Massacre at Central High
1976 American horror thriller film by Rene Daalder / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Massacre at Central High (released as Blackboard Massacre in the UK) is a 1976 American thriller film directed by Rene Daalder and starring Derrel Maury, Kimberly Beck, Robert Carradine, and Andrew Stevens. The plot follows a series of revenge killings at a fictional American high school, after which the oppressed students take on the role of their bully oppressors. Despite its title, it is not a slasher film but an unusual blend of political allegory, social commentary, and low-budget exploitation; with the exception of the final sequence, no "adult" characters (such as teachers and parents) are seen.[2]
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Directed by | Rene Daalder |
Written by | Rene Daalder |
Produced by | Jerome Bauman Harold Sobel |
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Cinematography | Bertram van Munster |
Edited by | Harry Keramidas |
Music by | Tommy Leonetti |
Distributed by | Brian Distributing Corporation |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $500,000 |
It was shot on 35mm film, and has a running time of 87 minutes.
The film's director, Rene Daalder, described Massacre at Central High as "eerily predicting punk and Columbine".[3][4][Note 1] It has also been cited as a possible influence on the 1988 black comedy Heathers.[5][6]