Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Cheerleader Camp (1988) ** 1/2 (out of 4)All of the best and brightest cheerleaders in the country attend a special camp where they can extend their talents. The only problem is that some sort of madman has also shown up and soon the cheerleaders are dropping dead.CHEERLEADER CAMP obviously wasn't meant to be taken too serious and it's clear that it was making fun of the slasher genre. This here is basically PORKY'S with an added slice of murder and for the most part the film is entertaining enough to make it worth watching. What makes the film so entertaining is the cast who manage to be fun and keep you interested in everything that's going on. Of course, all of them are way too old for their parts but this is just something most viewers will be accustom to. The cast really manages to be fun and that's the most important thing. The filmmakers clearly knew who their target audience was because this works as both a horror film as well as a "teen" comedy. The teen comedy aspect basically has a bunch of beautiful women getting naked and a bunch of horny guys wanting them. The summer camp setting works just fine. As far as the horror elements go, there are actually some rather gory and violent death scenes so gore hounds will be happy as well.CHEERLEADER CAMP certainly isn't a masterpiece or even a good picture but at the same time it's entertaining enough for what it is.

This 1988 horror film stars Betsy Russell, Leif Garrett, Lucinda Dickey, Travis McKenna, and Lorie Griffin. This features teenage girl, Alison (Russell) who goes to a cheerleader training camp with some friends. She starts having weird visions while a mysterious killer starts wiping out some of the camp's residents and soon, Alison starts questioning her sanity. Garrett (The Outsiders) plays her cheating boyfriend, Brent, Dickey (Breakin') plays Cory, McKenna (Road House) plays Timmy and Griffin (Teen Wolf) plays Bonnie. The late, George 'Buck' Flower (They Live), Rebecca Ferratti and Teri Weigel also appear. This is a bit strange, but amusing 80's slasher similar to "Sleepaway Camp" and "Friday the 13th." I'd probably check this out at least once if you're into the slasher genre.

Give me a F, give me a U, give me a N. Yes… FUN. Nothing more. Nothing less. Senseless, over-the-top, but fun. Probably too much fun? In its investment for energy, it really did play up the textbook gags and fooling around for the majority of the time. Teenagers will always be teenagers --- well what else would you do at Camp Hurrah. Anyhow the straight-to-video "Cheerleader Camp" is a low-budget b-grade late 80s slasher / sex comedy item opting for numerous semi-nude shots (especially when you got the likes of Teri Weigel and Krista Pflanzer in the cast), tacky blood splatter and a very tongue-cheek-approach to its traditional material. In which case much needed, because some of the cheesy dialogues can be eye-rolling and it stars a former teen idol Leif Garrett. The style is similar to other such campy slashers within the same period; "Return to Horror High" (1987) and "Cutting Class" (1989). The plot enters in a protagonist with a traumatically stressful mind, throws around typical red herrings (memorably enjoyable character turns by George 'Buck' Flowers and Vickie Benson), suspiciously telegraphed activities, absurd occurrences (like those odd dream sequences) and a silly revelation going on to a twisted ending. Everything feels purposely blatant. Director John Quinn's execution might be lumpy, but it's breezily paced and enthusiastically captured. Also the camera-work achieves some inventive angles, especially early on. The always enviable Besty Russell heads the cult cast with Lucinda Dickey (spending a bit time in a costume), Rebecca Ferratti, Travis McKenna and a delightful Lorie Griffin.

Stop me if you've heard this one - a group of oversexed, undersupervised teenagers head out into the woods, where they end up being picked off one after another by a mysterious killer. No, it's not Friday the 13th. No, not Sleepaway Camp. No, not any of those other six films you're thinking of. This time, we're going to Cheerleader Camp.OK, so, we know right off the bat that this film isn't gaining any points for originality. We can forgive that; after all, who watches slasher films for originality? But this film has bigger problems than that (and I'm not referring to Travis McKenna's impressive girth).No, the main problem here is a film that is trying way too hard. The plot has way too much going on - our main character, Allison, is plagued by bad dreams and hallucinations, and appears to be in the middle of some sort of nervous breakdown throughout much of the film. Her boyfriend, Leif Garrett (!), has no patience with Allison's mental problems, and chooses to deal with it by hitting on all the other cheerleaders. The other guy on the squad (McKenna) spends way too much time trying to catch half-naked schoolgirls on tape. Cory, the alligator-suited team mascot, has to deal with the heartbreak of anti-mascot prejudice from the other girls. The camp counselor, Miss Dee Dee Tipton, is a vicious control-freak who seems to spend all of her time making people's lives miserable when she's not hiding bodies in the walk-in refrigerator in a misguided attempt to stave off the likely public relations nightmare - not that she should worry, since she's sleeping with the local sheriff. The camp handyman is the stereotypical drunken, grumbling creep. And everyone is way too concerned about who's gonna be elected Camp Queen at the big competition (which really doesn't seem all that big, when it finally arrives).In the midst of all that scenery-chewing, cheerleaders start dying or disappearing. This leads to nearly everyone in the cast being set up as a red-herring killer at one point or another - the writer' efforts to make sure all the suspects are off by themselves when the various killings take place create some very complicated choreography amongst the cast.On top of all that, we have not one, but three centerfolds cast as various cheerleaders, multiple iterations of peeping scenes, trips to the swimmin' hole, and pointless cheer-routine practice, and probably the lamest excuse for a rap I've ever heard.Still, if you're a fan of the slasher genre, it's worth a look. It's certainly not the worst I've ever seen.