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One by One

Original title: The Majorettes
  • 1986
  • 12
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.4K
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One by One (1986)
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A high school majorettes are being methodically killed by a mysterious masked figure. Meanwhile, a local gang are involved in suspicious activities around the school.A high school majorettes are being methodically killed by a mysterious masked figure. Meanwhile, a local gang are involved in suspicious activities around the school.A high school majorettes are being methodically killed by a mysterious masked figure. Meanwhile, a local gang are involved in suspicious activities around the school.

  • Director
    • S. William Hinzman
  • Writer
    • John A. Russo
  • Stars
    • Kevin Kindlin
    • Terrie Godfrey
    • Mark V. Jevicky
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    4.6/10
    1.4K
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    • Director
      • S. William Hinzman
    • Writer
      • John A. Russo
    • Stars
      • Kevin Kindlin
      • Terrie Godfrey
      • Mark V. Jevicky
    • 34User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    Kevin Kindlin
    • Jeff Halloway
    Terrie Godfrey
    • Vicky McAllister
    Mark V. Jevicky
    • Sheriff Braden
    Sueanne Seamens
    • Judy Marino
    Denise Huot
    • Helga Schuler
    Carl Hetrick
    • Roland Martell
    Mary Jo Limpert
    • Marie Morgan
    Harold K. Keller
    • Harry Schuler
    Tom E. Desrocher
    • Mace Jackson
    Jacqueline Bowman
    • Nicole Hendricks
    Colin Martin
    • Tommy Harvack
    Zachary Mott
    • Bart
    Tom Madden
    • Teela
    M. Therian
    • Hank
    Dana Marie Maiello
    Dana Marie Maiello
    • Barbara
    • (as Dana Maiello)
    Angela Eckerd
    • Shirley
    Joy Deco
    • Majorette
    Angela Canalungo
    • Majorette
    • Director
      • S. William Hinzman
    • Writer
      • John A. Russo
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    7Hey_Sweden

    Stick with this one.

    A big, camouflage wearing psycho killer is going around offing the girls in a high school cheerleading squad. It's up to the local Sheriff (Mark V. Jevicky) and a big shot detective (Carl Hetrick) to weed through the possible suspects. One recurring clue: this killer seems to have a thing for the purifying qualities of water.

    At first glance, this would seem to be a VERY typical slasher, albeit one directed by the legendary Cemetery Zombie of "Night of the Living Dead", S. William Hinzman, and scripted by John A. Russo, based on his novel. There's zero suspense and zero scares, but Hinzman goes through the motions adequately, serving up lots of nudity and violence. Some of the actors are reasonably amiable, but the performances are, by and large, amateurish and dull. (Russ Streiner, a.k.a. Johnny in NotLD, appears here as a pontificating priest.) The trying-to-ape- John-Carpenter electronic score is good for some chuckles, to be sure.

    Where this actually gets interesting is at the two thirds mark. Here, the killer gets revealed, and even if you've guessed their identity correctly, it's a hoot that the way that the plot thickens. Then the killer, due to their compromising position, is obliged to help a character from a subplot take care of their problem. (Reminding this viewer of the 1975 Giallo "The Killer Must Kill Again".) Things go bad for almost everybody, and eventually the story turns into a tried-and- true revenge saga! This finale comes complete with some nifty explosions and bloody squib action.

    The final third of the picture may be a turn-off for some die hard slasher fans, but just speaking personally, it's what helped to make "The Majorettes" more than just run-of-the-mill for this viewer.

    Seven out of 10.
    RareSlashersReviewed

    MAJOR-LET down...

    I had great expectations for THE MAJORETTES when I found out that JOHN RUSSO (co-author of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) had based it on his novel. Sadly I had no idea of the disappointment that awaited me inside the cover of this hugely mediocre effort.

    A masked killer - disguised in army surplus garb - is stalking and murdering the young female members of a majorette team one by one. The brutal slayings leave authorities baffled as there seems to be no apparent motive for the vicious and ruthless attacks. It's left up to the surviving members of the group to watch their backs before they become the assassin's next victims.

    This is easily one of the 'cheapest' of the period slashers and is best avoided by fans of the genre. Atrocious acting, muggy cinematography and a theme tune that sounds like it was knocked up on a $25 keyboard (honestly!) add up to make an extremely unpleasent viewing experience. The only redeeming feature is that the killings - that were heavily edited in the BBFC's print that I watched - are surprisingly well executed and look like they might be pretty gory in an uncut print. If only director Hinzman had showed the flare for the rest of the film that was evident in the murders, he could have made this a half decent thriller. But the problems really begin when the maniac's identity is revealed far too soon leaving the closing half of the film filled with a poor and unconvincing action-revenge plot that looks like it owes more to Gary Busey's EYE OF THE TIGER or RAMBO than it does any slasher flick.

    Sadly MAJORETTES ended up being a major-let down...
    5Stevieboy666

    Made me laugh out loud

    AKA One by One. For the first hour The Majorettes plays like a very typical, mediocre 1980's slasher movie. We get teenage girls stripping off in the locker room, a creepy, pervert school janitor and a killer who likes to slash victims throats. But then the boyfriend of one of the female victims goes on a one man crusade against a redneck, drug dealing biker gang in an hilarious gun fight with completely over the top sound effects! And then the plot goes back to the killer, I'm not giving away spoilers but it had me laughing. Brought to us by writer John Russo and directed by Bill Hinzman, both of Night of the Living Dead (1968) fame, this is a real oddball slasher movie, I found it quite amusing but for the wrong reasons. The British VHS release was heavily cut, best avoided.
    5glenmatisse

    Trash, but Unpredictable Trash

    Come for the slashing. Stay for the big hair and random machine gun shootouts. The Majorettes might not be great art, but you can't say it's a movie where you know where it's going 5 minutes in. You might think you do, but trust me, you don't. Whether it works or not as a moot point, because The Majorettes takes you on a ride. Those expecting a straight up slasher/whodunit might start to twiddle their thumbs, but if you keep an open mind and just embrace all the film has to offer, you might enjoy it.
    lazarillo

    Wait for the novel

    The general opinion is that this slasher flick by the "Night of the Living Dead" co-creators John Russo and Bill Hinzman really sucks. And in this case I'm afraid the general opinion is right on the money. What you basically have here is a bunch of barely legal Hollywood bimbos/Motley Crue groupies playing barely illegal high school majorettes who, when they're not prancing around in butt-hugging leotards or skimpy bikinis, are taking long, hot showers and getting butchered by a maniac in military fatigues. I guess I'm not entirely complaining, but these ingredients do not necessarily a good horror movie make.

    The problem is this movie is derivative to the nth degree. At one point the movie lifts a scene (in a swimming pool) almost verbatim from "The Prowler". And I think this film sets a new record for stupid characters saying, "So and so, is that you?" I'd almost think this was meant to be a pre-"Sceam" parody/homage of the slasher films, but it is neither particularly funny nor clever, just tediously unoriginal. The only thing that sets it apart from other bottom-of-the-barrel slasher dreck is a really stupid action/revenge sub-plot where the studly quarterback takes on a particularly unconvincing motorcycle gang (and if there was one genre that hit bottom more consistently than the 80's slasher films it was the 80's action/revenge films). Amazingly, this empty-headed film was actually based on a novel by John Russo. I would read that instead--it can't possibly be any worse.

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    • Trivia
      DIRECTOR_CAMEO(S. William Hinzman): The director portrays Sergeant Sanders.
    • Goofs
      Locker room scene where a girl is alone and undressing, wraps towel around her then takes off her panties and then walks to shower room. Then gets into shower with panties still on.
    • Connections
      Featured in Horror Rock (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      World Without Dreams
      Music by Mark Harbst

      Lyrics by Paul McCollough

      Performed by Wendi Kelly

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    • Release date
      • July 1987 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Majorettes
    • Filming locations
      • Cornell High School - 1099 Maple Street Extention, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA(the high school)
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      • $85,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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