WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Hazing (1977)

Also known as The Campus Corpse, Here Come the Delts and The Curious Case of the Campus Corpse, this was directed by Douglas Curtis (The Sleeping Car) and written by David Ketchum (Agent 13 from Get Smart) and Bruce Shelly.

Craig Lewis (Jeff East) pledges a fraternity along with Barney (Charles Martin Smith), a super-smart kid. They’re asked to run down a mountain only in jockstraps to prove how bad they want to join. Craig is a runner, so he’s fine, but when the other guy gets hurt, Craig runs off to get help. When he returns, the other man is dead and instead of calling the police, the frat decides to hide the body.

This has the weirdest plan: After hiding the body for a week, Rod (Brad David) and Phil (Jim Boelsen) force Craig to go to Barney’s classes. Then, they take the corpse to a ski lodge and make it look like he died going down the hill. Does it work? Hmm…

This looks like a TV movie and wildly vacillates between goofy comedy and thriller. It makes no sense and is kind of a mess. I loved it.

You can watch this on YouTube.

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