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Summary
Two sniveling high school dropouts plot to rob the school janitor and accidentally release toxic chemicals into the school's water supply.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 35GoodWatch 38
Letterboxd · 678 ratings2.7/5
IMDb3.3
Audience score19%
Running time
1 h 14 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −21 min on the typical 95
typical 9574Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1990
January 1, 1990
36 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 5 more36 people
- Joe FranklinHimself
- WFWilliam FriedmanSteve
- SGScott GordonJeff
- PVPaul VenierBlade
- NSNancy SirianniRoxanne
- Jackie MartlingHimself
- LKLaurie KarzCrystal
- ASAshley SegalLenny
- GPGeorge PezzuttoZeke
- NFNatalie FerrierVicki
- SCScott CorizziMike / Swimmer Ghoul
- LCLorna CourtneyMary
- MHMary HunerMiss Owen
- PKPamela KramerMrs. Slugowski
- Richard BrightPrincipal Kaplan (as Eddie Gambino)
- JDJohn DouglasThug #1
- SSStefonie StollermanThug #2
- Carl BurrowsCoach Hart (as Ed Burrows)
- PCPaul CassidyCraven
- JHJack H. PhelanHeidinger
- Ivan SergeiO'Rawe (as Keith McKenna)
- VTVancho TolomanosiPlayer #4
- DDerrickPlayer #5
- ASAnthony ScavoneMen's Swim Coach
Directing · 2
- Timothy O'Rawe Director, Writer, Producer
- John Paul Fedele First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Production · 3
- Lloyd Turner Executive Producer
- David DeCoteau Executive Producer
- Pumi Sue Casting
Camera · 1
- Michael L. Raso Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Michael Tolochko Editor
- Dennis Petersen Editor
- Larry Ruff Assistant Editor
Sound · 2
- Matthew Jason Walsh Original Music Composer, Additional Music, Compositor
- Rodney Shields Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Pamela Kramer Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
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