Five years after igniting the original slasher craze, Sean S. Cunningham returned with another harrowing tale of young people in danger. And similar to Friday the 13th, this 1985 movie concerns unlucky teens on the receiving end of someone’s revenge. The only difference here, though, is this threat hits much closer to home. The New Kids draws from another prevalent Hollywood trend — violent street gangs and the communities they terrorize — and tells a unique coming-of-age story.
The New Kids starts with Tom Atkins’ character dragging his two teenage children, Loren (Shannon Presby) and Abby McWilliams, out of bed for an early-morning workout on the army base. He indeed jokes about his son being too tired from “whacking off” and he comments on his daughter’s “sexy little bod,” but after previously playing an abusive father in Creepshow, this role is relatively wholesome for Atkins. Sadly, Loren and Abby’s father...
The New Kids starts with Tom Atkins’ character dragging his two teenage children, Loren (Shannon Presby) and Abby McWilliams, out of bed for an early-morning workout on the army base. He indeed jokes about his son being too tired from “whacking off” and he comments on his daughter’s “sexy little bod,” but after previously playing an abusive father in Creepshow, this role is relatively wholesome for Atkins. Sadly, Loren and Abby’s father...
- 11/29/2022
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
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