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Massacre at Central High

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Maimed by bullies at a California high school, a new student (Derrel Maury) engineers acts of revenge.
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Emilie Black Cinema Crazed 09/22/2022
4/5
The film itself is a must for horror fans as it is where a lot of the typical slasher rules seem to come from. It’s also an interesting look on the mid-1970s. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 09/17/2022
3/4
At this lamentable point in time, that title sounds like a “Thanks but no thanks” viewing option, but rest assured that this is probably NOT what one expects. Go to Full Review
James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk 09/14/2022
3/4
even with its various flaws and shortcomings, it deserves more attention as a uniquely daring attempt to invigorate staid exploitation fare with an incisive social intelligence Go to Full Review
Sarah Cartland Caution Spoilers 11/08/2018
3/5
This is a real oddity -- there are no adults, and its examination of how class-related bullying affects teenagers' behaviour is fascinating. But it looks cheap, the acting is often ropy and the comedy sits uneasily with the brutality. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/15/2007
C
Though offering an intriguing allegorical premise about the power structure, it never graduates to be a literate Animal Farm satire. Go to Full Review
Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 09/10/2005
3/5
Apesar de beirar o trash em alguns momentos, o filme contm algumas idias interessantes que podem provocar boas discusses - especialmente se for encarado como alegoria. Go to Full Review
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Bill T. @btreakle 2d “Massacre At Central  High” I really enjoyed this movie it was set from 1976 and it was a pretty decent film I thought. It had a lot of actors that I don’t really recall in other movies but I’m sure they’re out there somewhere. But this is the typical high school theme type movie where you have the usual bullies picking on the weaker and the story of a new student who come in and put a stop to all of it unfortunately using violence himself. But without giving too much of it away this movie does have a sexual content and language. But I enjoyed it very much See more thiago S @Thiagostone Mar 4 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Horror fan 4 @Horrorfan4life Feb 25 What a hell of a surprise. A great cast leads this Horror/Slasher Movie. Bullying is never a good thing and man payback is a coming. My favorite character was spoony and how his character changes in the 2nd half of the movie. Theresa's character was confused about what she stood for. She tried playing both sides. It was great seeing Kimberly Beck ( played trish in Friday the 13th final chapter) in this film. Tim Treakle See more Farah R. @Farah Jan 29 A pleasantly surprising film that rises above the mindless killing trope of the genre, Massacre at Central High is a must-watch for horror fans looking for a decent and somewhat thought-provoking slasher. It’s not without the low quality of production and acting though. See more Michael V. @KensingtonMike Dec 13 Quite the flashback to my high school days in the 70’s, but the very poor acting ruined what might have been a fairly good movie and plot. See more Daniel C. M @RT91944882 10/13/2024 One of the few movies from that time that are actually good and not just a "so bad it's good". This movie is beyond a slasher movie, but still should be watched by any slasher and horror fan. Features great and effective social commentary and awesome kills; full of twists and it's just a very surprising and shocking movie overrall, that is very unpredictable at most parts. Though it has it's fair share of completly unnecesary scenes that only add gratuitious nudity that doens't really serve for nothing, and it takes quite a while to pick up steam. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Maimed by bullies at a California high school, a new student (Derrel Maury) engineers acts of revenge.
Director
Rene Daalder
Producer
Harold Sobel
Screenwriter
Rene Daalder
Production Co
New Line Cinema
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 27m