sentences:  It had its premiere in New York City the following year on January 7, 1983, and in Los Angeles on February 18, 1983.Over the course of the year, became a sleeper hit in the drive-in circuit, and ultimately grossed $1.35 million in the United States.Linda Gross, of the "Los Angeles Times", deemed the screenplay "predictable" and the film "another truly terrible and ludicrous horror movie about a crazy ax murderer lurking around a camp for gifted children."