Rather slow and relatively tame slasher film which bafflingly was identified as a 'video nasty' by the DPP during the 80s in Britain. The plot does boast a playfully bizarre 'head hunter' killer, dressed in bikers' black leather and helmet, brandishing a machete who decapitates victims to stage grisly tableaux featuring water akin to an ancient African ritual.

NIGHT SCHOOL also has some memorable kills with the stalk and slash sequence set in an aquarium a particular stand out. Finally, the film is notable for the debut appearance of actress Rachel Ward who gives an unintentionally hilarious wooden performance as the lead.

The Count's Verdict: Worth a watch for 80s slasher enthusiasts otherwise it may prove a little too languid in pace for a more mainstream audience.

Terror Eyes

Moderately amusing early 80's slasher with a few alleged twists, all of which are completely predictable.

Someone is killing the girls in the anthropology class at Wendell College in Boston. Could it be their handsome ladykiller of a professor, his Australian grad assistant and girlfriend, or is it the local bus boy/pervert? It's up to a Harvard-educated detective to find out.

As noted, the late third act twists are completely predictable, and if you can't figure it out by the 45 minute mark, there's something wrong with you. Not gory or sleazy enough, but it cooks along decently. The best thing about it might be the early 80's Boston location shooting. Decent, but not mandatory.

It might not take long to guess who is behind the beheadings here - I mean it was never going to be the slightly simple peeping tom now was it - but this smart little 80s slasher is on the whole well acted and rather enjoyable. Rachel Ward is a tad stiff and then there's a very odd shower scene involving something red being smeared and a weird lesbian teacher seduction. A worthy addition to the genre.

This was much better than I thought it would be. A slasher that does things slightly different and tends to lean more to the Italian giallo than the american slasher at times. For instance we have a completely in black dressed killer, a police investigator is the lead character instead of the usual final girl and although it's not hard to guess there is the whodunnit factor including some very obvious red herrings. The city setting was also reminding me of some giallo's.

The killings are mostly offscreen but scenes still felt quite brutal, one bloody attack reminded me a bit of Tenebre (which was made later!). Acting was okay but Rachel Ward acted like she wasn't to interested in doing a slasher. There's also some a nice score by Brad Fiedel.

An above average slasher!

Terror Eyes

Moderately amusing early 80's slasher with a few alleged twists, all of which are completely predictable.

Someone is killing the girls in the anthropology class at Wendell College in Boston. Could it be their handsome ladykiller of a professor, his Australian grad assistant and girlfriend, or is it the local bus boy/pervert? It's up to a Harvard-educated detective to find out.

As noted, the late third act twists are completely predictable, and if you can't figure it out by the 45 minute mark, there's something wrong with you. Not gory or sleazy enough, but it cooks along decently. The best thing about it might be the early 80's Boston location shooting. Decent, but not mandatory.

Good traditional slasher. Killer wearing motorcycle helmet works always! Recommended.

too bad this film has a small cult following but it need more people to see it.

Rather slow and relatively tame slasher film which bafflingly was identified as a 'video nasty' by the DPP during the 80s in Britain. The plot does boast a playfully bizarre 'head hunter' killer, dressed in bikers' black leather and helmet, brandishing a machete who decapitates victims to stage grisly tableaux featuring water akin to an ancient African ritual.

NIGHT SCHOOL also has some memorable kills with the stalk and slash sequence set in an aquarium a particular stand out. Finally, the film is notable for the debut appearance of actress Rachel Ward who gives an unintentionally hilarious wooden performance as the lead.

The Count's Verdict: Worth a watch for 80s slasher enthusiasts otherwise it may prove a little too languid in pace for a more mainstream audience.

Night School has its atmosphere, interesting camera shots and music all working in its favor, but sadly, the story is lacking.

With a little more work the mystery here would have actually been a mystery. Figuring out the killer will be easy for most folks within a few minutes of starting the film. The red herrings, or lack there of, are weak and provide no reason to second guess.

Most of the major characters have decent performances and I enjoyed a number of the bit characters that pop up to give it a little humor. The music got me though. It’s a nice mix of traditional scoring and synth.

All in all, even with a large story issue Night School is still worth a watch.