Cheerleader Camp

For other uses, see Cheerleader Camp (disambiguation).

Cheerleader Camp
Cheerleader Camp DVD Cover
Directed by	John Quinn
Produced by	Jeff Prettyman John Quinn
Written by	David Lee Fein R.L. O'Keefe
Starring	Betsy Russell Leif Garrett Lucinda Dickey Lorie Griffin George "Buck" Flower Travis McKenna Teri Weigel Rebecca Ferratti Will Sasso Vickie Benson Jeff Prettyman
Music by	Joel Hamilton Murielle Hodler-Hamilton
Cinematography	Bryan England
Editing by	Jeffrey Reiner
Distributed by	Prism Entertainment Corporation Anchor Bay Entertainment
Release date(s)	1988
Running time	89 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English

Cheerleader Camp (also known as Bloody Pom Poms), is an American slasher film, released in 1988. The film stars Betsy Russell, Leif Garrett, Lucinda Dickey, George "Buck" Flower, Will Sasso, Teri Weigel, and Rebecca Ferratti.

Plot

Alison (Betsy Russell) is a cheerleader at Lindo Valley who is grappling with feelings of inadequacy. Alison, along with her flirtatious boyfriend (Leif Garrett) and fellow cheerleaders, attend Camp Hurrah, a cheerleading camp, with hopes of winning the All State finals. Alison is haunted by nightmares of murders that soon manifest themselves into reality. After discovering several people murdered at the camp, Alison soon begins to think that she is the killer.^[1]

Cast

• Betsy Russell as Alison Wentworth
• Leif Garrett as Brent Hoover
• Lucinda Dickey as Cory Foster
• Lorie Griffin as Bonnie Reed
• George "Buck" Flower as Pop
• Travis McKenna as Timmy Moser
• Teri Weigel as Pam Bently
• Rebecca Ferratti as Theresa Salazar
• Will Sasso as Doodlebug Figglesworth
• Vickie Benson as Miss Tipton
• Jeff Prettyman as Sheriff Poucher
• Krista Pflanzer as Suzy
• Craig Piligian as Detective
• William Johnson as Chief Ronnie
• Kathryn Litton as Timmy's girlfriend
• Tommy Habeeb as Assistant Detective
• John Quinn as Ambulance Attendant

Release

Cheerleader Camp was released on VHS by Prism Entertainment through Paramount Home Video in 1990.^[2] It was later released on Region 1 DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2004.^[3]

Sequel

A sequel was planned by producers of the original film, but the project was eventually scrapped and made into another, unrelated film (Camp Fear) that was produced and financed by another production team.^[4]

References

1. ^ New York Times Review Summary
2. ^ "Company Credits for Cheerleader Camp". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092744/companycredits. Retrieved 2011-04-19. 
3. ^ "Cheerleader Camp (DVD)". dvdempire.com. http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=610815. Retrieved 2011-04-19. 
4. ^ John Quinn (1987) [DVD 2004] (DVD Liner notes). Cheerleader Camp DVD (Liner notes). Anchor Bay Entertainment. DV12736. 

External links

• Cheerleader Camp at the Internet Movie Database
• Cheerleader Camp at AllRovi
• Cheerleader Camp at Rotten Tomatoes
• Review at "DVD Maniacs"
• Review at "Retro Slashers"