Girls Nite Out 1982

Dickie Cavanaugh's suicide and burial authorized

Dickie Cavanaugh, a psychiatric patient at Weston Hills Sanitarium, hangs himself. His sister grants permission to two gravediggers to bury his body. The burial plot is prepared, setting off a sequence of grim events linked to the killer.

Gravediggers attacked during the burial

As the two gravediggers dig Dickie's grave, an unseen killer assaults them and throws their bodies into the burial plot. The killer remains unseen, and the scene hints at a malevolent presence on campus. The burial proceeds amid fear and confusion.

DeWitt University wins, scavenger hunt announced

DeWitt University's basketball team wins the championship, prompting an all-night scavenger hunt for female students the following evening. The event becomes the main catalyst for the campus-wide tension and danger. The sense of celebration collides with a looming threat.

Lynn and Teddy celebrate; Dickie’s death rumor begins

Lynn and star player Teddy Ratliff celebrate the victory at the campus diner and discuss the upcoming scavenger hunt. Freshmen start hearing stories about Dickie Cavanaugh, who is rumored dead, though many do not know the full truth. The mood shifts between pride and unease.

Party night; scavenger clues go live

Students attend a campus party where the tale of Dickie circulates among partygoers. The campus radio DJ broadcasts clues for the scavenger hunt, and a killer dressed as a bear begins targeting victims. Tension rises as the game turns deadly.

Jane is murdered in the locker room

Jane enters the girls' locker room to retrieve a scavenger-hunt item but is suddenly attacked from behind. The killer slashes her throat while muttering misogynistic slurs, and her body is left in a horrifying display. Kathy later discovers Jane's body in the showers, visibly savaged.

Kathy becomes the killer's next target

Kathy attempts to flee after finding Jane's body, but the bear-masked killer pursues and slashes her throat. The string of victims continues as fear spreads through the campus. The killer's presence becomes more brazen and personal.

Sheila encounters the bear killer by the pond

Sheila goes to the pond to search for another scavenger item and encounters the bear-clad killer. He taunts her and lures her toward an abandoned shed by the water, where a brutal confrontation ends with her throat being slashed.

Leslie is murdered; Lynn discovers the body

Lynn continues the scavenger hunt and is joined by tragedy when her friend Leslie goes to the attic of the old chapel and is murdered. Lynn later discovers Leslie's lifeless body, heightening the fear and urging a faster police response.

Dawn senses danger and makes a panicked call

Dawn senses she is being followed and experiences a panic attack. She uses a payphone outside the student union to call Teddy's house, but the call ends with Dawn screaming as a gruff voice tells Teddy to 'come and get her.' Lynn calls the police in the confusion.

Teddy finds Dawn wounded; killer strikes in the cafeteria

Teddy rushes to the student union after Dawn's distress call and finds her bloodied and wounded in the cafeteria. He tries to comfort her, but the killer—Barney in the bear costume—storms in and stabs him, escalating the horror. The campus erupts into chaos as authorities become involved.