Hell Night [VHS]
Is there a cheesier, funnier (without meaning to be) actress than Linda Blair? A victim of early Hollywood success withThe Exorcist, she hit puberty, tried being a teen queen and a scream queen, and then hung around on the basis of the success of her first major role, exploring the limits of her talent in a series of sub-B movies. This 1981 film, about bad shenanigans during Pledge Week at college, wasn't exactly one of the high points. This surprisingly tedious venture features a group of fraternity and sorority pledges forced to spend the night in an abandoned--and, of course, haunted--mansion that once housed a killer. And would you be surprised to find out that it still does?  The cast includes Vincent Van Patten and Peter Barton, as though that's an attraction. No scares, no skin--what's the point?--Marshall Fine