Still funny every time I see it
I went to Hollywood Video and saw a black box in the horror section where the employees had hand written "Student Bodies" on the front, so I knew it had to be good... and it is hilarious. They have been playing this movie on late night cine-max recently, so it must be becoming popular again. The movie was made in 1981 after only Halloween and Friday the 13th part one, maybe two, so it is way ahead of its time parodying the horror genre. We start outside a suburban house where a subtitle comes up that says, "Friday the 13th" and then "Halloween night". The point of view of the killer "The Breather" who really does breathe like an asthmatic, a hysterical characteristic for a not so stealthy stalker. The body count is rung up on screen, as subtitles play a large part of the movie. Without ruining it, there are classic horror scenes, talking through rubber chickens, horse-head bookends, a lanky/retarded janitor named Malvert, and death by eggplant. Don't analyze this movie if you rent it. Just watch and laugh.
- Xander007
- Jan 1, 2005