6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Overview
Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives of various campers.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives of various campers.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a slasher horror movie that utilizes themes of psychological trauma and gender identity for its shocking narrative twist, rather than to promote or critique any specific political ideology. It focuses on individual breakdown and horror without offering a political solution or taking a clear ideological stance.
The movie features some visible diversity in its supporting cast, but its primary roles are traditionally cast. The narrative does not engage with or critique traditional identities, nor does it center on explicit DEI themes, focusing instead on its horror elements and plot twist.
Secondary
Sleepaway Camp features a highly problematic portrayal of gender identity through its twist ending, where the protagonist's assigned sex at birth is revealed as the explanation for their murderous rampage. This narrative choice associates gender non-conformity with mental illness and villainy, using it purely for shock value without dignity or empathy.
Sleepaway Camp portrays a character whose gender identity is revealed as a shocking twist, directly associating gender non-conformity with villainy and horror. This depiction reinforces harmful stereotypes, presenting the character's gender as a source of monstrosity and fear rather than with dignity or empathy. The net impact is negative, as exemplified by Angela's reveal as the killer.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film's central plot twist involves a character's true gender being revealed as different from their presented gender within the story itself. This is an internal narrative device and not a change from pre-existing source material or a legacy character, thus not meeting the definition of a gender swap.
Sleepaway Camp (1983) is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments. Therefore, no characters existed with an established race to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.3
Critic Ratings
8.2
5.8
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