''Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre'' is a 2009 American

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of the ''Sleepaway Camp'' film series, starring

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, Paul Chomicki,

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, Ken Macfarlane and

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and was written and directed by

, the creator of the original ''Caesar and Otto'' film. ''Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre'' made its world premiere on August 15, 2009 at the

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, where it received a nomination for Best Horror Comedy. It then went on to screen at the Long Island Film Festival on October 9, 2009, where it won Best Editing. It was then screened on June 4, 2010 at the Lighthouse Film Festival, and released on DVD on October 4, 2011. ''Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre'' was the debut feature of

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who rose to fame in 2015 with the success of Fox's Empire.

Plot

Caesar, an effete tough guy and his slovenly half brother, Otto, have signed up as summer camp counselors. When the mysterious Carrie shows up, the other counselors start disappearing one by one.

Reception

Corey Danna of Horror News Network called ''Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre'' "a silly little movie" that is "made to entertain and it hits the spot". Brandon Long of Pop Horror said "if Abbott and Costello were alive today, this would be their crossover with the 1983 cult classic, ''

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''". According to Scott A. Johnson of ''

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'' "''Caesar and Otto's Summer Camp Massacre'' has some genuinely funny moments coupled with some real groaner style humor that makes it great to watch if there's plenty of alcohol".

Cast

as Caesar *Paul Chomicki as Otto *

as Carrie/ Angela Baker *

as Chip

References

External links

* American comedy horror films American slasher films 2009 horror films 2009 comedy horror films Films about summer camps 2009 comedy films 2009 films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films 2000s slasher films {{Comedy-horror-film-stub