もうすぐ大学の卒業式、女子寮の生徒達は嬉しさで浮き足だっていた。だが、寮母のスレイター女史が浮かれる生徒を一切許さず厳しく当たる。卒業パーティの夜、スレイター女史と生徒のヴィッキーとが口論になり、気が収まらないヴィッキーは他の卒業生達と図って、スレイター女史にイタズラを仕掛ける事にする。スレイター女史を驚かせるイタズラのはずだったが、誤ってスレイター女史を死亡させてしまう。不慮の事故にどうしたらいいかもわからず、パーティの終わるまで死体を隠しておき、警察への通報もしないでおこうと話し合う。パーティが終わったその真夜中、女子生徒達は寮内に忍び寄る得体の知れない第三者によって、また一人殺されていく……。
製作費: $425,000 (1億円)
興行収入: $10,604,986 (16億円)
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Decent early 80s’ slasher with some script flaws RELEASED IN 1983 and written & directed by Mark Rosman Stoller, "The House on Sorority Row" chronicles events at a sorority house outside of Baltimore where seven girls responsible for an accidental death start dying one by one during their graduation party. The film borrows elements from “Black Christmas” (1974) and the French horror “Diabolique” (1955), like the unused swimming pool to conceal a body that later disappears. The first act is quite good, particularly the accidental death scene, which is well-acted for no-name actresses. Only two of the seven went on to a career in acting: The protagonist who plays Katie (Kate McNeil) and the slutty girl, Vicky (Eileen Davidson). Speaking of the girls, they present a realistic feminine smorgasbord with Morgan (Jodi Draigie) arguably being the most attractive. None of them, however, are anything to go gaga over (looks-wise, that is). What marred the film for me was the dubious writing. For instance, wouldn't the girls be perplexed at how a dead body mysteriously made it to the attic? What caused it to suddenly fall down the trap door? Why don’t any of the girls look at the face of the corpse to verify its identity? Would a couple of girls who know very little about guns seriously enact a prank using a questionable mixture of bullets and blanks? If you can get past these issues, “The House on Sorority Row” is a decent early 80s’ slasher with a worthy plot and pretty good production values. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour 31 minutes and was shot at Eltonhead Mansion in Pikesville, Maryland, with establishing shots done at University of Maryland, College Park. ADDITIONAL WRITER: Bobby Fine. GRADE: C
Has its moments I guess but nothing that really stands out other than a couple creepy shots. The performances are basic for this genre (though Akthryn McNeil was fine in the lead) while the kills are forgettable (just girls getting killed over and over using a cane). The twist also wasn't all that surprising either. Eh, it's fine however doubtful I'd ever revisit. **3.0/5**
