Splatter University

Director: Richard Haines Richard Haines

Overview

A maniac escapes from a mental institution and disguises himself as a member of the faculty at St. Trinian's, a small Catholic college. He murders a young female professor, but the crime remains unsolved. Julie Parker (Francine Forbes) fills the vacant position after several other applicants refuse to accept the "jinxed" classroom. She begins dating fellow teacher Mark (Ric Randig) and tries to get through to her wild, party-loving students. One night, a young girl from her class is found dead at a drive-in theater and Julie discovers that Mark was involved with the woman who was killed the semester before. She suspects him and decides to break into his apartment and investigate. Her findings are flimsy and when another teacher is found mutilated on campus, she goes to the dean, Father Janson (Dick Biel), to discuss her resignation. Before she can escape, however, Julie will find herself face to face with the real killer and learn the horrible truth.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/29/2019
UPC:	0814456021942
Original Release:	1984
Rating:	R
Source:	Vinegar Syndrome
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Francine Forbes	Julie Parker
Cathy Lacommaro	Cathy
Ric Randig	Mark
Joanna Mihalakis	Actor
George Seminara	Actor
Dan Eaton	Actor
Sal Lumetta	Actor
Denise Texeira	Actor
John Michaels	Actor
Richard Haines	Actor
Dick Biel	Daniel Grayham
Mary Ellen David	Actor

Technical Credits

Richard Haines

Michael Cunningham

John Michaels

Richard Haines	Director,Editor,Producer,Screenwriter
Chris Burke	Score Composer
Ralph Cordero	Makeup
Michael Cunningham	Screenwriter
Amodio Giordano	Makeup Special Effects
Jim Grib	Cinematographer
Lloyd Kaufman	Consultant/advisor
John Michaels	Producer,Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

This slasher cash-in was an early release from the exploitation renegades at Troma, and while it isn't as outrageous as the sleaze and gore comedies the company is know for today, a variety of typical hallmarks abound. The teenage miscreants that form the pool of victims are an over-the-top collection of arrogant, amoral delinquents played broadly for comedy, though the laughs are negligible. The general disdain for good taste and hyper-cheap production values are all in evidence as well, though the ersatz gore effects are nasty enough to overcome their obviousness. Ultimately, the bone-headed plotting and half-hearted execution of Splatter University fails at horror, though the all-pervasive idiocy of the characters and the film's generally unpleasant attitude will satisfy those with mean streaks of their own.

All Movie Guide - Fred Beldin