Director: Robert Hiltzig
1983
Sleepaway Camp is a cult classic from the heyday of slasher flicks, attempting to copycat the horrific atmosphere of camp life, a la Friday The 13th, but not attaining the true horror or mystery of the original Friday The 13th. Sleepaway Camp was mildly successful in theaters and is often cited as one of the most memorable twist endings in a horror film of the 80's. The film does offer a few unique styles of kill but much of the bloodshed doesn't come till the second half.
Story: Camp Arawak falls victim to several deaths, at first seeming accidental, but later realized that there is indeed a serial killer amongst the group.
Gay Factors: The gay factor is relatively small, yet risque considering the film comes from the conservative 80's and from a genre that even today hasn't fully embraced the use of gay characters in mainstream horror. Overall, there are 2 gay men and 1 crossdresser....
The film opens with two questionable men, out for a boating adventure with the two kids. The men's relationship is later confirmed with a scene of the two men in bed together....
*SPOILER ALERT* At the film's end, it is revealled that Angela is anatomically a boy, Peter. When the real Angela died, their mother raised Peter as Angela, "the girl she always wanted." Once this revelation is known, it does add a bit more gayness to the storyline in looking back....Angela did embrace (although shy and fearfully) exploring a relationship with Paul, holding hands and kissing. She only turns on him after catching him kissing another girl and hearing that he called her a prude.
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