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Summary
Set in and around a small town high school in Kansas, Beth is a naive senior student who asks her two new friends, the slick and outgoing Julie, and her boyfriend Scott to help her cover up the accidental killing of the hated school principal.
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 44GoodWatch 43
Audience score47%
IMDb4.1
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9594Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 132 countries
+122Released
1998
June 1, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
HorrorComedyCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 31
- BBBrooke BaldersonCherry
Amy KellyTerra Simpson- JDJennifer DreilingBeth Violet
- SMSummer MakovkinJulie Thurman
- APAdrian PujolScott Mendota
- ESEric ShermanLester 'The Molester' Anderson
- BOBetti OMiss Nelson
- MMMeghan McDonaldSuicide Chick
- MCMiriam ClimenhagaKelly
- TJTricia JohnsonLaTaqwa
- RMRichard McCauleyTommy
- NPNancy PujolBarbara Violet
- MRMike RogersCarl Violet
- FAFrancile AlbrightWanda Clark (as Fran Albright)
- MMMolly McPeakThelma Melvins
- MHMaisie HinsonPenelope Marshall
- ESElissa SchellLaurie Kline
- AMAnne MartinHolly Wilson
- SNSeraphine NaeymiDebbie Johnson
- BHBrandi HallecsonConnie
- AAArrin ArensmanKim
- ANAmanda NugentKaren Jackson (as Amanda Mills)
- JTJeffrey Todd BrownPawn Shop Owner (as Todd Brown)
- BKBea KendrickSchool Secretary
Directing · 1
- Steve Balderson Director, Writer, Editor
Camera · 1
- Rhet Bear Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Johnette Napolitano Original Music Composer
- Patrick M. Griffith Supervising Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Meghan McDonald Costumer
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