Product Details

• Actors: Christopher Stryker, Maureen Mooney, Christopher Cousins, Millie Prezioso, Jason Brill
• Directors: Douglas Grossman
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Shriek Show
• DVD Release Date: July 13, 2004
• Run Time: 84 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00023BN2Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,852 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Hell High" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Media Blasters Inc. Release Date: 07/13/2004 Run time: 79 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY THIS DVD!!!, February 15, 2005

By 

stryper "stryper" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hell High (DVD)

Yes, "DO NOT BUY THIS DVD"!!!

Why?

Because there is, in fact, an authoring error, which has caused approximately 4 minutes of the movie, to be missing.

I have personally contacted Media Blaster, the company who have put out this DVD, and talked with the customer service rep (who claimed to have no knowledge of such a problem at first, and had to check) who confirmed that there was a problem, and that the company was aware of it, and that they were supposedly doing something about it, but that he had no idea what, or when, and to periodically call back, to see what the progress was.

My question is, why hasn't the company done a call back on this DVD, as well as why do companies like amazon.com, still have this title for sale?

It's like selling you a book, with about 40 pages missing from the middle...!!!

And understand that this is NOT a problem with only some of the, Hell High discs, and/or certain DVD players not playing the missing 4 minutes of the film; the missing 4 minutes just aren't on the disc, period!!!

This is my second run in with bad DVD authoring, by Media Blaster (also known as, "Shriek Show") as their version of, Zombi 2, also has a problem with the 2 channel, English, stereo soundtrack, which from the time of, 68 minutes and 41 seconds to 71 minutes and 12 seconds, the sound cuts in and out, for long periods of time, completely killing the famous, rotting corpse with worms in his eye socket, rising from the grave and attacking, scene.

I also called Media Blaster about this problem, and was met with the same cluelessness and indeterminate solution, that I was with, Hell High.

I checked with the Blue Underground version of Zombi, which was supposedly culled from the same film negative, but which sadly, has no extras (where as the Media Blaster DVD comes with 2 discs, loaded with extras) and their 2 channel, English stereo soundtrack is perfect, in the same place where the Media Blaster version, messes up.

So, until Media Blaster puts back in the missing 4 minutes of footage, DO NOT BUY THIS DVD!!!

You've been warned...!!!

P.S. And for those of you, like myself, who found out to late that this DVD was defective, Media Blaster's customer service number is, 212-868-0991 ex. 237, and I figure that if we keep deluging them with phone enquiries as to when the fixed discs will be available, then we may actually see this come to pass, sometime before the next millennia.


P.S.P.S. Oh, and the one star rating for this DVD is only because, unfortunately, you can't post a review without any stars, as I would have given it ZERO, had I been able to.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Avoid this EDITED DVD and get the uncut VHS, August 26, 2004

By 

S. Phillips (Las Vegas, NV United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hell High (DVD)

The old VHS was uncut, but the DVD has been edited by several minutes. Why spend your money on a truncated horror film? Buy something from a company that released movies in the original versions.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Little known slasher flick from mid-80s isn't too bad..., July 17, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Hell High (DVD)

Job Bob Briggs is included on this DVD with an intro and commentary track. He's a big fan of this movie apparantly.
The film is a departure from your run-of-the-mill 80s slasher flick but essentially follows the conventions of the genre with a few novel twists.

It's a low budget offering with some inventive kill sequences (I particularly enjoyed the prologue) but the acting and directing are somewhat uneven.

The outright sadism of the kids is hard to take at times. Just why are they so mean spirited towards their teacher? There doesn't seem to be any justification for the malevolence directed at her. It reminded me a little of "Demented". (I'm sure there's hardly anyone who has seen that sick little movie)

You'll enjoy the movie a lot more with the Joe Bob Briggs commentary track turned on.

For completist fans of 80s slasher flicks only.