April Fool's Day (1986/I)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Fred Walton

Writer:

Danilo Bach (writer)

Release Date:

27 March 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Last one out's... a goner.

Plot:

A group of nine college students staying at a friend's remote island mansion begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the April Fool's day weekend.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Mansion | April Fool's Day | Secret | Southerner

Cast

Jay Baker	...	Harvey 'Hal' Edison
Pat Barlow	...	Clara
Lloyd Berry	...	Ferryman
Deborah Foreman	...	Muffy / Buffy St. John
Deborah Goodrich	...	Nikki Beshears
Tom Heaton	...	Constable Potter / Uncle Frank
Mike Nomad	...	Buck
Ken Olandt	...	Rob Ferris
Griffin O'Neal	...	Skip St. John
Leah Pinsent	...	Nan Youngblood (as Leah King Pinsent)
Clayton Rohner	...	Chaz Vyshinski
Amy Steel	...	Kit Graham
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Arch Cummings

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | West Germany:18 (cut) | USA:R (Certificate #28085) | Netherlands:16 (DVD) (2003) | UK:18 (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Norway:16 (theatrical rating) (cut) | Norway:18 (video rating) (uncut) | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2002) | UK:18 (video rating) (1986) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Due to the film being light on violence it received frequent airings on late night television, where it gained a large cult following.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end, Buck sticks the prosthetic to the side of Rob's face. But it's partially covering one eye when he runs into the room with everyone else.

Quotes:

Clara: Have a nice party.
Muffy: Nice? It's gotta be better than nice. It's gotta be bloody unforgettable.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Død snø (2009)

Soundtrack:

Too Bad You're Crazy

criminally underrated

One of my favourite movies of all time. Saw it again last night for the umpteenth time last night (but on DVD for the first time)and it's still wonderful. Funny, scary and seriously smart - the "twist" is great and works well even on multiple viewings - there's no cheating here, it works well even when you know it and can see it coming. I love it to bits, and it's tremendous fun. Criminally underrated. The cast is terrific, especially Deborah Foreman, and it's the first thing other than the Back to the Future movies that I've seen Thomas F Wilson in! And he's funny and likable in it too. Gorehounds needn't bother, but if you like a good story and a good mystery you'll have a ball. It's quite possibly the only slasher movie that will appeal to people who hate slasher movies! I adore it.