Hell High (1987)
- Starring:
- Christopher Stryker, Maureen Mooney, (more)
- Director(s):
- Douglas Grossman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Horror
My RatingSynopsis of Hell High
This routine slasher-thriller deviates slightly from the standard formula by way of a fairly intelligent script which explores the murderer's motivation in far more detail than other films of the subgenre. The central character is high-school science teacher Ms. Storm (Maureen Mooney), a mild-mannered woman plagued by barely-repressed psychological traumas, who finally snaps after falling victim to a sadistic prank perpetrated by one of her students. Believed dead, Storm comes after the pranksters with homicidal intent. Though Mooney's well-portrayed transformation from victim to murderer provides an interesting role-reversal against slasher convention, the story still falters in the overall execution, bogged down considerably by some lackluster performances and very little actual suspense. Still, it's considerably better than Demented, an earlier, wholly unsubtle treatment of the same theme. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 84 mins
Complete Cast of Hell High
- Christopher Stryker - Dickens
- Christopher Cousins - Jon Jon
- Jason Brill - Smiler
- J.R. Horne
- Karen Russell
- Maureen Mooney - Brooke Storm
- Millie Prezioso - Queenie
- Kathy Rossetter
- Daniel Beer
- Webster Whinery
- Director(s):
- Douglas Grossman
- Writer(s):
- Douglas Grossman, Leo Evans
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Graphic Violence, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Profanity, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Horror
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