''Cheerleader Massacre'' is a 2003 American

B-movie A B movie or B film is a low-budget commercial motion picture. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double featur ...

slasher film A slasher film is a genre of horror films involving a killer stalking and murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed or sharp tools like knife, chainsaw, scalpel, etc. Although the term "slasher" may occasionally be used informally as a ...

directed by

Jim Wynorski Jim Wynorski (born August 14, 1950) is an American screenwriter, film director, director, and film producer, producer. Wynorski has been making B-movies and exploitation movies since the early 1980s, and has directed over 150 feature films. His ...

and written by Lenny Juliano. It is the seventh installment in the ''Massacre'' franchise and was originally meant to be a direct sequel to ''

The Slumber Party Massacre ''The Slumber Party Massacre'' (also known as ''The Slumber Party Murders'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Amy Holden Jones and written by Rita Mae Brown. It is the first installment in the ''Slumber Party Mas ...

'' (1982). The film was produced by

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

and lensed by

. It was released

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on March 25, 2003, with special features including trailers, actor bios, audio commentaries, and a making of featurette.

Plot

Several high school cheerleaders become stranded at a cabin in the snowy wilderness after their van breaks down. During the night, as the girls play games and have sex with their boyfriends, someone begins murdering them one by one.

Cast

Tamie Sheffield Tamie Michelle Sheffield (born July 27, 1970) is an American film actress, model and former professional wrestler. Career Sheffield was born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and graduated from Mechanicsburg Senior High School in 1988. She graduated ...

as Ms. Hendricks *Charity Rahmer as Parker Jameson *Erin Byron as Angela Caruso *Lenny Juliano (credited as Lunk Johnson) as Buzzy *Bill Langlois Monroe (credited as E. Eddie Edwards) as Sheriff Murdock *

Samantha Phillips Samantha Phillips (born February 25, 1966) is an American actress, talk-show host, reality TV host, radio DJ, producer, and model. She had an early role in the 1988 action- horror film ''Phantasm II''. Currently, she is the host of a radio show ...

as Officer Phillips. Phillips reprises her role from the unreleased ''Sorority House Massacre: The Final Exam''. *

GiGi Erneta GiGi Erneta, an American actress, talk show host and writer known for her starring role in the award-winning film ''Flag of My Father'', as Captain Judith Rainier. Early life and education was born in New York City, to Argentinian parents. S ...

as Deputy Adams *April Flowers (credited as Diana Espin) as Tammy Rae *Nikki Fritz as Debbie *Tylo Tyler as Ryan *Brad Beck as Mark *Summer Williams as Shelley *

Brinke Stevens Brinke Stevens (born Charlene Elizabeth Brinkman, September 20, 1954) is an American actress, model, and writer. A native of San Diego, Stevens initially pursued a career as a marine biologist prior to becoming an actress, earning an undergradu ...

as Linda *Melissa Brasselle as Detective DeMarco *Julie Lisandro (credited as Julie Corgill) as Dina

Production

The film was originally shot as ''Slumber Party Massacre 4'' and contained various links to the first film, even having

reprise her role as Linda Dawn Grant. However, production company New Concorde felt that there had been too many sequels to the ''Slumber Party'' series. The title was then changed to ''Cheerleader Massacre'' and character names, plus backstories, was altered so the film could become a standalone feature

Sequel

The film was followed by a very loose sequel named ''Cheerleader Massacre 2'' in 2011.Timothy Shary; ''Generation Multiplex: The Image of Youth in American Cinema Since 1980'' - 360

References

External links

* * {{The Massacre Collection 2003 films 2003 direct-to-video films 2003 horror films American teen horror films Films directed by Jim Wynorski American slasher films 2000s slasher films Direct-to-video horror films Films about fratricide and sororicide Films about fraternities and sororities Massacre (franchise) 2000s English-language films 2000s American films