Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- sardonic
- irreverent
- cult movie night
- halloween marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the sequel as a more polished, deliberately comic slasher whose self-aware humor and ridiculous death scenes outweigh its limited scare factor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Criticism describes the film as purposely not scary, emphasizing self-aware humor and ridiculous death scenes.
The story places Angela and a series of killings at Camp Rolling Hills during summer camp.
Angela applies her old-fashioned rules about camp behavior by killing those she judges unacceptable.
Angela’s therapy, electroshock treatment, and sexual reassignment surgery are part of her backstory and characterization.
Films like Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers, and why
Sleepaway Camp
camp setting, teen slasher violence, and self-aware horror comedy
Friday the 13th Part 2
summer-camp murders, female killer, and playful gore
The Final Girls
campy slasher tone, exaggerated kills, and dark humor
The Burning
teen-targeted slasher conventions blended with comic self-awareness
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael A. Simpson
- Release Date
- 1988-08-26
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (331)
Cast
- Pamela Springsteen
- Renée Estevez
- Tony Higgins
- Valerie Hartman
- Brian Patrick Clarke
- Walter Gotell
- Susan Marie Snyder
- Kendall Bean
- Julie Murphy
- Carol Chambers
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers about?
- At a summer camp ruled by rigid morality, a counselor turns disciplinary zeal into a gleefully murderous slasher spectacle.
- What is Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers as graphic.
- What did critics think of Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers?
- Critics broadly regard the sequel as a more polished, deliberately comic slasher whose self-aware humor and ridiculous death scenes outweigh its limited scare factor.
- Which films are like Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers?
- Films with a similar feel include Sleepaway Camp, Friday the 13th Part 2, The Final Girls, and The Burning.
- How long is Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers?
- Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers runs 80 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers?
- In United States, Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers streams on Amazon Prime Video, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel .
