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***The first college campus slasher*** A select number of youths at a college campus in North Carolina prepare to take their finals, but a mysterious killer is loose on campus who wants it to be their final exam. “Final Exam” (1981) is the first slasher to take place at a c…
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Final Exam
“Some may pass the test… God help the rest.”
51%
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1h 30m
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Final Exam (1981) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Final Exam (1981) — a movie tagged as Horror with dark moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: In a small college in North Carolina, only a select few students are left to take mid terms. But, when a killer strikes, it could be everyone's final exam. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Final Exam 51% (128 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Final Exam suits viewers who want a dark film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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from 128 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
In a small college in North Carolina, only a select few students are left to take mid terms. But, when a killer strikes, it could be everyone's final exam.
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- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1981-06-05
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 5.1
- TMDB ID
- 40469
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In a small college in North Carolina, only a select few students are left to take mid terms. But, when a killer strikes, it could be everyone's final exam.
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Cast
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Cecile Bagdadi
Courtney
Joel S. Rice
Radish
- R
Ralph Brown
Wildman
- D
DeAnna Robbins
Lisa
- S
Sherry Willis-Burch
Janet
- J
John fallon
Mark
- T
Terry W. Farren
Pledge (Gary)
- T
Timothy L. Raynor
Killer
- S
Sam Kilman
Sheriff
- D
Don Hepner
Dr. Reynolds
- M
Mary Ellen Withers
Elizabeth
- E
Elijah Perry
Coach
- S
Shannon Norfleet
Student in Car
- C
Carol Capka
Student in Car
- R
R.C. Nanney
Mitch
- G
Gene Poole
Cafeteria Worker
- F
Fritz Jon Goforth
Cafeteria Worker
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***The first college campus slasher*** A select number of youths at a college campus in North Carolina prepare to take their finals, but a mysterious killer is loose on campus who wants it to be their final exam. “Final Exam” (1981) is the first slasher to take place at a college campus, not counting “Black Christmas” (1974), which focused on a sorority house. It beat two other campus slashers to the theater by a few months: “Night School” and “The Prowler.” The Euro-slasher “Pieces” debuted the next year. These flicks paved the way for college slashers of the future, such as the “Urban Legends” trilogy (1998, 2000 & 2005). Some people don’t like “Final Exam” because it focuses on mundane University drama for most of its first hour before the killer finally attacks. But I didn’t mind this as it helped you to get to know the characters, which consist of the usual types: the smart virginal girl, the nerd, the bully jock, the hot babe who knows it and uses it to her advantage, the dumb blonde who’s obsessed with love, the pathetic pledge and the born leader. Another criticism is that the killer doesn’t have a mask and is without personality or motivation. But the lack of disguise makes the movie more realistic since a cumbersome mask wouldn’t be practical for an effective killer. Also, if you pay attention, one of the themes of the picture is the psycho killer that appears out of nowhere and seemingly slays at random, like the real-life Texas Tower Sniper at the University of Texas in Austin on August 1, 1966. Last weekend there were two massacres in El Paso and Dayton. How do you prepare for such an attack and how do you improve your chances of survival and victory if there is one? “Final Exam” addresses such issues. “Final Exam” cost $374,000 in 1981 and therefore comes off as a TV movie, albeit with overt murders, some gore and a little nudity. The film runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was shot at Isothermal Community College, just south of Spindale, North Carolina. GRADE: B-
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