House on Sorority Row - 1983

Reviewed by Sammi



Year: 1983

Director: Mark Rosman

Starring: Kathryn McNeil, Eileen Davidson, Janis Ward

Synopsis: Katie and her sorority sisters simply want to have their graduation party at the sorority house. The problem is, their housemother has different plans, and wants them out of the house. So, they do the only thing they know how...they pull a prank on her.
When the prank backfires, and their housemother dies, they have to hide the body before the party starts. While the party rolls along, the body count starts to rise!
Did the housemother really die, or is she still alive and stalking the guests?

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Review: The reason I started working on this page is because I had become weary of looking up films online. There's a ton of "critics" out there who reduce the films I love to pointless drivel. This film is a prime example of this.
Allow me to quote the main user comment from the IMDb. "O.k., lot of alot of elements here! (scream, i know what you did last summer) but in early 80's fashion." Really? Could it have something to do with "Scream" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer" being films that were based on films like "House on Sorority Row"? How the hell does this film have elements of films that were made over 10 years later?! This film was part of the original line of slashers. Scream is tweenie schlock which attempts to satire the genre.
Whew...anyway...back to the film. I love this movie!! I've probably watched this film well over ten times and it never gets old. "House on Sorority Row" isn't original, whatsoever, and I'll admit that. But, how many slashers, post 1982, were? What this film is, though, is an absolute blast!! The plot's simple, and really easy to keep up with. The effects are decent, the killer's final outfit is mind-blowingly goofy, and there's a head in a toilet! What more could you ask for?!
If you want an intelligent film, don't look here (Hell, you probably shouldn't even look at this page!). If you're looking for a basic 80's slasher with an odd little hallucinatory ending, then you're in the right place. This film delivers basic slasherness in all of it's bloodstained glory!
Do yourself a favor, find a copy of this film, and expect to be entertained.

Score: 8.0/11

Trivia: Ummm...the director later did a number of episodes of "Lizzie McGuire", and this movie is being remade for 2009?! Will it ever end? Seriously?

Availability: Elite released a DVD of this, awhile back, and it's readily available. I've seen it new for as low as $9.99. Amazon has new and used copies starting at $15.88.