In his book THE TEENAGE SLASHER MOVIE BOOK, J. A. Kerswell mentions GIRLS NITE OUT over the course of two pages. The first page mentions its delay in coming to market (noted in interviews on the disc) and then page two mentions disguised murderers, sexism and slashing hands. This section is slightly throw away and is respectful but balanced. For anyone who knows, this suggest that he is neither a lover of or a loather of the film. More, he vaguely remembered it as simply as the multitude of other slash and cash in film that are multiple from the genre. For me, I didn’t remember it either. Possibly the reason is I had never seen it but equally likely, it didn’t register as significant.

DeWitt University is another sex filled, drink spilled place for the crowd that is loud and sex starved. This week they are suspending studies and instead preparing themselves for a night of fun and frolics with an all-night scavenger hunt in the offing, something rather nasty is hiding in the rafter. Dressed as the college mascot, an evil assailant is hunting down anyone that they see as easy game for their blood thirsty tastes. Claws out, teeth snarled and blood splattered, the teens start to  worry and as the night grows old, many of those fleeing for safety are likely to not grow old along with it…

Right, I had a flashback above twenty minutes in when said mascot attire popped up. I had seen GIRLS NITE OUT in a truncated form in some reason or variation in the mid 00s. Its not a great slasher, nor is it a well directed, written or produced piece but this is a slasher film and most we now watch for alternative reasons. What we get instead is a functional slasher that delivers less often than is needed but more often than many others. The 2K restoration has little going for it in sense of quality or clarity, as the grain and disturbance on the image is too harsh or too regular to help it as a complete thing. The extra content has a bunch of disjointed interviews with people who say a lot but tell us very, very little of interest or note. Now, the actual great part of the disc is Brand new audio commentary with genre film critic/author Justin Kerswell and film historian/author Amanda Reyes. Aforementioned Kerswell, elaborates on the lack of a final girl, the films delays in getting to market, the heavy misogyny and most interestingly, the suit multiple meanings.

Product Features

Brand new 2K restoration from 35mm vault elements
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Original uncompressed mono audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary with genre film critic/author Justin Kerswell and film historian/author Amanda Reyes
Staying Alive – a brand new video interview with actress Julia Montgomery
A Savage Mauling – a brand new video interview with actress Laura Summer
Alone in the Dark – a brand new video interview with actress Lois Robbins
It Was a Party! – a brand new video interview with actor Paul Christie
Love & Death – a brand new video interview with actors Lauren-Marie Taylor and John Didrichsen
Archival video interview with actress Julia Montgomery
The Scaremaker Alternate Title Card
Original Trailers
Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork and newly-commissioned artwork by Justin Osbourn
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Michael Gingold