April Fool's Day (2008)

A year after an April Fool's Day prank which resulted in the death of one of their set, a group of friends find themselves targeted by someone who is out for revenge.

Directors:

Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores

Writers:

Mikey Wigart (teleplay), Danilo Bach (story),

Stars:

Taylor Cole, Josh Henderson, Scout Taylor-Compton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Taylor Cole	...	Desiree Cartier
Josh Henderson	...	Blaine Cartier
Scout Taylor-Compton	...	Torrance Caldwell
Joe Egender	...	Ryan
Jennifer Siebel Newsom	...	Barbie (as Jennifer Siebel)
Samuel Child	...	Peter Welling
Joseph McKelheer	...	Charles Lansford
Frank J. Aard	...	Wilford (as Frank Aard)
Sabrina Aldridge	...	Milan Hastings (as Sabrina Ann Aldridge)
Tom Barker	...	Photographer
Michael Beasley	...	Kitchen Staffer
Charles Black	...	Judge
Meredith Boll	...	Susan Moyer
Mariesha Crews	...	Blaine's Hot Girl
Dave Gould	...	FX Coordinator (as Dale Gould)

Storyline

The new "April Fool's" revolves around a party given by two rich siblings for their friend. Tragedy strikes when a friend falls over a balcony and dies. One year later, the teens responsible for the accident become the targets of a twisted killer who begins hunting them down one by one.

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Plot Keywords:

prank | april fool's day | party | blonde wig | fake drowning | 

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Taglines:

She has a killer party planned.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Noite das Brincadeiras Mortais

Filming Locations:

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

360 Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was originally to be a direct remake of the April Fool's Day but was rewritten to bring on a much more modern twist to April Fools.

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Goofs

When the movie opens on April 1, 2007, Peter Welling is a candidate for the U.S. Senate and discusses the state of his campaign. As of that date the next primary election would still be 17 months away - too far away for a person to be running a Senate campaign.

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Crazy Credits

After the cast scrolls by, a clip of "The Susan Moyers Show" is shown featuring an interview with Charles ('Joseph McKelheer (I)' (qv)).

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Connections

Remake of April Fool's Day (1986)

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Soundtracks

"South Bronx"
Written by Josh Kessler, Antoine Duquesney and Jesse Shatkin
Performed by Fancy Black Pesos
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/MasterSource

User Reviews

Uninvolving, routine, '90s horror retread

I got over my disgust that they were remaking one of my all-time favorite films and went into this one with a completely open mind -- I saw the trailer but I purposely didn't read a single thing about it. It seemed strange that the film skipped cinemas, but now I understand why. I didn't think any film could be this bad.

Strangely, there's a beautiful production design, and most of the actors are good (though the fact that everyone in the cast is model-pretty is a bit disconcerting). Unfortunately, the script is truly abysmal. After 20 minutes of getting to know the characters -- all of whom are wholly unlikable -- the story actually begins, and from that point on it becomes a routine I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER rip-off, sans the suspense, gore and intentional humor of that film. The only thing lifted from the 1986 film is the title, a character with a videocamera (which had nothing to do with the plot itself in the original) and the theatrical twist ending -- though they tried to trump the twist here, which resulted in one of the most predictable and unintentionally hilarious moments in the history of film.

This film feels like one of the clones that followed in the wake of SCREAM. If you've seen a horror movie since 1997, don't bother with this one. But if you're masochistic enough to endure the film, make sure to stay through the closing credits for an extra scene -- after all, there's no other extras anywhere on the disc.