I was one of the (very) few who paid to see this in a theatre in 1981. I LOVE horror films and, by that time, slasher films were all the rage and ready for a parody. The story (so to speak) has somebody called the Breather killing off high school students in (supposedly) humorous ways. The opening 10 or 15 minutes were pretty good...then the film went to pieces.
The "story" quickly became incoherent, the jokes were stupid and pretty desperate and it had an ending that left me slack-jawed. I'm really surprised people like this movie. I realize comedy is subjective and a matter of taste but (aside from the beginning) I didn't find anything even remotely funny. The cast was attractive (especially the hunky guy who got killed first) but none of them could act. I think for most of them this was their first (and last) film. That should tell you something. And the director removed his name from the final cut. When a director does that it's pretty obvious the film is hopeless.
I also caught it a few years later on TV (uncut). It STILL wasn't funny! So, I don't recommend this at all but it does have its defenders. Use your own judgment.
The "story" quickly became incoherent, the jokes were stupid and pretty desperate and it had an ending that left me slack-jawed. I'm really surprised people like this movie. I realize comedy is subjective and a matter of taste but (aside from the beginning) I didn't find anything even remotely funny. The cast was attractive (especially the hunky guy who got killed first) but none of them could act. I think for most of them this was their first (and last) film. That should tell you something. And the director removed his name from the final cut. When a director does that it's pretty obvious the film is hopeless.
I also caught it a few years later on TV (uncut). It STILL wasn't funny! So, I don't recommend this at all but it does have its defenders. Use your own judgment.