Slumber Party Massacre, The (1981) [reclassified 2019]

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Synopsis

Horror. While an escaped killer (Michael Villella) is on the loose, a high school senior (Michelle Michaels) at home alone for the weekend throws a slumber party.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, and cursing
• Frequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence – some blood and gory detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexually suggestive scenes – breast nudity, little detail
• Frequent breast and buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and cannabis use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Group dynamics
• Survival
• Private lives of teenagers

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for nudity and violence in a genre context

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