Massacre at Central High
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Massacre at Central High is a 1976 U.S. horror film directed by Dutch director Rene Daalder, a protege of Russ Meyer. Despite its title, it is not at all a slasher film -- more an odd and violent political allegory. The movie tells the story of a school shooting at a fictional high school. The cast was largely made up of unknowns, but included Robert Carradine, Lani O'Grady, Kimberly Beck, and Andrew Stevens.
The movie was also known as Blackboard Massacre. It was shot on 35 mm film, and had a running time of 87 minutes.
The movie has been described as 'predicting punk and Columbine' [1], and as 'the epitome of the '70s meathead ethic fused with an apt social commentary' [2]. The much-better-known 1989 film Heathers borrowed several plot elements from Massacre at Central High.
Plot synopsis
A new student, David, to Central High, a high school with seemingly no adults, no rules, and no supervision and lots of microphones, realizes that everyone is under a strict eye from a group of bullies bent on making things run their way, and their way only. Crippled as a result of rebelling against the system, he vows to exact revenge on his tormentors, which only turns more tables. Soon, everything at Central High is out of control.
