Main Cast: Kristen Riter, Matthew Goldsby, Richard Brando, Joe Flood, Joe Talarowski
Release Year: 1981
Country: US
Run Time: 86 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
In this slasher film parody, a psychotic serial killer called "The Breather" is killing off sexually active high school students when not making threatening phone calls (with a rubber chicken disguising his voice). Among The Breather's weapons of choice are paper clips, eggplants, and wooden horse-head bookends, and one of the murders is committed to commemorate Jamie Lee Curtis's birthday. Student Bodies was written and directed by Mickey Rose, who previously collaborated with Woody Allen on the screenplays for several of Allen's early films. The film had a notoriously difficult production and producer Michael Ritchie (best known as director of such films as The Candidate and Downhill Racer) opted to take his name off the picture, instead using the Director's Guild pseudonym Alan Smithee. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Kristen Riter - Toby
Matthew Goldsby - Hardy
Richard Brando - The Breather
Joe Flood - Mr. Dumpkin
Joe Talarowski - Principal Peters
Mimi Weddell - Miss Mumsley; Carl Jacobs - Dr. Sigmund; Peggy Cooper - Ms. Van Dyke; Janice O'Malley - Nurse Krud; Oscar James - Coach; Gary Chason; Cullen Chambers - Charles
Credit
Melvin Shapiro - Associate Producer, Kristin Nelson - Costume Designer, Mickey Rose - Director, Kathryn Ruth Hope - Editor, Jerry Belson - Executive Producer, Harvey Miller - Executive Producer, Gene Hobson - Composer (Music Score), Susan Vogelfang - Production Designer, Donald Nunley - Production Designer, Robert Ebinger - Cinematographer, Jerry Belson - Producer, Harvey Miller - Producer, Michael Ritchie - Producer, Alan Smithee - Producer, Mickey Rose - Screenwriter
