THE MAJORETTES

The Majorettes Movie Review

A masked man somewhat resembling Barry Windham during his time as "The Stalker" is on the loose, killing high school majorettes. At the core, this is the general plot of this 1987 film, but the story doesn't end there...more on this later. For now, we will focus on the first act, which is fairly standard 1980's slasher stuff--we have the high school "kids" who look like they're pushing 30, bad dialogue, some nudity, a few kills, and an actress who looks just like many other actresses from similar movies from this time. 

"It's the woman from...no, wait...from...not that one..."

If you're a fan of Porky's, you'll be reminded of the most famous shots from that movie at times, and the peeping Tom plays a somewhat important role later in the film. Most of the characters believe a biker gang is responsible for the killings, so we get to know some unscrupulous folks there as well. Surprisingly, we find out the identity of the killer about midway through the movie, and that's when things really go off the rails. Still another person with no moral compass blackmails the killer, and the biker gang finally does kill somebody, leading to that somebody's boyfriend seeking revenge. So what starts off as a slasher film switches gears, and suddenly we have an action flick featuring a high school dude with an automatic assault rifle going on a revenge mission. Even with this, the movie never becomes so bad you turn away from it. The idea that you never know what will happen next, no matter how ridiculous, will get you through the movie. Will you remember much about it a week later? Probably not, but it's a fair ride while it lasts. 

On A Scale Of One To Ten: 5

The Majorettes Movie Trailer