Two years after John Carpenter's Halloween was finished, Sean Cunningham released this derivative but nonetheless extremely influential film. Like Halloween, teens are the victims, and the more taboos you break, the faster you die. Yes folks, marijuana and sex will get you killed by psychopaths.

Unlike Halloween, the chartacters in this film are horridly underdeveloped, the plot is full of gaping holes, and the only noteworthy scenes involve Tom Savini's makeup effects. Everyone in the movie is such an idiot, you want them to die. The acting is terrible, the directing leaves a lot to be desired, and the script is quite dull.

The only reason I'd recommend this movie is because of its influence on other films.