Episode 32: "Sleepaway Camp"

This week our hosts continue to explore the slasher genre by looking at some of the outliers that slipped out of the slasher boom of the 80s. In this case it’s Sleepaway Camp (1983), the film that starts as a derivative camp slasher but has an unforgettable ending. What does this film tell us about feminism and gender politics of the 80s? What does it tell us about the length of shorts on guys in the 80s? And most importantly: what does it tell us about Ricky’s hat choices?