The House on Sorority Row

1983 "Sorority sisters... Sisters in life. Sisters in death."
5.9| 1h31m| R| en
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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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RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.
Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.
Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
Brooklynn There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.
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.
chow913 Surprisingly Intriguing 'House On Sorority Row' isn't just another sorority slasher flick where beautiful barely legal girls run from a killer in their underwear. Well OK it is that. But it's a good one.What makes the film work is the surprisingly very talented actresses. The characters are one dimensional. Nothing beyond being mere slasher victims. But the great acting makes us really care about whether or not these girls die. That's a rare achievement for a slasher film. The photography is also above average. Another RARE achievement for Hollywood.The plot: Standard but interesting. It opens in 1961 when Mrs. Slater (although the film establishes she's never been married that's what she's called) undergoes an experimental fertility treatment. After a troubled birth the mad scientist doctor lies and says her child was still born.In 1983 Mrs. Slater is an overly strict sorority mother always harassing her girls.She even threatens to ruin their graduation party. It makes us question why knowing how mean Mrs. Slater is, they want to have their graduation party in the sorority house at all? The girls plan to "prank" Mrs. Slater using a boyfriend's .45. Was the sorority hosting meetings of the Second Amendment Sisterhood? When the "prank" ends with a bullet in Mrs. Slater while their party guests arrive, the girls quickly dump Mrs. Slater in the pool.The film moves quickly and 2/3rds take place during the party. Mrs. Slater's corpse pulls a 'Diabolique' and vanishes but new corpses male and female start to pop up during the party.I won't reveal it but you should be able to guess whom the killer is. And it's not Mrs. Slater.The film has more boobs than blood and it is very entertaining. Especially by sorority slasher standards.
Emiliomag Seven girls who are part of a sorority row,tired of their short-tempered matron,decide to played a joke on her.The joke goes bad and the matron is shot and dies.The girls hide the corpse in the pool and don't tell anything.There is a party on the sorority house at the night.Then,the girls are stalked and killed one by one.The plot is more clever than other slashers and there are a plot at the end.The murders are off-screen,but the gore is enough(like Jeanie's severed head in the WC)The acting is well,above all the final girl,the matron and doctor Beck.In short,one of 80's best slashers.