Killer Party (1986)

User Rating:

2.8/10   

Director:

William Fruet

Writer:

Barney Cohen (writer)

Release Date:

9 May 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

DEADicated to the class of '86.

Plot:

Three gorgeous babes decide to join a sorority, and a whole bunch of horny guys dump bees in the sorority's...

Plot Keywords:

Party | Sorority | Hazing | Bee | Video Camera

Cast

Martin Hewitt	...	Blake
Ralph Seymour	...	Martin
Elaine Wilkes	...	Phoebe
Paul Bartel	...	Prof. Zito
Sherry Willis-Burch	...	Vivia
Alicia Fleer	...	Veronica
Woody Brown	...	Albert Harrison
Joanna Johnson	...	Jennifer
Terri Hawkes	...	Melanie
Deborah Hancock	...	Pam
Laura Sherman	...	Sandy
Jeff Pustil	...	Virgil
Pam Hyatt	...	Mrs. Henshaw
Howard Busgang	...	Bee Boy
Jason Warren	...	Bee Boy

Also Known As:

The April Fool (USA)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R

Company:

Marquis

Trivia:

When released in 1986 the title was changed from "The April Fools" to "Killer Party" because the distributors feared that it would be confused with the film April Fool's Day (1986/I) which was also released around that time.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When April is walking around the abandoned snack bar in the cinema, the crew is reflected in the silver metal of the candy case, at the snack area.

Quotes:

Veronica: OK, slime-buckets, listen up! The phrase for today is: 'I myself prefer a big, fat cucumber.' Let's hear it.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Best Times

Canadian Horror is always original

I've never seen a horror movie with a greater opening sequence or finale. This movie isn't really scary at all, but it's so well put together and laced with great tongue-in-the-cheek humor that it's hard to believe someone not enjoying it.

The movie begins with a funeral in which one family member is dragged inside the coffin after scoffing the deceased and ends up in the crematory because the funeral workers are listening to headphones and do not hear the screaming. Then this image appears on a drive-in movie screen where the focus is on two teens watching it. Amidst the cliche boy wants to make-out and not watch the movie idea, the girl decides to get more popcorn. The confection booth is empty so she steals the popcorn and returns to find her boyfriend missing. Then he appears at the window, looking rabid and attacks her, jump-starting a random hair band video which incorporates the awesome (but forgotten) Canadian band White Sister and the drive-in. While the girl attempts to escape a drive-in full of zombies, the band (inside the confection area) belts out the song "April" which just so happens to be the girl's name. Then the name of the band appears on the lower left of the screen (MTV style) and as the camera pulls back, this is all just a rock video that one of our main characters was watching.

Then begins our movie. The focus is on 3 college girls pledging a sorority. Random deaths begin to occur around an abandon frat house which will later be used as an April Fool's Co-ed party. Lots of humor and some great characters and dialogue lead us to a point where things seem to be just your average cliche slasher, but then the finale is definitely refreshing and very tongue-in-the cheek.

other great Canadian horror films include: Hello Mary Lou, Prom Night 2 and Ginger Snaps