April Fool's Day
April Fool's Day
R
6.0
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1986

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88m

April Fool's Day

Summary

As soon as Muffy St. John and her college friends arrive on her parents' secluded island, someone starts trimming the guest list... one murder at a time.

Director

Fred Walton

Writer

Danilo Bach

Reviews

John Chard

John Chard

November 2, 2014

7

Muffy the ham-pie slayer!

A group of college buddies convene at a friends isolated abode and get killed off one by one…

Great fun, Fred Walton, Frank Mancuso Jr. and Danilo Bach tap cheekily into the 1980s obsession with slasher films, and produce a self aware horror movie of mighty dark comedy proportions. Quite often when film makers try to laugh as they bite the hand that feeds them they fall flat on their faces, not so here. Ok! It’s hardly genius film making but the makers instil their picture with interesting killings, twists and turns, and even an audacious narrative that would only be appreciated some years later. Horror movie conventions are adhered to with tongue stuck in bloody cheek, none more so than with an ending that will infuriate some, but conversely will bring on the chortles in others. 7/10

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$5,000,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

island
murder
teen movie
slasher
april fool's day
canuxploitation
elimination derby
college friends