Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- gory
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics generally view the sequel as a cheap, repetitive, and diminished franchise entry, though some acknowledge its energetic humor and entertaining kills.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Camp New Horizons pairs privileged teenagers with underclass counterparts, making socioeconomic tension part of the premise.
Angela returns under an assumed identity and adopts the form of an angry inner-city camper.
The film is described as funnier and bloodier than earlier franchise entries while centering on exaggerated camp murders.
Camp New Horizons occupies the recycled grounds of the former murders, returning Angela to a site associated with earlier killings.
Films like Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland, and why
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
shared summer-camp slasher setting, serial-killer premise, and campy horror tone
The Slumber Party Massacre
shared teenage slasher conventions, black humor, and exaggerated murder set pieces
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
shared camp setting, youthful targets, masked-killer suspense, and cult horror appeal
Psycho Cop Returns
shared comedic slasher tone, teen ensemble, and self-aware genre excess
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael A. Simpson
- Release Date
- 1989-08-04
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (246)
Cast
- Pamela Springsteen
- Tracy Griffith
- Michael J. Pollard
- Kyle Holman
- Sandra Dorsey
- Kim Wall
- Haynes Brooke
- Daryl Wilcher
- Mark Oliver
- Cliff Brand
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, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland about?
- A gleefully trashy summer-camp slasher follows Angela Baker as she infiltrates an experimental teen program and turns its social experiment into a bloody killing ground.
- What is Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland as graphic.
- What did critics think of Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland?
- Critics generally view the sequel as a cheap, repetitive, and diminished franchise entry, though some acknowledge its energetic humor and entertaining kills.
- Which films are like Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland?
- Films with a similar feel include Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers, The Slumber Party Massacre, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, and Psycho Cop Returns.
- How long is Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland?
- Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland runs 79 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland?
- In United States, Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland streams on Amazon Prime Video, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel .
