GL84 Arriving at a special summer camp, a musically-inclined teen finds that the chance to reprise the last role her mother played has now earmarked her for death when a vicious serial killer begins targeting the others at the cast, forcing her to unmask the killer before it's too late.This one wasn't all that bad of a slasher effort. What really makes this one work nicely is the interplay between the musical numbers and the more slasher movie aesthetics. Due to the vast majority of the first half being built around the setup for the initial play, complete with all the traditional backstabbing and drama that occurs in such productions, this one really piles on the musical attributes by not only providing plenty of solid musical interludes to carry this one along. That way, when the film moves into the slasher aspects in the second half, this one has quite the steady background to build off of which generates some really enjoyable slasher set- pieces. The first attack, where the killer emerges from behind the video-screen and launches an attack on the lone figure on the stage of the theater, gives this a strong start to lead into the scenes of him backstage during the performance killing them off in a series of solid ambushes in the coatroom, a fine bashing in a steam-filled shower and a brutal brawl in the kitchen which is all rather fun overall. That really leads into the rather fun finale where the series of battles back-and- forth across the camp give this a nice bit of action while also managing to feature the fun performance being played during this chase backstage that gives this some dual action scenes with some comedy and a nice bit of action with some solid gory kills thrown in. Alongside the somewhat zippy songs being sung that aren't so terrible, these all hold off the film's somewhat minor if rather problematic issues. The biggest factor holding this one down is the issue of the musically-inclined first half that really keeps the slashing to a real low-point. Hardly anyone is offed much less attacked during the first forty-five minutes or so, and it does manage to really feel it with the extraneous scenes of the groups' backstage politics and backstabbing that carries so much of these scenes without really featuring any of the more traditional slasher sequences beyond knowing that a killer is present. This can make for a somewhat challenging start here for some who aren't expecting that kind of layoff for a slasher film and it does make the film a struggle to get through. The other issue here is the fact that there's such a low body-count here that it never really develops a chance to make the killer threatening by keeping him on the sidelines for such much of the film and then rushing through the finale. While some might not enjoy the musical aspect of a horror film that much, beyond these issues, the film doesn't really come off that badly.Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language and a mild sex scene.

Matt_Layden There haven't been many horror/musical mash-ups in the film world. So when I saw Stage Fright available to watch, I thought I'd give it a shot. Much to my surprise, this was a well shot film. It walks a fine line of self parody with the musical numbers, but the horror elements all feel straight laced. The final result is an odd mix that I feel that I wanted to like a lot more than I eventually did.Broadway star Kylie Swanson opened the musical The Haunting of the Opera, an obvious spin on Phantom of the Opera. That same night she was murdered, the killer never found. Ten years later, her two kids help her old manager run an theatre camp for kids. The manager decides to bring back The Haunting of the Opera in an effort to be back on top. Once the rehearsals start, so do the killings.That Broadway star is played by Minnie Driver and her scene is in the opening of this film, that's all. The manager is played by Meat Loaf, his voice isn't the same as if Rocky Horror Picture Show days. The rest of the cast is made up by no name Canadian stars. Yes, this is another Canadian film. The deaths are somewhat creative. The killer seems to like ROCK and ROLL and absolutely HATE theatre musicals. There are a few scenes where they have fun with some red herrings, but not enough in my opinion. If you don't know who the killer is before the reveal, then you don't watch many films. The laughs are few and far between, as are the deaths. It honestly felt like they gave up on the musicals numbers for 2/3's of the film. This attempt at this mash-up tells me one thing. It's not ready yet.

fernie121793 I actually love this movie ! It's silly, funny and bloody. This movie is just a good old campy horror flick it reminded me of Sleepaway Camp minus that weird ending plus a musical. The musical numbers were funny. Hopefully this movie will inspire other horror musical movies in the future. Stage Fright is in the vein of "Dont Go In the Woods" and "Rocky Horror Picture Show" but this movie stands on its own. Allie plays Camilla a girl who lost her mother a famous Broadway actress, played by Minnie Driver, and longs to be just like her by wanting to take the lead in The Haunting of The Opera but she deals with a sleazy director of the show who wants her naked, Her brother who wants to leave for good, a boy who really likes her that borders on obsession, a mean girl who is hungry and thirsty for the lead role and the producer Rodger, played by Meat Loaf, who is on the edge of losing his camp due to financial problems is still convinced that the show will draw a big time Broadway agent to have him gain some personal interests that will satisfy him. The movie ends in a typical standard horror scare but this movie is worth watching again and again.

olivetart My opinion on this movie changed SO many times over the course of just KNOWING about it. When I saw the trailer I was excited to see a movie that was basically a throwback to the old school horror films I grew up with... with more singing of course, but a throwback nonetheless. When I finally got the chance to watch it, I was a little disappointed for AT LEAST the first quarter, but it just kept building and building (mind you I don't like musicals at all so I was a bit out of my comfort zone). By the middle of the movie I was definitely glued to my screen, and when the killer finally made his grand entrance I couldn't help but to laugh out loud - in the best way. Anyway, to sum this movie up into three words, I'd have to say: Eccentric, fun, and HILARIOUS. Oh, and keep an eye out for them paying homage to a few classic horror icons. There aren't much, but if you're a junkie like me, they'll probably make you all giddy and excited. And finally, my best piece of advice when viewing this movie that no one ever seems to take - DON'T TAKE THIS MOVIE SERIOUSLY. If you do, you're gonna have a bad time...