Massacre at Central High

  • Horror
  • Thriller
9/1/1976
87
R

VIOLENCE-DRENCHED VARIETY

Maimed by bullies at a California high school, a new student engineers acts of revenge.

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  • Wuchak

    When you conquer the bullies, then what?

    A handful of wannabe toughs reign in terror at a SoCal high school. When a new kid shows up (Derrel Maury) he decides not to take their sheet. You would think this would be a good thing for the other students.

    Massacre at Central High (1976) is a high school drama/thriller with slight horror bits that has developed a cult following and influenced future flicks, like Heathers (1989). It came out at the same time as the similar Carrie and pales by comparison, but not just because of the much lower budget. I enjoyed the first half for the most part, but then it increasingly went off the rails with implausibilities. If the film took a more low-key route it would've worked, but it went over-t...

    June 16, 2022

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