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Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

R 110 min  -  Horror | Mystery | Thriller  -   15 May 1981 (USA)
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Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday... See full summary »

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

John C.W. Saxton (screenplay), Peter Jobin (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melissa Sue Anderson Melissa Sue Anderson ...
Glenn Ford ...
Lawrence Dane Lawrence Dane ...
Sharon Acker Sharon Acker ...
Frances Hyland Frances Hyland ...
Tracey E. Bregman ...
Ann Thomerson (as Tracy Bregman)
Jack Blum Jack Blum ...
Matt Craven ...
Lenore Zann ...
David Eisner David Eisner ...
Lisa Langlois ...
Michel-René Labelle Michel-René Labelle ...
Etienne Vercures (as Michel Rene Labelle)
Richard Rebiere Richard Rebiere ...
Lesleh Donaldson Lesleh Donaldson ...
Earl Pennington Earl Pennington ...
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Storyline

Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a grueling set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one year earlier. We soon learn the truth behind her accident and what is going on... Written by Joseph Henson <gzr@cdc.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Accident | Birthday | Student | School | Murder  | See more »

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R.S.V.P or die! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ab in die Ewigkeit See more »

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$CAD3,500,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:  | Argentina:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Most ads and posters for film carried a photo of a young man about to be orally impaled with a skewer of meat and vegetables, with the slogan "John Will Never Eat Shish Kebab Again." However, there is no character in the movie with this name. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: During the surgery flashback, Ginny moans while under anesthesia. With an endotracheal tube, as was seen in Ginny's mouth, the patient's breath bypasses the vocal cords completely, so the patient effectively has no voice. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Mrs. Patterson: [to her attacking dog] Winston! Winston! Winston, just stop it, bad boy. Sit down. Sit!
Bernadette O'Hara: Oh, Mrs. Patterson.
Mrs. Patterson: Bernadette O'Hara, do you have any idea what time it is? Where are you going?
Bernadette O'Hara: Well, I, I. was just going up to the village to meet some of the kids at the inn.
Mrs. Patterson: You mean the second home for the Crawford top 10, don't you?
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Soundtracks

"Happy Birthday to Me"
Music by Lance Rubin
Lyrics by Molly-Ann Leikin
Performed by Syreeta
Courtesy of Motown Records See more »