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Filming locations:
Concordia University, 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montréal, Québec, Canada (Crawford Academy)
647 Rue Main, Hudson, Quebec, Canada (Virginia Wainwright’s house)
Phoenix, New York (drawbridge vehicle stunt scene)
Technical credits:
111 minutes
Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1
Metrocolor
Audio: Mono
Production and release notes:
Principal filming was completed in September 1980.
The movie was picked up by Columbia Pictures and released in North America on 15 May 1981.
UK cinema and 1986 RCA/Columbia video releases were culled from a longer print with slightly gorier footage of the weight-lift and shish kebab death scenes, plus the original music score.
The initial 2004 DVD release from Columbia Pictures featured a new soundtrack and completely different cover art (not original poster art), which most slasher fans did not appreciate. In October 2009, Anchor Bay released a DVD with the original poster art as the cover and utilised the film’s original score.
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