The House on Sorority Row

1983 "Sorority sisters... Sisters in life. Sisters in death."
5.9| 1h31m| R| en| More Info
Released: 21 January 1983 Released
Producted By: Film Ventures International
Country: United States of America
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When the senior sorority sisters of Theta Pi decide to do in their demented house mother, someone seeks revenge, and begins a night of terror and madness.

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gavin6942 After a seemingly innocent prank goes horribly wrong, a group of sorority sisters are stalked and murdered one by one in their sorority house while throwing a party to celebrate their graduation. This film has become a standard among the slasher subgenre and is beloved by many. It remains popular today (2016) even as the remake is already forgotten. And this is despite the complete lack of notable names attached.What is interesting is the score. The film's music score was written by Richard Band and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The Washington D.C. based powerpop band 4 Out of 5 Doctors appears in the movie, performing several of their songs. Band is mostly associated with Full Moon, his brother's company. But this film shows he is a good composer in his own right and not just blessed by nepotism.
Dom Nickson Spoiler Alert!!! This movie is pretty interesting about a group of sorority girls playing a prank on the owner and suddenly it goes wrong and ends in her death. They decide to throw a party like a day or two later and suddenly a mysterious murderer who wears a cool looking jester costume begins killing them one by one. The acting was pretty bad for this film but I guess it was just the 80's style of having bad acting. The whole setting screams the 80's and it really does well just like The Burning and Nightmare on Elm Street. Most of the kills in this movie are off-screen which is kind of a disappointment but they are at least creative for what it. I also really enjoyed the ending as well I mean it was honestly my favorite part of the whole film! This movie gives the viewer a really good time as it takes each character and kills them, unexpectedly. I give this film an 8 out of 10.
d_m_s Although it's fairly watchable, this film is pretty rubbish overall. There is a strong performance from the leading lady and she makes it more enjoyable but every other actors (and their characters) are sub-par. Of course, that wouldn't matter if there were some laughs or great special effects or a decent storyline however there are none of these either.As with most slashers it's quite predictable and the majority of characters do stupid things to get themselves into positions where they can be killed for the viewer's pleasure.The storyline is very unlikely (an accidental killing gets covered up by a group of sorority girls, with none of them thinking it better to go to the police to explain) and the ending is totally rubbish, silly and lacking suspense.For a one-off watch it was OK but not worth a re-view, apart from the slightly creepy scene in the attic in the last 10 minutes.
TheBlueHairedLawyer The House on Sorority Row is a classic low-budget Eighties slasher, but its got a genuinely creepy-as-hell ending scene... let's just say it's got a clown involved.Anyway, the plot follows a gang of girls living in a sorority house, under the thumb of strict Mrs. Slater, an old woman with a haunting past. When Vicki gets caught having sex and Mrs. Slater pops her water bed on purpose, Vicki decides to play a mean prank on the old lady. Unfortunately it all goes very wrong, and soon the girls are being picked off one by one at their own party.I loved this movie; sure it was kinda cheap but if you're a fan of the slasher genre you'll probably love it, too. It has cool soundtrack, decent-enough acting and a good story to it.