Cheerleader Camp

Cheerleader Camp

Year: 1988

Runtime: 89 mins

Language: English

Director: John Quinn

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Alison, a dedicated cheerleader, is haunted by vivid nightmares as the all‑state finals approach. She joins her teammates at a rigorous summer training camp, hoping to sharpen their routines. When a series of gruesome deaths erupts at the camp, Alison’s dreams grow darker and she begins to suspect that she may somehow be linked to the terrifying mystery.

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1

Alison arrives at Camp Hurrah and battles with nightmare visions

Cheerleader Alison arrives at Camp Hurrah to train with her teammates, while she is haunted by nightmares about the upcoming competition. She learns she will room with Cory, the mascot, who is often teased by the other cheerleaders, setting up tension. The camp atmosphere blends performance goals with a sense that something sinister may unfold.

Day 1, morning Camp Hurrah
2

Suzy’s apparent suicide discovered

The next morning, Alison finds Suzy in her cabin with wrists cut, dead on the bed. The tragedy triggers police involvement and a debate over reporting it promptly. The mood shifts to fear as teammates wonder who is watching them at the camp.

Day 2, morning Suzy's cabin, Camp Hurrah
3

Suzy's death investigated and cover-up begins

Alison goes into the kitchen walk-in refrigerator and discovers Suzy’s corpse on a shelf; Miss Tipton tells Sheriff Poucher she didn’t report the death yet to protect the program. The Sheriff agrees to handle the matter, and the situation tightens as a cover-up begins to take shape.

Day 2, afternoon Camp Hurrah, kitchen walk-in
4

Tim records a compromising moment; a deal seals the cover-up

The cover-up is solidified when Tipton and Sheriff Poucher have sex, an act which Tim records on video. This intimate exchange becomes leverage to suppress the investigation and protect Tipton’s position.

Day 2, evening Camp Hurrah
5

Sex tape broadcast due to a prank

The sex tape is released the following day as part of a prank, replacing any footage of camp routines. The revelation creates anxiety among the campers and underscores the manipulation at play at Camp Hurrah.

Day 3, morning Camp Hurrah
6

Brent flirts with Pam; Alison's nightmare of Pam

Brent begins flirting with teammate Pam, stirring jealousy in Alison. That night, Alison dreams of Brent having sex with Pam, heightening her paranoia about both Brent and Pam’s safety.

Day 3, afternoon River area / Camp Hurrah
7

Brent and Pam go to the river; Pam is murdered in the woods

The next day Brent and Pam leave for a private encounter by the river, but they argue and Brent leaves Pam in the woods. An unseen killer murders Pam with garden shears, leaving Alison to confront the escalating danger at the camp.

Day 3, late afternoon Woods near Camp Hurrah
8

Alison’s nightmare continues

That evening, Alison experiences a nightmare where she envisions killing Pam, reflecting her anxiety about her own guilt and the killer's threat.

Night of Day 3 Camp Hurrah
9

Competition day begins; Pam is missing

On the day of the competition, Pam is nowhere to be found as the team prepares for performance. Cory still competes in the mascot dance, and Miss Tipton awards the routine elsewhere, fueling tension and fear among the team.

Day 4, morning Camp Hurrah arena
10

Theresa discovers Pam and is killed

Theresa, increasingly worried about Pam, searches the woods and finds Pam’s body. A van pursues her and she is crushed against a tree, marking another brutal death in the string of events.

Day 4, midday Woods near Camp Hurrah
11

Miss Tipton is killed; Tim reveals more chaos

During the chaos, Miss Tipton stumbles into the woods and is killed. Tim returns from a tryst with his hand stained and reveals Theresa’s body, escalating panic among the survivors.

Day 4, late afternoon Woods near Camp Hurrah
12

Pop is shot; suspicion and gunfire erupt

Pop the handyman is encountered; Cory accuses him of being the killer and shoots him. The group is then forced to cope with the realization that a killer is on the loose amid gunfire and fear.

Day 4, dusk Camp Hurrah
13

Brent is discovered over Bonnie’s corpse; Alison shoots Brent

Brent is found standing over Bonnie’s corpse; Alison, urged by Cory and fear, shoots Brent to stop him. The group reels from another shocking betrayal as the violence escalates.

Day 4, night Camp Hurrah
14

Police arrive; Alison is arrested

The police arrive and arrest a distraught Alison, with Cory quietly supporting the accusation that she could have killed for number one. In the ambulance, Alison asserts she only killed Brent, but the detective notes Cory’s manipulation of the narrative.

Day 5, morning Camp Hurrah and ambulance
15

Cory’s victory cry at dawn

In the final image, Cory is dressed in a cheerleading uniform and cheers at dawn while Alison is being taken away; the scene implies Cory manipulated events to gain power.

Dawn Camp Hurrah

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