an interestingly quirky teen slasher, a bit less generic than your usual slasher flick from the 80s. The plot is decent but quite slow-paced, and there's the occasional brutal stabbing murder, even though they're not very graphic they're nasty enough. It's got a cool musical scor... read more
Michael Murphy,
Louise Fletcher,
Dan Shor,
Fiona Lewis,
Arthur Dignam
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Dead Kids, aka Strange Behavior, is a creepy exercise from director Michael Laughlin--who conceived this as part one of an abortive "Strange Trilogy" which also included 1983's Strange Invaders. Altho... read more
DVD Release Date: December 9, 2003
Stats: 39 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (39)
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January 30, 2011
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January 10, 2011
This horror movie has a silly plot, but it's so bad, I loved it, it's unintentionally funny and enjoyable because of that.
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May 15, 2010
I was really impressed by this horror movie. It has parts that are so bad, they're funny, but it is also exciting and surprising at other times. I really enjoyed it.
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September 6, 2009
Louise Fletcher is a ray of sunshine in this ineptly storied, early 80's teen tale of college horror.
Critic Reviews
...a campy B-horror movie with some very funny moments. Full Review
Director Michael Laughlin knows how to set up good, pleasant scares, and the acting is solid. Full Review
Oddball, well-made and original take on the 80s teen-slasher genre
We need more dance numbers. We need more Tangerine Dream. Full Review
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