Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011)

  • R
  • 05/05/2011 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 3m

A Scream Come True

Overview

Three girls living in Los Angeles, CA in the 1980s found cult fame when they "accidentally" transitioned from models to B-movie actresses, coinciding with the major direct-to-video horror film boom of the era. Known as "The Terrifying Trio," Linnea Quigley (The Return of the Living Dead), Brinke Stevens (The Slumber Party Massacre) and Michelle Bauer (The Tomb), headlined upwards of ten films per year, fending off men in rubber monster suits, pubescent teenage boys, and deadly showers. They joined together in campy cult films like Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-a-Rama (1988) and Nightmare Sisters (1987). They traveled all over the world, met President Reagan, and built mini-empires of trading cards, comic books, and model kits. Then it all came crashing down. This documentary remembers these actresses - and their most common collaborators - on how smart they were to play stupid

Jason Paul Collum

Director, Writer

Cast

Linnea Quigley's headshot

Linnea Quigley

Herself
Fred Olen Ray's headshot

Fred Olen Ray

Himself
Brinke Stevens's headshot

Brinke Stevens

Herself
Michelle Bauer's headshot

Michelle Bauer

Herself
David DeCoteau's headshot

David DeCoteau

Himself
Kenneth J. Hall's headshot

Kenneth J. Hall

Himself
John Henry Richardson's headshot

John Henry Richardson

Himself
Richard Gabai's headshot

Richard Gabai

Himself

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