Product Details

• Actors: Brittany Belland, E. Ray Goodwin Jr., Jason Jay Crabtree, Joe Bob Briggs
• Directors: Justin Russell
• Producers: Justin Russell, Dana Jackson, Aaron Russell, Matt Baldwin
• Format: Color, NTSC, Widescreen, DVD
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Gamma Knife Films.
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B006H3NO5M
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,267 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

It's 1981 and the girls of Alpha Gamma Theta sorority are having a party. Amy, sick of living in the dorms, invites her roommate Ava to attend the party with her in hopes that they'll both become Thetas. As the girls arrive, so does an uninvited guest watching them in the shadows. Amy's choice quickly becomes a nightmare as the Theta girls begin to disappear one by one. Announcing his victims, the killer calls the house whispering the next to die. The police hunt for the missing girls and the killer, but will they find him in time? Or will all the girls sleep for good?

SPECIAL FEATURES:

- Director's Commentary

- Shooting a Nightmare in 13 Days (Hour Long Featurette)

- Joe Bob Briggs' Drive In Total

- Theatrical Trailers

- Lost Trailer Series: Don't Go In The Attic

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Nighty Night", February 7, 2012

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Lefty Enright (NAM-LAND) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Sleeper (DVD)

All of the negative reviews for 'the Sleeper' really confuse me! It seems like people are going into this film with so many expectations, & they're too busy paying attention to every little detail about the year 1981, that they can't enjoy this film for it's awesomeness. Justin Russell, who wrote, directed, produced, & was even the director of photography, REALLY delivers a great slasher flick! It takes place in 1981, & that seems to be a constant complaint...That it's inaccurate. Well, here's the thing: If you're watching this movie to pinpoint inaccuracies, maybe you should stick to the Hollywood remakes & found-footage films. This is for people who appreciate the slasher sub-genre, & understand that they're not usually films you should pick apart. Just have fun!!!

Another complaint, is that people say it's too slow. I totally disagree! It's about the same pace as movies like Black Christmas, He Knows You're Alone, & Don't Go In The House, & NEVER boring.

One reason this is such a great indie slasher-flick, is that the kind of gore & camera-shots Russell pulls off on a tiny budget, are better than most Lionsgate or After Dark: 8 Films to Die For horror flicks. To me, that's impressive, since those go to theaters! And the killer is pretty menacing in this flick too! He's not in a mask, which sometimes kills a slasher-film, but in this case it works in it's favor. He makes creepy phonecalls, strikes out of nowhere, & has some pretty weird eyes. The acting in this is usually mentioned in a negative light, but it's not terrible. I actually found most of the actors to be pretty good, & definitely better than ANY Brain Damage, Asylum, or Channing Tatum film.

The bottom-line is: If you dig old school slasher movies, & wanna support a great indie film-maker, you need to buy 'the Sleeper'. I bought it based on the YouTube trailer, & was pretty impressed. You may be too!

And although I mentioned Brain Damage, Asylum, Lionsgate, & After Dark horror films, don't let that scare you. This is MUCH better than 99% of those :)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An unapologetic, classic-style slasher film, February 17, 2012

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Andy - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Sleeper (DVD)

Just when you think you've seen every 80's slasher, a new one appears.... in 2012. Nowadays, it seems directors will only make a slasher if it's a parody or the characters (e.g. Scream) are self-aware of "the rules". The young director of The Sleeper, who probably wasn't born the year his film was set, made an unapologetic, formulistic 80's slasher film. Bravo! I love formulaic movies if the formula is solid. And the classic slasher formula has the works: beautiful girls, a mysterious killer, slow building tension, gratuitous nudity, leap outs, kills, and, of course, the sweet, quick-footed final girl. Other film makers try to re-invent the wheel and end up with movies about ghost-werewolves. Give me tried and true. The Sleeper is not perfect, but I enjoyed this "period piece". Despite a small budget, it captured the spirit of the genre in so many ways.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An homage to '80s slasher films done right!, February 15, 2012

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Richard (Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sleeper (DVD)

'The Sleeper' is an entertaining and well-made (especially considering the (lack of) budget and resources) love letter to early '80s slasher films. I can't wait to see what Justin Russell does next.