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:

Mansion | Island | Secret | April Fool's Day | Hot Dog

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) | Italy:VM14 | 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:

Chaz Vyshinski: [watching Kit and Rob through binoculars] Respectable young Quaker couple returning from a quiet afternoon of nonviolent sex.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Død snø (2009)

Soundtrack:

Too Bad You're Crazy

one of my fave's

This is one of my all time favorite horror movies. Why? I don't know. It is not scary, it is not tense. The acting is lackluster. The script leaves something to be desired...but for some reason, I can watch this over and over, and not be tired of it. Maybe I have issues. The ending is the most fun! 8/10