Sleepaway Camp was released on November 18, 1983. It was filmed in upstate New York. Most of the movie takes place at Camp Arawak, which was filmed at the former Camp Algonquin (also known as Camp Argyle). The camp was open from 1927 until the mid-1980s. It is now private property and is not open…… Continue reading SLEEPAWAY CAMP (1983)
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SLEEPAWAY CAMP III: TEENAGE WASTELAND (1989)
Like Sleepaway Camp 2, Part 3 relocated from Georgia to New York for filming, and it was actually filmed back-to-back with Part 2 at the very same camp. I recruited one of my friends to accompany me to this rural spot, and we called the number on the For Sale sign and got permission to…… Continue reading SLEEPAWAY CAMP III: TEENAGE WASTELAND (1989)
SLEEPAWAY CAMP II: UNHAPPY CAMPERS (1988)
While the first ‘Sleepaway Camp’ filmed in New York, 2 and 3 both came to Georgia for filming. I was super excited and then immediately disappointed when I found this out, because it also said that the camp was torn down shortly after filming. After a little more research, I figured out that that wasn’t…… Continue reading SLEEPAWAY CAMP II: UNHAPPY CAMPERS (1988)