Robert Hiltzik (born ) is the director of the 1983

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, ''

Sleepaway Camp ''Sleepaway Camp'' (released as ''Nightmare Vacation'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1983 American slasher film written and directed by Robert Hiltzik, who also served as executive producer. It is the first film in the ''Sleepaway Camp'' film ser ...

'', which attracted a cult following. Hiltzik graduated from

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and continued to NYU's

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for film and then attended Hofstra University Law School. He now works as a partner in a New York City law firm. Hiltzik did not know that his film had gained such a devoted following over the years, until he was contacted in March 2000 by Sleepawaycampmovies.com's Jeff Hayes, who arranged for him to record a commentary for the film's

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DVD. After a number of sequels directed and written by others, Hiltzik returned to write and direct a 2003 sequel, '' Return to Sleepaway Camp''. He decided that this newest chapter would ignore the storylines of the other sequels, saying that he wanted to pick up where the original film had ended. The production was stopped for some time (according to Fangoria.com, the digital effects were being redone) before being released in 2008 as a

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sequel. Hiltzik has directed no other films.

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* 1957 births Living people American people of Polish descent Horror film directors Maurice A. Deane School of Law alumni New York (state) lawyers Tisch School of the Arts alumni Williams College alumni {{US-film-director-1950s-stub