosian <br /> Jerry Silva
| align="center" | Michele Tatosian and Jerry Silva
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers]]''
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers]]''
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| rowspan="2" align="center" | Michael A. Simpson
| rowspan="2" align="center" | Michael A. Simpson
| rowspan="2" align="center" | Fritz Gordon
| rowspan="2" align="center" | Fritz Gordon
| rowspan="2" align="center" | Jerry Silva <br /> Michael A. Simpson
| rowspan="2" align="center" | Jerry Silva and Michael A. Simpson
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland]]''
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland]]''
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| November 4, 2008
| November 4, 2008
| colspan="2" align="center" | Robert Hiltzik
| colspan="2" align="center" | Robert Hiltzik
| align="center" | Robert Hiltzik <br /> Michele Tatosian <br /> Thomas E. Van Dell
| align="center" | Robert Hiltzik, Michele Tatosian and Thomas E. Van Dell
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor]]''
! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor]]''
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''Sleepaway Camp IV'' began filming in 1992 but was not completed; some footage that was shot on the first day, just over half an hour long, was released as an exclusive fourth disc included with some editions of the [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] ''Sleepaway Camp'' box set. It was announced in late 2010 that the footage was compiled and improved by the makers and official ''Sleepaway Camp'' sequels website creator John Klyza and made into a 70-minute film, which was released on March 23, 2012, with online distribution.
! scope="colgroup" colspan="2" style= | ''Sleepaway Camp'' story chronology
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|-
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Original continuity
|-
| scope="rowgroup" colspan="4" | {{Unbulleted list center
| ''[[Sleepaway Camp]]''
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| ''[[Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers]]''
| ''[[Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland]]''
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| ''[[Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor]]''
}}
|-
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Alternate continuity
|-
| scope="rowgroup" colspan="2" | {{Unbulleted list center
| ''[[Sleepaway Camp]]''
| ''[[Return to Sleepaway Camp]]''
}}
|-
|}

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''Sleepaway Camp IV'' began filming in 1992 but was not completed; some footage that was shot on the first day, just over half an hour long, was released as an exclusive fourth disc included with some editions of the [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] ''Sleepaway Camp'' box set. The footage was compiled and improved by the makers and official ''Sleepaway Camp'' sequels website creator John Klyza and made into a 70-minute film, which was released on March 23, 2012, with online distribution.


''[[Return to Sleepaway Camp]]'' was shot in 2003 and initially planned for release in 2006; it was eventually released in 2008 after improvements to the special effects were made.
''[[Return to Sleepaway Camp]]'' was shot in 2003 and initially planned for release in 2006; it was eventually released in 2008 after improvements to the special effects were made.


''Sleepaway Camp Reunion'' was set for DVD release by [[Magnolia Pictures]] in October 2011, with a limited 3D release in theaters; but the film was not made. The script for another sequel, tentatively titled ''Sleepaway Camp: Berserk'', was co-written by the director of ''Sleepaway Camp II'' and ''III'', Michael A. Simpson, with Fred Willard, an author.
''Sleepaway Camp Reunion'' was set for DVD release by [[Magnolia Pictures]] in October 2011, with a limited 3D release in theaters, but the film was not made. The script for another sequel, tentatively titled ''Sleepaway Camp: Berserk'', was co-written by the director of ''Sleepaway Camp II'' and ''III'', Michael A. Simpson, with Fred Willard, an author.


===Overview===
===Overview===
The original ''Sleepaway Camp'' was written and directed by Robert Hiltzik and released in 1983. The movie opens in an idyllic lake in summer, and shows a man, John Baker, and his two children, Angela and Peter, swimming around and on board a boat. Another group of teenagers are [[motorboat]]ing and in a freak accident run over John and one of the children, killing them. The film then cuts to a few years later, with a shy and quiet Angela, played by [[Felissa Rose]], living with her [[Eccentricity (behaviour)|eccentric]] aunt Dr. Martha Thomas and cousin Ricky. Martha sends the young teens off to summer camp at Camp Arawak. After the arrival of the teenage campers, several are mysteriously murdered by an unseen killer. All of the victims had at one point teased or tormented Angela, dying soon after. It is not revealed until the twist ending of the film that the killer is in fact "Peter," who survived the boat accident and was raised as his deceased sister Angela by his aunt.
The original ''Sleepaway Camp'' was written and directed by Robert Hiltzik and released in 1983. The film opens in an idyllic lake in summer, and shows a man, John Baker, and his two children, Angela and Peter, swimming around and on board a boat. Another group of teenagers are [[motorboat]]ing and in a freak accident run over John and one of the children, killing them. The film then cuts to a few years later, with a shy and quiet Angela, played by [[Felissa Rose]], living with her [[Eccentricity (behaviour)|eccentric]] aunt Dr. Martha Thomas and cousin Ricky. Martha sends the young teens off to summer camp at Camp Arawak. After the arrival of the teenage campers, several are mysteriously murdered by an unseen killer. All of the victims had at one point teased or tormented Angela, dying soon after. It is not revealed until the twist ending of the film that the killer is in fact "Peter", who survived the boat accident and was raised as his deceased sister Angela by his aunt.


''Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers'' was made and released in 1988, directed by Michael A. Simpson and written by Fritz Gordon. It follows another group of teenagers at a summer camp, this time named Camp Rolling Hills. This film introduces [[Pamela Springsteen]] as an older, more confident, happy and expressive Angela Baker, named "Angela Johnson" who, unlike the first film, is shown as the killer within the first few minutes of the film. It features comedic elements, mostly jokes made by Angela as she kills her fellow campers for being "bad" campers—disobeying the rules (e.g. having sex, smoking or swearing/harassing others), getting in her way or suspecting her of being [[Psychopathy|psychopathic]].
''Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers'' was made and released in 1988, directed by Michael A. Simpson and written by Fritz Gordon. It follows another group of teenagers at a summer camp, this time named Camp Rolling Hills. This film introduces [[Pamela Springsteen]] as an older, more confident, happy and expressive Angela Baker, named "Angela Johnson" who, unlike the first film, is shown as the killer within the first few minutes of the film. It features comedic elements, mostly jokes made by Angela as she kills her fellow campers for being "bad" campers - disobeying the rules (e.g. having sex, smoking or swearing/harassing others), getting in her way or suspecting her of being psychopathic.


''Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland'', filmed back-to-back with ''Unhappy Campers'' and largely featuring the same crew, follows Angela, who murders a prospective camper named Maria and takes her identity and place at the reopened Camp Rolling Hills, renamed Camp New Horizons, and is looking to change its reputation and brand to one of friendship amongst teenagers of different [[social class]]es and [[Race (classification of humans)|racial]] [[Heredity|backgrounds]]. The campers are separated into groups with adult leaders, but Angela/Maria makes her way around the woods, integrating herself into the groups and killing the campers and leaders. Angela shows more of a sense of abandon in killing the campers this time around, some of whom she kills for next to no reason.
''Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland'', filmed back-to-back with ''Unhappy Campers'' and largely featuring the same crew, follows Angela, who murders a prospective camper named Maria and takes her identity and place at the reopened Camp Rolling Hills, renamed Camp New Horizons, and is looking to change its reputation and brand to one of friendship amongst teenagers of different [[social class]]es and [[Race (classification of humans)|racial]] [[Heredity|backgrounds]]. The campers are separated into groups with adult leaders, but Angela/Maria makes her way around the woods, integrating herself into the groups and killing the campers and leaders. Angela shows more of a sense of abandon in killing the campers this time around, some of whom she kills for next to no reason.
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''Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor'' was the planned fourth entry in the series and was partially filmed in 1992 before being abandoned due to the [[production company]], Double Helix Films, going [[Bankruptcy|bankrupt]]. It follows a "survivor" of the original three films, Alison, who seeks [[Psychotherapy|psychiatric help]] after having nightmares about the camp site and the murders that took place there. She then travels back to the camp after receiving advice that revisiting might help her overcome her problems. After several events (and murders), however, she begins to suspect she may be Angela without knowing it, being revealed near the film's conclusion.
''Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor'' was the planned fourth entry in the series and was partially filmed in 1992 before being abandoned due to the [[production company]], Double Helix Films, going [[Bankruptcy|bankrupt]]. It follows a "survivor" of the original three films, Alison, who seeks [[Psychotherapy|psychiatric help]] after having nightmares about the camp site and the murders that took place there. She then travels back to the camp after receiving advice that revisiting might help her overcome her problems. After several events (and murders), however, she begins to suspect she may be Angela without knowing it, being revealed near the film's conclusion.


After years of tracking down those involved with the film's production including the director Jim Markovic, a team helped uncover and compile additional footage, incorporating scenes from the first three films into [[Flashback (narrative)|flashback]] sequences and helping expand the initial 34-minute running time of the first day of takes from ''The Survivor'' and make them into a full-length, 70-minute completed film. It was [[Independent film|released online]] on March 23, 2012 (although it was initially announced that there would "likely not be a specific release date")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=254939034542537&id=173458152690626|title=Sleepaway Camp Films page on Facebook|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=November 8, 2011}}</ref> and is manufactured on-demand.
After years of tracking down those involved with the film's production including the director Jim Markovic, a team helped to uncover and compile additional footage, incorporating scenes from the first three films into [[Flashback (narrative)|flashback]] sequences and helping expand the initial 34-minute running time of the first day of takes from ''The Survivor'' and make them into a full-length, 70-minute completed film. It was [[Independent film|released online]] on March 23, 2012 (although it was initially announced that there would "likely not be a specific release date")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=254939034542537&id=173458152690626|title=Sleepaway Camp Films page on Facebook|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=November 8, 2011}}</ref> and is manufactured on-demand.


The following film in the franchise, ''Return to Sleepaway Camp'', was filmed from September to November 2003, but due to supposedly poor [[special effect]]s, its [[Direct-to-video|straight-to-DVD]] release was delayed until 2008 in order to have time to improve them. It again features Robert Hiltzik as director and writer. The film follows another, more chaotic camp, Camp Manabe, with an overweight, trouble-making and bullied teenage boy named Alan as its main character. Murders are again committed by an unknown person at the camp, but it is revealed that Angela has made a return in another disguise, a male police officer named Sheriff Jerry who uses an [[Mechanical larynx|artificial voice box]] due to supposedly having had [[Head and neck cancer|throat cancer]].
The following film in the franchise, ''Return to Sleepaway Camp'', was filmed from September to November 2003, but due to supposedly poor [[special effect]]s, its [[Direct-to-video|straight-to-DVD]] release was delayed until 2008 in order to have time to improve them. It again features Robert Hiltzik as director and writer. The film ignores the plotline of the second and third film. It follows another, more chaotic camp, Camp Manabe, with an overweight, trouble-making and bullied teenage boy named Alan as its main character. Murders are again committed by an unknown person at the camp, but it is revealed that Angela has made a return in another disguise, a male police officer named Sheriff Jerry who uses an [[Mechanical larynx|artificial voice box]] due to supposedly having had throat cancer.


Hiltzik reportedly planned a further sequel following ''Return'' titled ''Sleepaway Camp Reunion"'', initially announced to be released in October 2011, but it is unknown if it evolved past the [[pre-production]] stages. It was set to have a [[limited release]] to theaters in [[3D film|3D]] and would see the return of Angela, Ricky and Aunt Martha.
Hiltzik reportedly planned a further sequel following ''Return'' titled ''Sleepaway Camp Reunion'', initially announced to be released in October 2011, but it is unknown if it evolved past the [[pre-production]] stages. It was set to have a [[limited release]] to theaters in [[3D film|3D]] and would see the return of Angela, Ricky and Aunt Martha.


Similarly to ''Reunion'', another entry in the series was co-written by the director of ''Sleepaway Camp II'' and ''III'', Michael A. Simpson despite the fact that Simpson had no claim to the rights of the series. It was prospectively titled ''Sleepaway Camp: Berserk'' and reportedly introduced supernatural aspects into the series,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sleepawaycampfilms.com/camp6.htm|title=Sleepaway camp: Berserk - Official Sleepaway Camp Double Helix Films|publisher=John Klyza (Sleepaway Camp Films)|accessdate=November 8, 2011}}</ref> but as of 2017, nothing has materialized.
Similarly to ''Reunion'', another entry in the series was co-written by the director of ''Sleepaway Camp II'' and ''III'', Michael A. Simpson despite the fact that Simpson had no claim to the rights of the series. It was prospectively titled ''Sleepaway Camp: Berserk'' and reportedly introduced supernatural aspects into the series,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sleepawaycampfilms.com/camp6.htm|title=Sleepaway camp: Berserk - Official Sleepaway Camp Double Helix Films|publisher=John Klyza (Sleepaway Camp Films)|accessdate=November 8, 2011}}</ref> but as of 2017, nothing has materialized.
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In 2013, the franchise was set to be [[Reboot (fiction)|rebooted]], but no progress was made like for the other aborted projects.
In 2013, the franchise was set to be [[Reboot (fiction)|rebooted]], but no progress was made like for the other aborted projects.


In December 2020, Felissa Rose had said that a sixth Sleepaway Camp film is in the works. She also reported that she would be interested in playing Angela again.<ref>https://movieweb.com/sleepaway-camp-reboot-plans-felissa-rose/</ref>
In December 2020, Felissa Rose had said that a sixth ''Sleepaway Camp'' film is in the works. She also said that she would be interested in playing Angela again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/sleepaway-camp-reboot-plans-felissa-rose/|title = New Sleepaway Camp Movie is in the Works Says Original Star Felissa Rose|date = 3 December 2020}}</ref>


==Cast and characters==
==Cast and characters==
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! style="background:ivory;"| <span style="color: black;">{{small|2008}}</span>
! style="background:ivory;"| <span style="color: black;">{{small|2008}}</span>
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|-
! Angela Baker<br>{{small|Angela Johnson}}<br>{{small|Maria}}<br>{{small|Allison Kramer}}
! Angela Baker
| [[Felissa Rose]]{{efn|Additionally, Frank Sorrentino, Colette Lee Corcoran and Archie Liberace respectively portray the young and naked Angela.}}
| [[Felissa Rose]]<hr>{{small|Frank Sorrentino}}{{ref|young|Y}}<hr>{{small|Colette Lee Corcoran}}{{ref|young|Y}}
| colspan="2" | [[Pamela Springsteen]]
| colspan="2" | [[Pamela Springsteen]]
| [[Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor#Cast|Carrie Chambers]]{{efn|Additionally, [[Felissa Rose]], [[Pamela Springsteen]], Frank Sorrentino, Colette Lee Corcoran and Archie Liberace appear as Angela in [[archival footage]] from previous films.}}
| Carrie Chambers{{efn|Additionally, Frank Sorrentino, Colette Lee Corcoran and Archie Liberace appear as Angela in [[archival footage]] from previous films.}}<hr>{{small|Felissa Rose}}{{ref|archive|A}}<hr>{{small|Pamela Springsteen}}{{ref|archive|A}}
| [[Felissa Rose]]
| Felissa Rose
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|-
! Richard “Ricky” Thomas
! Richard "Ricky" Thomas
| [[Jonathan Tiersten]]
| [[Jonathan Tiersten]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Jonathan Tiersten]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Jonathan Tiersten{{ref|archive|A}}
| [[Jonathan Tiersten]]
| Jonathan Tiersten
|-
|-
! Ronald “Ronnie” Angelo
! Ronald "Ronnie" Angelo
| [[Sleepaway Camp#Cast|Paul DeAngelo]]
| Paul DeAngelo
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor#Cast|Paul DeAngelo]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Paul DeAngelo{{ref|archive|A}}
| [[Return to Sleepaway Camp#Cast|Paul DeAngelo]]
| Paul DeAngelo
|-
|-
! Paul
! Paul
| [[Christopher Collet]]
| [[Christopher Collet]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Christopher Collet]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Christopher Collet{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
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|-
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| [[Mike Kellin]]
| [[Mike Kellin]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Mike Kellin]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Mike Kellin{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
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| [[Katherine Kamhi]]
| [[Katherine Kamhi]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Katherine Kamhi]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Katherine Kamhi{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
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| [[Desiree Gould]]
| [[Desiree Gould]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Desiree Gould]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Desiree Gould{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
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| [[Robert Earl Jones]]
| [[Robert Earl Jones]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Robert Earl Jones]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Robert Earl Jones{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
! Ally Burgess<br>{{small|Raccoon Wrangler}}
! Ally Burgess
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Valerie Hartman{{efn|Additionally, Valerie Hartman was credited for her work in the third film as a Raccoon Wrangler.}}
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| colspan="2" | [[Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers#Cast|Valerie Hartman]]
⚫
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
⚫
| [[Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor#Cast|Valerie Hartman]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Valerie Hartman{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
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|-
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| [[Renée Estevez]]
| [[Renée Estevez]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Renée Estevez]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Renée Estevez{{ref|archive|A}}
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| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
! Sean Whitmore
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Tony Higgins
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| Tony Higgins{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
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| [[Brian Patrick Clarke]]
| [[Brian Patrick Clarke]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Brian Patrick Clarke]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Brian Patrick Clarke{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
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| [[Walter Gotell]]
| [[Walter Gotell]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Walter Gotell]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Walter Gotell{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
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| [[Susan Marie Snyder]]
| [[Susan Marie Snyder]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| [[Susan Marie Snyder]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Susan Marie Snyder{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;" | &nbsp;
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| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| [[Tracy Griffith]]
| [[Tracy Griffith]]
| [[Tracy Griffith]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Tracy Griffith{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
|-
! Tony DeHerrera
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| Mark Oliver
| Mark Oliver{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
|-
|-
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| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| [[Daryl Wilcher]]
| [[Daryl Wilcher]]
| [[Daryl Wilcher]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Daryl Wilcher{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
|-
|-
! Lily
! Lily Miranda
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| [[Sandra Dorsey]]
| [[Sandra Dorsey]]
| [[Sandra Dorsey]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Sandra Dorsey{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
|-
|-
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| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| [[Michael J. Pollard]]
| [[Michael J. Pollard]]
| [[Michael J. Pollard]]{{ref|archive|A}}
| Michael J. Pollard{{ref|archive|A}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
|-
|-
! Eugene<br>{{small|The Hunter}}
! Eugene<br>{{small|The Hunter}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| [[Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor#Cast|Victor Campos]]
| Victor Campos
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
|-
|-
! Jack<br>{{small|The Ranger}}
! Jack<br>{{small|The Ranger}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| [[Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor#Cast|John Lodico]]
| John Lodico
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| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
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|-
! Dr. Lewis
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| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| {{cGuest|''Unidentified actor''}}
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="1" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
|-
|-
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| [[Vincent Pastore]]
| [[Vincent Pastore]]
|-
|-
! Linda
! Linda O'Casey
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| [[Jackie Tohn]]
| [[Jackie Tohn]]
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| [[Erin Broderick]]
| [[Erin Broderick]]
|-
|-
! Weed
! Terry "Weed" Williams
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;"| &nbsp;
| [[Adam Wylie]]
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===Critical reception===
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| ''Sleepaway Camp''
| 81% (27 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | title=SLEEPAWAY CAMP | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sleepaway_camp | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date=August 25, 2023}}</ref>
| 58/100 (4 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | title=Sleepaway Camp | url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/sleepaway-camp | website=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=November 12, 2021}}</ref>
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| ''Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers''
| 62% (13 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | title=SLEEPAWAY CAMP 2: UNHAPPY CAMPERS | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sleepaway_camp_ii_unhappy_campers | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date= August 31, 2023}}</ref>
| {{N/a}}
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| ''Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland''
| 13% (8 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | title= SLEEPAWAY CAMP 3: TEENAGE WASTELAND | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sleepaway_camp_iii_teenage_wasteland | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | access-date= August 25, 2023}}</ref>
| {{N/a}}
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| ''Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor''
| {{N/a}}
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| ''Return to Sleepaway Camp''
| {{N/a}}
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==Home media==
==Home media==
For the first three ''Sleepaway Camp'' movies, early home video releases were made available. Each of the films from the original trilogy have been released in several countries around the world. In the United States, ''Sleepaway Camp'' was released not long following its theatrical exhibition. Its sequels ''Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers'' and ''Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland'' were released on VHS format via [[Nelson Entertainment]] in October 1988 and December 15, 1989 respectively. In the United Kingdom, ''Sleepaway Camp'' was released on pre-cert VHS. ''Sleepaway Camp II'' and ''Sleepaway Camp III'' were both released in cut versions under the titles ''Nightmare Vacation II'' and ''Nightmare Vacation III''. In part 2, the scenes removed were the tongue removal scene and Ally's drowning in the toilet scene. Both II and III were released via Futuristic Entertainment in the UK in the early 1990s. Both these versions were again released on DVD in the UK via 23rd Century Entertainment in low quality and still in their cut versions.
For the first three ''Sleepaway Camp'' films, early home video releases were made available. Each of the films from the original trilogy have been released in several countries around the world. In the United States, ''Sleepaway Camp'' was released not long following its theatrical exhibition. Its sequels ''Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers'' and ''Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland'' were released on VHS format via [[Nelson Entertainment]] in October 1988 and December 15, 1989 respectively. In the United Kingdom, ''Sleepaway Camp'' was released on pre-cert VHS. ''Sleepaway Camp II'' and ''III'' were both released in cut versions under the titles ''Nightmare Vacation II'' and ''III''. In part 2, the scenes removed were the tongue removal scene and Ally's drowning in the toilet scene. Both ''II'' and ''III'' were released via Futuristic Entertainment in the UK in the early 1990s. Both these versions were again released on DVD in the UK via 23rd Century Entertainment in low quality and still in their cut versions.


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Sleepaway Camp
Official franchise logo
Created byRobert Hiltzik
Original workSleepaway Camp (1983)
Owner
  • American Eagle Films (1983)
  • Double Helix Films (1988–1992)
  • Go2Sho/Return to Sleeaway Corp. (2003)
Years1983–2012
Films and television
Film(s)List of films

Sleepaway Camp is an American slasher film series consisting of five films, one of which was not fully completed. The franchise primarily focuses on serial killer Angela Baker and the murders she commits, largely at summer camps.

Robert Hiltzik directed both the original 1983 film and Return to Sleepaway Camp, while Michael A. Simpson oversaw Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers and Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland, which introduced comedic elements into the franchise; Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor was directed by Jim Markovic.

Films

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Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s)
Sleepaway Camp November 18, 1983 Robert Hiltzik Michele Tatosian and Jerry Silva
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers August 26, 1988 Michael A. Simpson Fritz Gordon Jerry Silva and Michael A. Simpson
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland August 13, 1989
Return to Sleepaway Camp November 4, 2008 Robert Hiltzik Robert Hiltzik, Michele Tatosian and Thomas E. Van Dell
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor March 23, 2012 Jim Markovic Tom Clohessy Krishna Shah
Sleepaway Camp story chronology
Original continuity
Alternate continuity

Sleepaway Camp IV began filming in 1992 but was not completed; some footage that was shot on the first day, just over half an hour long, was released as an exclusive fourth disc included with some editions of the Region 1 Sleepaway Camp box set. The footage was compiled and improved by the makers and official Sleepaway Camp sequels website creator John Klyza and made into a 70-minute film, which was released on March 23, 2012, with online distribution.

Return to Sleepaway Camp was shot in 2003 and initially planned for release in 2006; it was eventually released in 2008 after improvements to the special effects were made.

Sleepaway Camp Reunion was set for DVD release by Magnolia Pictures in October 2011, with a limited 3D release in theaters, but the film was not made. The script for another sequel, tentatively titled Sleepaway Camp: Berserk, was co-written by the director of Sleepaway Camp II and III, Michael A. Simpson, with Fred Willard, an author.

Overview

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The original Sleepaway Camp was written and directed by Robert Hiltzik and released in 1983. The film opens in an idyllic lake in summer, and shows a man, John Baker, and his two children, Angela and Peter, swimming around and on board a boat. Another group of teenagers are motorboating and in a freak accident run over John and one of the children, killing them. The film then cuts to a few years later, with a shy and quiet Angela, played by Felissa Rose, living with her eccentric aunt Dr. Martha Thomas and cousin Ricky. Martha sends the young teens off to summer camp at Camp Arawak. After the arrival of the teenage campers, several are mysteriously murdered by an unseen killer. All of the victims had at one point teased or tormented Angela, dying soon after. It is not revealed until the twist ending of the film that the killer is in fact "Peter", who survived the boat accident and was raised as his deceased sister Angela by his aunt.

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers was made and released in 1988, directed by Michael A. Simpson and written by Fritz Gordon. It follows another group of teenagers at a summer camp, this time named Camp Rolling Hills. This film introduces Pamela Springsteen as an older, more confident, happy and expressive Angela Baker, named "Angela Johnson" who, unlike the first film, is shown as the killer within the first few minutes of the film. It features comedic elements, mostly jokes made by Angela as she kills her fellow campers for being "bad" campers - disobeying the rules (e.g. having sex, smoking or swearing/harassing others), getting in her way or suspecting her of being psychopathic.

Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland, filmed back-to-back with Unhappy Campers and largely featuring the same crew, follows Angela, who murders a prospective camper named Maria and takes her identity and place at the reopened Camp Rolling Hills, renamed Camp New Horizons, and is looking to change its reputation and brand to one of friendship amongst teenagers of different social classes and racial backgrounds. The campers are separated into groups with adult leaders, but Angela/Maria makes her way around the woods, integrating herself into the groups and killing the campers and leaders. Angela shows more of a sense of abandon in killing the campers this time around, some of whom she kills for next to no reason.

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor was the planned fourth entry in the series and was partially filmed in 1992 before being abandoned due to the production company, Double Helix Films, going bankrupt. It follows a "survivor" of the original three films, Alison, who seeks psychiatric help after having nightmares about the camp site and the murders that took place there. She then travels back to the camp after receiving advice that revisiting might help her overcome her problems. After several events (and murders), however, she begins to suspect she may be Angela without knowing it, being revealed near the film's conclusion.

After years of tracking down those involved with the film's production including the director Jim Markovic, a team helped to uncover and compile additional footage, incorporating scenes from the first three films into flashback sequences and helping expand the initial 34-minute running time of the first day of takes from The Survivor and make them into a full-length, 70-minute completed film. It was released online on March 23, 2012 (although it was initially announced that there would "likely not be a specific release date")[1] and is manufactured on-demand.

The following film in the franchise, Return to Sleepaway Camp, was filmed from September to November 2003, but due to supposedly poor special effects, its straight-to-DVD release was delayed until 2008 in order to have time to improve them. It again features Robert Hiltzik as director and writer. The film ignores the plotline of the second and third film. It follows another, more chaotic camp, Camp Manabe, with an overweight, trouble-making and bullied teenage boy named Alan as its main character. Murders are again committed by an unknown person at the camp, but it is revealed that Angela has made a return in another disguise, a male police officer named Sheriff Jerry who uses an artificial voice box due to supposedly having had throat cancer.

Hiltzik reportedly planned a further sequel following Return titled Sleepaway Camp Reunion, initially announced to be released in October 2011, but it is unknown if it evolved past the pre-production stages. It was set to have a limited release to theaters in 3D and would see the return of Angela, Ricky and Aunt Martha.

Similarly to Reunion, another entry in the series was co-written by the director of Sleepaway Camp II and III, Michael A. Simpson despite the fact that Simpson had no claim to the rights of the series. It was prospectively titled Sleepaway Camp: Berserk and reportedly introduced supernatural aspects into the series,[2] but as of 2017, nothing has materialized.

In 2013, the franchise was set to be rebooted, but no progress was made like for the other aborted projects.

In December 2020, Felissa Rose had said that a sixth Sleepaway Camp film is in the works. She also said that she would be interested in playing Angela again.[3]

Cast and characters

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List indicator(s)
  • This table shows the principal characters and the actors who have portrayed them throughout the franchise.
  • A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's presence in the film has not yet been announced.
  • A C indicates a cameo appearance.
  • A P indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs only.
  • A A indicates an appearance in archival footage only.
  • A V indicates a voice only role.
  • A Y indicates a younger version of the role.
Character Films
Sleepaway Camp Sleepaway Camp II:
Unhappy Campers 		Sleepaway Camp III:
Teenage Wasteland 		Sleepaway Camp IV:
The Survivor 		Return to
Sleepaway Camp
1983 1988 1989 2012 2008
Angela Baker
Angela Johnson
Maria
Allison Kramer 		Felissa Rose
Frank SorrentinoY
Colette Lee CorcoranY 		Pamela Springsteen Carrie Chambers[a]
Felissa RoseA
Pamela SpringsteenA 		Felissa Rose
Richard "Ricky" Thomas Jonathan Tiersten   Jonathan TierstenA Jonathan Tiersten
Ronald "Ronnie" Angelo Paul DeAngelo   Paul DeAngeloA Paul DeAngelo
Paul Christopher Collet   Christopher ColletA  
Mel Costic Mike Kellin   Mike KellinA  
Meg Katherine Kamhi   Katherine KamhiA  
Aunt Martha Thomas Desiree Gould   Desiree GouldA  
Ben Robert Earl Jones   Robert Earl JonesA  
Ally Burgess   Valerie Hartman[b]   Valerie HartmanA  
Molly Nagle   Renée Estevez   Renée EstevezA  
Sean Whitmore   Tony Higgins   Tony HigginsA  
T.C.   Brian Patrick Clarke   Brian Patrick ClarkeA  
Uncle John   Walter Gotell   Walter GotellA  
Mare   Susan Marie Snyder   Susan Marie SnyderA  
Marcia Holland   Tracy Griffith Tracy GriffithA  
Tony DeHerrera   Mark Oliver Mark OliverA  
Cindy Hammersmith   Kim Wall Kim WallA  
Riff   Daryl Wilcher Daryl WilcherA  
Lily Miranda   Sandra Dorsey Sandra DorseyA  
Herman Miranda   Michael J. Pollard Michael J. PollardA  
Eugene
The Hunter 		  Victor Campos  
Jack
The Ranger 		  John Lodico  
Frank Kostic   Vincent Pastore
Linda O'Casey   Jackie Tohn
Charlie   Isaac Hayes
Mickey   Lenny Venito
Karen   Erin Broderick
Terry "Weed" Williams   Adam Wylie

Reception

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Box office performance

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Film Release date (US) Budget Box office revenue (US)
Sleepaway Camp November 18, 1983 (1983-11-18) $350,000 $11,000,000[citation needed]
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers August 26, 1988 (1988-08-26) $465,000 —
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland December 15, 1989 (1989-12-15) $465,000 —
Return to Sleepaway Camp November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04) $4,000,000 —

Critical reception

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Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Sleepaway Camp 81% (27 reviews)[4] 58/100 (4 reviews)[5]
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers 62% (13 reviews)[6] —
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland 13% (8 reviews)[7] —
Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor — —
Return to Sleepaway Camp — —

Home media

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For the first three Sleepaway Camp films, early home video releases were made available. Each of the films from the original trilogy have been released in several countries around the world. In the United States, Sleepaway Camp was released not long following its theatrical exhibition. Its sequels Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers and Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland were released on VHS format via Nelson Entertainment in October 1988 and December 15, 1989 respectively. In the United Kingdom, Sleepaway Camp was released on pre-cert VHS. Sleepaway Camp II and III were both released in cut versions under the titles Nightmare Vacation II and III. In part 2, the scenes removed were the tongue removal scene and Ally's drowning in the toilet scene. Both II and III were released via Futuristic Entertainment in the UK in the early 1990s. Both these versions were again released on DVD in the UK via 23rd Century Entertainment in low quality and still in their cut versions.

DVD

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Title Release date Additional
Region 1
Region 2
Region 4
Sleepaway Camp August 8, 2000 May 31, 2004 TBA
Features


Special features:

  • Audio commentary with Robert Hiltzik, Felissa Rose and Jeff Hayes
  • Theatrical trailer

Rating:

Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers August 20, 2002 May 31, 2004 TBA
Features


Special features:

  • Audio commentary with Michael A. Simpson and Fritz Gordon
  • Behind the scenes footage and outtakes
  • Teaser trailer for Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Still galleries

Rating:

Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland August 20, 2002 May 31, 2004 TBA
Features
  • Audio commentary with Michael A. Simpson and Fritz Gordon
  • Behind the scenes footage and outtakes
  • Deleted scenes featuring additional "gore" footage
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Still galleries

Rating:

Trilogy Collection August 20, 2002 May 31, 2004 TBA
Features


  • Released as "Survival Kit" in United States
    • The set had been re-issued twice in the U.S.
  • Released as "3-Disc Box Set" in the United Kingdom
    • The set had been re-issued once in the UK in slimmer packaging

See individual releases for special features

Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor March 23, 2012 TBA TBA
Features


Special features:

  • John Altyn Music Video
  • Photo gallery

Rating:

Return to Sleepaway Camp November 4, 2008 TBA April 13, 2012
Features


Special features:

  • Behind the scenes
  • Interviews
  • Behind the scenes photo gallery
  • "Return to Sleepaway Camp" song - performed by Goat and Friends

Rating:

Blu-ray

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Title Release date Additional
Region A
Region B (UK)
Region B (AUS)
Sleepaway Camp May 27, 2014 TBA TBA
Special features
  • Commentary with Felissa Rose and Johathan Tierston (NEW)
  • Commentary with Robert Hiltzik, Felissa Rose and Jeff Hayes
  • Interviews with cast and crew (NEW)
  • Sleepaway Camp Scrapbook (NEW)
  • Short film "Judy" by Jeff Hayes (NEW)
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Meet Me At the Waterfront After the Social (NEW)
  • Never before seen photos/storyboards of the scenes (NEW)
  • Music video (NEW)
  • TV spots (NEW)
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers June 9, 2015 April 25, 2016 TBA
Special features
  • Commentary with Michael A. Simpson and Fritz Gordon
  • Behind-the-scenes footage with audio commentary with Michael A. Simpson
  • A Tale of Two Sequels - Part One: Back to Camp - featuring interviews with cast and crew (NEW)
  • Video promo trailer (NEW)
  • Abandoned – filming locations of Sleepaway Camp II & III (NEW)
  • Still galleries
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland June 9, 2015 April 25, 2016 TBA
Special features
  • Commentary with Michael A. Simpson and Fritz Gordon
  • Behind-the-scenes footage
  • A Tale of Two Sequels - Part Two: New Victims & New Horizon - featuring interviews with cast and crew (NEW)
  • Workprint of the longer cut of the film (NEW)
  • Deleted scenes featuring additional "gore" footage
  • Home video promotional trailer
  • Still gallery
  • Trailer
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In 2009, Felissa Rose reprised her role as Angela Baker in Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre, a spoof of the Sleepaway Camp film series.

Notes

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  1. ^ Additionally, Frank Sorrentino, Colette Lee Corcoran and Archie Liberace appear as Angela in archival footage from previous films.
  2. ^ Additionally, Valerie Hartman was credited for her work in the third film as a Raccoon Wrangler.

References

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  1. ^ "Sleepaway Camp Films page on Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "Sleepaway camp: Berserk - Official Sleepaway Camp Double Helix Films". John Klyza (Sleepaway Camp Films). Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  3. ^ "New Sleepaway Camp Movie is in the Works Says Original Star Felissa Rose". 3 December 2020.
  4. ^ "SLEEPAWAY CAMP". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Sleepaway Camp". Metacritic. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "SLEEPAWAY CAMP 2: UNHAPPY CAMPERS". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "SLEEPAWAY CAMP 3: TEENAGE WASTELAND". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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