Massacre at Central High (1976) September 18, 2019 September 19, 2019 ~ monsterhunter A cautionary tale about the dangers of standing up to bullies, Massacre at Central High will likely trigger gasps of disbelief for a generation of snowflakes raised to believe that youthful tormentors serve no purpose and that … MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH was actually made twelve years prior and has the exact same premise and plot. Read movie and film review for Massacre at Central High (1976) - Rene Daalder, Renee Daalder on AllMovie - Offbeat ad extremis, this unusual outing from… Written and directed by Renee Daalder, it stars Derrel Maury, Andrew Stevens (THE FURY), Robert Carradine (ORCA), … Strident in its own right, 1976's luridly titled Massacre At Central High (AKA Blackboard Massacre) is more teen exploitation flick than distilled horror.. Of course there is much to recommend Massacre and the film attains a level of poignancy and earnest sincerity that was so common in the seventies but which is utterly lacking … That aside, we need more movies like this. Report missing or broken trailer Massacre At Central High … MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH dvd (1976) DIRECTOR: Rene Daadler STARS: Derrel Maury, Andrew Stevens, Robert Carradine, Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith SYNOPSIS: One of the all-time classic exploitation films. The 4000 unit Massacre at Central High Limited Collector’s Edition Blu-ray/DVD combo Steelbook is available through the Synapse Films website at: www.synapse-films.com. Not exactly a high school flick. What can be considered as a proto-slasher, Massacre at Central High is, at the very least, a typical 70s social commentary film being masqueraded as exploitation cinema. A high school transfer student, pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies, resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression, and later turns against the students wanting … This disc has not yet been reviewed. Directed by: Rene Daalder. Not exactly a slasher. Bodypuzzle 00:20, 23 March 2009 (UTC) I'm guessing someone confused Ebert with NY Times critic Vincent Canby, who saw the film during its 1980 re-release and listed it as one of the 20 (not 10) best films of … There are many bad things about it. The action is self-contained and reflects its period well. A new student is picked on by high school bullies until eventually their pranks turn violent. Massacre at Central High (1976) Directed by Rene Daalder 1 Synopsis 2 Male Deaths 3 Female Deaths 4 Gallery Steve Bond Robert Carradine Damon Douglas Dennis Kort Derrel Maury Rex Steven Sikes Ray Underwood Jeffrey Winner Cheryl 'Rainbeaux' Smith Lani O'Grady Add a photo to this gallery Massacre at Central High . 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It’s a powerful drama that keeps one’s attention throughout. Blu-ray Movies - North America A high school transfer student, pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies, resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression, and later turns against the students wanting to fill the vacuum of their oppressors. Starring: Andrew Stevens. It inspires thought and has the ability to shock but some of the direction seems off and the acting’s awkward, … The only person he knows is Mark, who runs with the local toughs led by Craig. The message is a tad unclear, the execution ham-fisted, but that's okay. Total price, including … Massacre at Central High (1976) Massacre at Central High (1976) David is the new kid at Central High. "A high school transfer student, pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies, resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression, and later turns against the students wanting to fill the vacuum of their oppressors." Since others have already done so, I will simply describe the quality of the dvd. The problem with MASSACRE was very similar to the one we had with TENEBRAE. David keeps his distance, preferring not to join the "club." The DVD image is clean. The following information has been provided by the distributor. Rated the #121 best film of 1976. Limited to 4,000, it includes a booklet by journalist Michael Gingold. As an interesting aside, Massacre at Central High was also released in a re-edited version, under the amusing but highly misleading title of Sexy Jeans! The film seems to have been influenced by the romance of student takeovers of the 1960's, by Lord of the Flies, and by High Noon. MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH (1976) Directed by Renee Daalder 84 mins approx. It is considered to be a huge influence on Michael Lehmann’s Heathers, but while the darkness of that film is cushioned by some exquisitely played gallows humor, Massacre at Central High is truly the … Massacre at Central High truly straddles the fence between schlock and surreal art film. low-budget exploitation that eerily predicts "punk subculture" in the 80's and the "Columbine Massacre" of 1997. Massacre at Central High raises interesting social issues while … This is not a comedy in any sense of the word. Also known as Blackboard Massacre, the 1976 horror/exploitation film is written and directed by … The high school in its beautiful old building is a microcosm of society, yet all trappings of outside life are missing. Massacre at Central High (1976) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Massacre at Central High. Share Post. We got the masters for that, and there was all this baked-in garbage from a poorly done restoration process that we had to go back in and fix. Synapse Films’ Massacre at Central High limited edition Steelbook Blu-ray is now available. David keeps his distance, preferring not to join the “club.” He tries to convince the other students not to be pushed around, and intervenes once … List Price $0.00. Directed by Rene Daalder. It's actually very hard to describe the movie. It was a very similar situation with MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH: We got the files, and had no … Synapse Films announced this morning that its limited-edition Steelbook two-disc release (Blu-ray and DVD) of MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH is now available at its own website and DiabolikDVD. Its examination of how class-related bullying affects young people’s behaviour is interesting. Massacre at Central High was never on the list. Yes, this is a B-movie with pretentions that would have Ingmar Bergman jerking off in a church bathroom. The only person he knows is Mark, who runs with the local toughs led by Craig. Massacre at Central High . Many label it a horror film because of the body count, but there aren’t … The following information has been provided by the distributor. The only addition which the crazy Italians made to their print was the insertion of some near-X footage, which is spliced into the film whenever a sex scene takes place in … The Night, The Prowler (1978) Head Office (1985) Cisco Pike … The tone however is quite different. Limited to 4,000, it includes a booklet featuring writing by journalist Michael Gingold and a slipcover (pictured below). Massacre at Central High is available on Steelbook Blu-ray/DVD combo pack for $45.95 via Synapse Films. This disc has not yet been reviewed. It's obviously a vhs transfer and not a very good one at that (I'm referring to the DVD-R). Note To Viewer. Genres: Cult, Revenge, Thriller. MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH was the first film written and directed by Rene Daalder, who had been a cameraman for Russ Meyer, and 34 years down the line, MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH still has teeth. Perhaps disheartened by the failure of Massacre at Central High at the box office, Daalder did not direct again for nearly two decades, but returned with two more conceptually challenging (if equally unsuccessful) genre … It looks cheap. Massacre at Central High is a study in social oppression and bureaucracy at a high … He tries to convince the other students not to be pushed around, and intervenes once too … Massacre at Central High. MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH ... Lone wolf teenager David (Derrel Maury) is a newly arrived transfer student to a posh Los Angeles high school, who doesn’t care for the way certain students are being picked on by a preppie gang. Sadly yes and nowhere is it more apparent than in Rene Daalder’s brilliant and bleak 1976 film, Massacre at Central High. Genres: Thriller, Exploitation, Vigilante. Home / Massacre at Central High. Genres: Horror, Thriller. Massacre at Central High directly evokes the same truths laid bare by George Orwell’s Animal Farm and the Sex Pistols’ “Holiday in the Sun,” and it does so in the form of slam-bang quasi-horror revenge-flick soaked with blood, nudity, and bad guys getting their asses bombastically beaten—smack up until the movie makes … The retail price is $39.95, plus a $6.00 packing/handling fee due to the delicate nature of the Steelbook packaging. He’s warmly greeted by his old pal Mark (Andrew Stevens), who offers him a chance to hang … MASSACRE AT CENTRAL HIGH. In fact, his website does not even sport an original review of the film. Note To Viewer. Something so complex but at the same time common among films from this decade. 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