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Student Bodies

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This movie is funny beyond belief....a killa crazy comedy.
Paramount Studios should absolutely finally release this movie on dvd.

When Student Bodies first came out in 1981 it was completely unique, no one had ever done a horror spoof before. Hense the original Movie poster proclaiming "At last The world's first comedy horror movie".

Student Bodies was written and directed by Mickey Rose, who collaborated with Woody Allen on the screenplays for Allen's early films.
The film had a completely unknown and still unknown cast *Kristen Riter* Toby Badger, *Matt Goldsby* Hardy, *Richard Brando* The Breather,
Student Bodies had a notoriously difficult production and producer Michael Ritchie, Ritchie opted to take his name off the picture, instead using the Director's Guild pseudonym.

This movie has become quite popular since it's release on video in the early eighties and is still available on VHS and can be seen sometimes on late night/early morning television becoming a CULT CLASSIC.....BUT WHEN IS THIS CULT CLASSIC GOING TO BE AVAILABLE ON DVD?

This killa Crazy comedy is every teenage horror film you've ever seen from the 70's and 80's and every horror movie cliche is taken to hilarous extremes of laughter. The screams are as frequent as the laughs as a crazy murderer or maybe murderess terrorizes Lamab High.

But the senior class is not going to take it lying down most of all Toby Badger...*KRISTEN RITER*. a mousy good girl you know like in all horror films Toby's the virgin. Toby's putting herslef and her beau in some silly positions so she can find out who's "the breather". a killer who is murdering her non-viriginal friends with a pair of rubber gloves and garbage bags and other unusal weapons of choice.

With help from her boyfriend Hardy...*MATT GOLDSBY*(Student Bodies,Frances) who's the town nerd of sorts who's always there by Toby's side if she needs him. Hardy's trying his best to protect and save Toby. But at the same time trying to protect and save himself.

Toby and Hardy are Ducking such lethal weapons such as paper clips, blackboard erasers and horse-head bookends, they set about trying to find the mysterious "Breather" and other things that go bump in the night.

No one is safe from the crazy twists and turns of the looney plot, and a madcap twist of an ending. No one is Safe least of all the student bodies themselves. Football games, pep rallies, parades and senior proms provide background for a movie that leaves no horror movie cliche unexplored.

This movie is Rated R which actually i think is a joke onto itself. cause there is only slight nudity, little Gore, there's only a few bad words said in the entire movie. some lewds jokes but that's the best parts.

This movie is actually quite tame considering all the raunchy teen movies of the 80's and 90's that will follow it. But It is by far the best in my opinion.

Student Bodies was the movie that started the whole horror movie spoofs. This is a great film that I hope will be available on dvd one day. Great laughs, Sharp ,Witty and of course purposely stupidly wonderful. I mean hello it's a comedy not shakespheare.

10...stars TWO thumbs way up.

You have to love one of the earliest parodies of 70s horror flicks.

Some highlights of the film that make it hilarious:

* Our killer (you never see his face, just heavy breathing, gloves, and galoshes) is looking over weapons and picks the deadliest one of them all...an unfolded paperclip!! * The ongoing "body count" that flashes on the screen everytime someone dies! * Our killer talking to the teacher: Teacher (on phone): "Why does your voice sound funny? Killer: "Because I'm disguising it, schmuck!" "How?" "I'm talking through a rubber chicken." "It sounded like you're talking through a rubber chicken." "'Click!'" "Did you just hang up?" "No, I just said 'click.'" * One of my favorite quotes as the principal "confesses": "All these years I've been naked underneath these clothes." * The killer as he chases a girl: "Why do they always run? Maybe it's the galoshes! They're a dead giveaway! Why do I wear them? It's not even raining!" *You have to love a movie that uses an eggplant for a murder weapon.

Okay, so the humor is bad and dated...but in the right mood with a lot of friends, it's downright funny.

I'm amazed that it's still in print. Enjoy.

Paramount Studios should absolutely finally release this movie on dvd.
When Student Bodies first came out in 1981 it was completely unique, no one had ever done a horror spoof before. Hense the original Movie poster proclaiming "The world's first comedy horror movie".
This movie has become quite popular since it's release on video in the early eighties and is still available on VHS and can be seen sometimes on late night/early morning television becoming a CULT CLASSIC.....BUT WHEN IS THIS CULT CLASSIC GOING TO BE AVAILABLE ON DVD?
This killa Crazy comedy is every teenage horror film you've ever seen from the 70's and 80's and every horror movie cliche is taken to hilarous extremes of laughter. The screams are as frequent as the laughs as a crazy murderer or maybe murderess terrorizes Lamab High.
But the senior class is not going to take it lying down most of all Toby Bager...*KRISTEN RITER*. a mousy good girl you know like in all horror films Toby's the virgin. Toby's putting herslef and her beau in some silly positions so she can find out who's "the breather". a killer who is murdering her non-viriginal friends with a pair of rubber gloves and garbage bags and other unusal weapons of choice.
With help from her boyfriend Hardy...*MATT GOLDSBY*(Student Bodies,Frances) who's the town nerd of sorts who's always there by Toby's side if she needs him. Hardy's trying his best to protect and save Toby. But at the same time trying to protect and save himself.
The characters are Ducking such lethal weapons such as paper clips, blackboard erasers and horse-head bookends, they set about confronting the mysterious "Breather" and other things that go bump in the night.
No one is safe from the hilarious twists and turns of the looney plot, least of all the student bodies themselves.
This movie is Rated R which actually i think is a joke onto itself. cause there is only a bit slight nudity, No Gore, there's only one bad word said in the entire movie. some lewds jokes but that's the best parts.
This movie is actually quite tame from all the spoofs that will follow it. But It is by far the best in my opinion.
Student Bodies was the movie that started the whole horror movie spoofs. This is a great film that I hope will be available on dvd one day. Great laughs, Sharp ,Witty and of course purposely stupidly wonderful. I mean hello it's a comedy not shakespheare.
10********** stars TWO thumbs way up.

How about it to you movie studios, release this movie and quit bothering with a 4 disk 3rd rerelease special edition of some stinky Julia Roberts movie. This movie is what Scary Movie wishes it couldve been. I'll hit ya with a horsehead bookend!!!

I'm tired of checking up on this on DVD - release it already!

How can we live in a world where 'Saved by the Bell' season 1-4 is being released on DVD; however, Student Bodies hasn't seen the light of day! If it helps to get it out, don't remaster it, just slap it on DVD!

Do you actually sell Saved by the Bell sets? Did I mention that SEASON 1 THROUGH 4 IS OUT!!!! It's a sad, sad world in which we live in.

This review was written based on the NON-EXISTENT DVD...

Quite possibly my favorite movie. I have been raving about this movie since I first saw it over ten years ago, I've shown it to all of my friends, and every time I find somebody else who has already seen it, I immediately show it to them! Nothing against mainstream movies, but it's the cult movies that bring people together. If you are reading this and you love offbeat humor but haven't seen this movie, find it! After all, "even the dead love a parade."

This movie is one of the earliest slasher flick parodies. Some of the humor is dated, but most of the well-worn jokes were done here first.

There is no nudity, no gore, no bad language (with one exception) and no real violence.

I won't spoil why the film has an "R" raiting, but it is one of the better jokes in the movie. (And terribly tame by today's standards.)

The story is silly. There are plot holes hig enough to drive a truck through. (With big blinking signs pointing to them in some places.) Teenagers die in silly ways for having unauthorized sex. The dysfunctional heroine tries to figure out who is doing it in order to clear her name. (It always seems like she is in the wrong place at the wrong time.) And wait until you see who gets crowned prom queen.

Not a perfect film, but worth getting. Better than alot of the recient slasher flick parodies with larger budgets.

I saw this movie on USA up all night a few years back. I must say I am really glad i did stay up all night. Student Bodies was and still is hilarous. I recently purchased the tape at a video shop. But i was disappointed to find out it is not available on dvd which really sucks. I think paramount should finally make this movie available on dvd.

this is the original horror movie spoof.
forget "scary movie" "shriek! whatever the hell the rest of this title is" and "scream"
yes, this is a dumb movie
yes, the acting is bad
however, it is so bad that its funny
i suggest you watch this high

PARAMOUNT studios should absolutely release this movie on dvd
I know this is a low budget horror spoof. But this is one of my favorite films ever. this Film is a spoof of all the 70's and 80's horror films. They have ever single horror cliche but it's funny as hell.
unless you are into cult/ low budget fims you may have never heard of this film. it sometimes plays late night on cinemax/hbo. Plus if your not into 70's and 80's horror films you might not get all the jokes but who cares it still funny.
SYNOPSIS:
A small town's resident "heavy breather" victimizes a bevy of sex-crazed students in this comic (and mostly gore-free) Cult Film.
Toby( Kristen Riter) is a sexualy repressed teen. her friends are dropping like flies. Her partner in crime is her equally sexualy repressed boyfriend Hardy(Matt Goldsby). Some how Toby becomes a suspect so toby and Hardy must put themselves in some weird and very hilarous situations to clear her name.
If you loved Scary movie and 80's cult films this movie is for you. This is the original horror comedy spoof.
Before Scary movie there was STUDENT BODIES
This cult movie should absolutely should be finally released on dvd