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Interviews

Thank you to the following cast members who have taken the time to recount their memories of working on the film. Hopefully more to come!

Bonnie Deroski

Bonnie Deroski

Bonnie played Marnie - whose character was named after Tippi Hedren's character in Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS. She didn't get to die in the film, but played a stunt arm in the infamous raft scene!

Leah Ayres

Leah Ayres

Leah played camp counselor Michelle in the film. She talks about how the filmmakers kept the shocks real by hiding Tom Savini's graphic effects from her until the film was already rolling!

Shelley Bruce

Shelley Bruce

Fresh from starring in a Broadway production of Annie, Shelley played Tiger - who was one of the youngest members of the main cast. She recollects about how much fun it was to make the film, and how she nearly sprayed the others with mashed potato!

Ned Eisenberg

Ned Eisenberg

Ned played the moody teen Eddy, who gets a makeshift tracheotomy from Cropsy during the infamous raft scene. He recalls what it was like to shoot one of the most notorious scenes in slasher movie history.

Larry Joshua

Larry Joshua

Larry played the camp tough guy Glazer, who gives Alfred a hard time after he's caught spying on his girl. Another of Cropsy's victims, Larry recalls the worst part of being violently killed on screen is the taste of the fake blood.

J.R. McKechnie

J.R. McKechnie

J.R. played Fish in the film. He was another of the actors lucking enough to be 'killed' in the film's infamous raft scene. He reveals how it was done and how he screamed like a girl. Plus he tells how it's now fun to show his kids his death scene.

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