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A Balasaur Score of 46 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 29%, Metacritic 24/100. Audiences rate it 36 points higher than critics do. Most of the 596 1980s horror movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one year earlier. We soon learn the truth behind her accident and what is going on.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Metacritic24/100
Audiences rate it 36 points higher than critics do.
240 audience votes
Key crew
- J. Lee ThompsonDirector
- John C.W. SaxtonScreenplay
- Peter JobinScreenplay
- Timothy BondScreenplay
- Bo HarwoodOriginal Music Composer
- Lance RubinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Melissa Sue AndersonVirginia Wainwright
- Glenn FordDr. David Faraday
- Lawrence DaneHal Wainwright
- Sharon AckerEstelle Wainwright
- Frances HylandMrs. Patterson
- Tracey E. BregmanAnn Thomerson
- Jack BlumAlfred Morris
- Matt CravenSteve Maxwell
- Lenore ZannMaggie
- David EisnerRudi
- Lisa LangloisAmelia
- Michel-René LabelleEtienne Vercures
Stills
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Themes
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