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Why no Cult Status?

posted 19 years ago by nightjourney90210
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Why did this film not get the cult status it deserved? It should be up there with The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The endlessly quotable lines for one thing.

"Walter, I promise that if we're ever in the shower together again I won't snap your n**s with my towel." I mean, that is hilarious in itself but then everybody says "Aahh"

When Bunny volunteers to be one of the people to go around the dark halls looking for a way out while a serial killer is on the loose her friend says "Are you crazy, you're a girl, you'll twist your ankle"

The bag on the head of the killer, a parody of Friday 13th Part 2. The killer being the only one who can remember the name of the hero Gary. Oh there is so much to recommend this film. How sad that hardly anyone recognises the genius of this film!
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[–] copper_ 19 years ago

Yea this was a funny movie...The lunch lady...How about some roasted old lady? Anne Ramsey May she Rest in Peace
Perhaps why it gets over looked, Is too many comedies were out at the same time.

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[–] nightjourney90210 19 years ago

Look, on the up side we're all still alive.... Of course on the down side we're all probably going to die.

We were so innocent. Regarding that beginning bit in the car my friend said "That is rediculous, no one can have sex like that!" That is hilarious in itself! Later Meredith makes it clear what she was supposed to have been doing. She said she never did that sort of thing for fear of overdeveloping her forearms.

Maybe she shouldn't mention forearms because have you noticed how she has the longest arms in the world??? Kinda freaky, and a pity that they covered her so completely when Walter wanted her to wear the paper bag at the end. Ha ha ha.

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[–] randyhndrsn 16 years ago

Yah should be a total cult film.

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[–] mlewis-14 19 years ago

I have been looking for a movie for the longest and I think this is it. Is this the movie where in the prank they end up spilling chemicals on the guys face and he set up the reunion as a way to get them all back. And in the movie he takes the wraps off his face. Please help!

[–] nightjourney90210 19 years ago

Sorry, this isn't the one. I haven't seen Toxic Avenger but it might be that or another of the films by Troma. If it's a funny film and its kinda nasty it may have been made by the Troma company.

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[–] mlewis-14 19 years ago

Thanks

[–] nothingspecial 19 years ago

Hey, i think the film you're looking for is "slaughter high". It sounds very similar, anyway.

Hope this helps!

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[–] mlewis-14 19 years ago

Thanks so much. That was the movie I was looking for.

[–] nothingspecial 19 years ago

Hey, no problem! ;)

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[–] Verdoux-1 19 years ago

This movie really sounds hilarious from these quotes.

Class reunion isn't really that funny.

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[–] nightjourney90210 19 years ago

Not funny?

"I've got to get the tools Iris"
"Rules? At a time like this there are no rules!"
"No Iris, tools, TOOLS!"
"Oh tools, ooh that's kinky."

Hilarious.

"You FEMINIST!"
"Weirdo!"
"Virgin"
"Who told you that?!?"
"Everybody, everybody, EVERYBODY"
...
"Listen if you spread a word of this I'll get my lawyer involved!"

Ha ha ha. I am laughing just typing this!

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[–] mamamiasweetpeaches 19 years ago

When I was a little kid this was one of the frist movies I ever rented from a vidoe store. Me and my friends watched it over and over again. To this day I can remember stuff like Walter, the "food" the evil lunch lady cooked and the girls trying to cheer everyone up by singing "Stop In The Name Of Love".
My question is this: Does the movie hold up? I'm 34 years old and am wondering if I'll find it as funny as I did when I saw it when I was about 10.

P.S: We had a kid in school we all picked on and his name was......
Yup, WALTER!

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[–] nightjourney90210 18 years ago

Whenever my friend came over we watched this. I would take it round her house and watch it there too. All through High School and through college into our very early twenties. We have since lost touch and haven't watched it since. I'm 30 now but I can remember all the lines and it makes me smile. I don't think it will be as funny if I were to watch it by myself. I suppose it helps if who you watch it with is a good laugh. Maybe I could watch it by myself if I was drunk. Yeah, that I'll do! Where's that bottle??

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[–] mamamiasweetpeaches 18 years ago

STUDENT BODIES is a good Horror spoof too. Good to watch with a funny friend and lots and lots of beer.

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[–] KnightRose 18 years ago

Dude, I thought I was the only one who remembered Student Bodies. I remember watching it years ago when I was having a slumber party, and it came on about 4 in the morning. I thought it was really *beep* up, but couldn't help but laugh my ass off.

[–] BIRD4287 17 years ago

I remember watching Student Bodies when I was really young and laughing histerically at it. I haven't seen it in years, and didn't even think anyone else remembered it!

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[–] diezman 17 years ago

I like when the stoners were looking for something to eat. All the cans were marked Chipped Sh*t, Creamed Sh*t, Powdered Sh*t - then they find roasted old lady!! Hilarious!

[–] frnk_cntly 17 years ago

The film your wondering about is "Slaughter High" it's not available on DVD officially, even though (LIONSGATE) owns the rights to it. But you can usually find a decent bootleg on ebay. I know I did, also make sure you get the
un-rated version.

[–] diezman 18 years ago

I liked it so count me in the following.

[–] morbidcorpse 17 years ago

i found the stoners the funniest, especially when bunny said something about the killer being on the loose, and then one asked the other 'what did she say' who responded 'i think she said we smoking some killer *beep*

[–] staveoffzombies 17 years ago

Meh. This movie tried wayyy too hard to be offbeat and clever. But it ended up just being a jumbled, incoherent mess.

If you want a really good "people trapped in a building being hunted down" movie. Then watch Clue. Now that's a movie that deserves cult status.

[–] LeaBlacks_Balls 16 years ago

I agree about 'Clue.' But I liked this movie too.

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[–] RobBase086-1 16 years ago

It has been long time since I have seen this movie! I remember when Lifetime use to show this movie at one time and then this movie was also shown on USA UP ALL NIGHT on the USA Network back in the day!

This is a hilarious movie to watch!

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[–] urrutiap 16 years ago

I think this movie is great and still is today but I havent seen it since 10 years ago more when my older sister had it for VHS. Guess people today don't think its funny and popular like Animal House or soemthing I dunno

[–] Broxi 15 years ago

I absolutely love this film. I first watched it as a teenager and I still love it now. All the characters are hilariously funny.

[–] nessie117-1 15 years ago

Watched this for the first time last night. Overall I found it to be an OK film. For a movie parodying slasher films there weren't enough kills to really please the pallet. As a comedy some jokes felt forced, and contrived. I was left watching a movie that was stuck between two genres.

Wasn't a bad movie by any means, but I thought that they didn't balance out the genres appropriately.

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[–] nightjourney90210 14 years ago

BUNNY: Whoever has his hand where his hand shouldn't be please remove it... HUBERT!

HUBERT: Hey Bunny, that's not my hand.

BUNNY: Oh Bob!

BOB: Hubert, whatever it is move it.

HUBERT: Okay Big Bob, you got it.

BOB: Not there, NOT THERE!

DELORES: Over here.

Tell me where does it say 'When you're lost you stay that way'?

[–] DesperateHouseboy 8 years ago

I like this movie. It's alot better and funnier than Student Bodies, yet that one seems to be more well known.

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