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Graduation Day

  • 19811981
  • RR
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
4.4K
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Graduation Day (1981)
HorrorMysteryThriller
A masked killer begins murdering students on the school track team after a track runner dies upon completion of a 30 second 200-meter race.A masked killer begins murdering students on the school track team after a track runner dies upon completion of a 30 second 200-meter race.A masked killer begins murdering students on the school track team after a track runner dies upon completion of a 30 second 200-meter race.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
4.4K
YOUR RATING
    • Herb Freed
    • Anne Marisse
    • Herb Freed
    • David Baughn(story)
  • Stars
    • Christopher George
    • Patch Mackenzie
    • E. Danny Murphy
    • Herb Freed
    • Anne Marisse
    • Herb Freed
    • David Baughn(story)
  • Stars
    • Christopher George
    • Patch Mackenzie
    • E. Danny Murphy
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 80User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
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    Graduation Day (1981)
    Denise Cheshire in Graduation Day (1981)
    Vanna White and Karen Abbott in Graduation Day (1981)
    E. Danny Murphy in Graduation Day (1981)
    Linda Shayne in Graduation Day (1981)
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    Michael Pataki in Graduation Day (1981)
    Christopher George in Graduation Day (1981)
    Felony in Graduation Day (1981)
    Linnea Quigley, Virgil Frye, and Bill Hufsey in Graduation Day (1981)
    Christopher George in Graduation Day (1981)
    E.J. Peaker in Graduation Day (1981)

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    Christopher George
    Christopher George
    • Coach George Michaels
    Patch Mackenzie
    Patch Mackenzie
    • Anne Ramstead
    E. Danny Murphy
    • Kevin
    E.J. Peaker
    E.J. Peaker
    • Blondie
    Michael Pataki
    Michael Pataki
    • Guglione
    Richard Balin
    • Roberts
    Carmen Argenziano
    Carmen Argenziano
    • Halliday
    Beverly Dixon
    • Elaine Ramstead
    Virgil Frye
    Virgil Frye
    • MacGregor
    Hal Bokar
    • Ronald Corliss
    Denise Cheshire
    Denise Cheshire
    • Sally Prescott
    Bill Hufsey
    Bill Hufsey
    • Tony
    • (as Billy Hufsey)
    Linnea Quigley
    Linnea Quigley
    • Dolores
    Karen Abbott
    • Joanne
    Vanna White
    Vanna White
    • Doris
    Ruth Ann Llorens
    Ruth Ann Llorens
    • Laura Ramstead
    Tom Hintnaus
    Tom Hintnaus
    • Pete McFarland
    Carl Rey
    • Ralph Johnson
      • Herb Freed
      • Anne Marisse
      • Herb Freed
      • David Baughn(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The blonde girl in the number 46 track jersey was cut out of the film as much as possible since she was fired due to refusal to fulfill the nudity requirements. Linnea Quigley was hired to replace her. Quigley talked about her big break in a 2004 interview. "I got Graduation Day by going in and having to act scared. This other girl had already been cast as Delores but once she got on the set she refused to show her breasts, so they called me and I was scared too, but I wanted to do the film so badly, and back then it was like a huge no no to refuse to do nudity, so I guess I got lucky." It wasn't her first time to do nude scenes. She had already been fully nude in previous films, including one where she played a 15-year old girl (she was 21 at the time) who danced naked during a movie audition.
    • Goofs
      Laura's jersey number repeatedly changes between 45 and 40 during the opening sequence.
    • Quotes

      Guglione: Who are you? What do you want?

      Halliday: Inspector Halliday. Police.

      Guglione: Halliday? Police?

      [Halliday nods]

      Guglione: You don't look Irish.

      Halliday: I'm Lebanese.

      Guglione: You look Italian.

      Halliday: You look Lebanese.

    • Crazy credits
      After the final credits, the killer is shown holding the stopwatch he uses to time his murders.
    • Alternate versions
      Australian version runs eight minutes longer than the U.S. release. This version was briefly released in the U.S. as a director's cut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Night Screams (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Gangster Rock
      by Jeff Spry, Joe Spry & Doug Burlison

      Performed by Felony (uncredited)

    User reviews80

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    Its damn good for a B movie
    Allright, who ever said that final exam had any direction, is a damn idiot. No... retarded. Final exam had no plot whatsoever. Some fat guy starts killing college kids for no reason. No Motive!!! I know its cool to just start killing kids off for no reason and could seem scarier, but graduation day had unique ways of killing people. Like right before the killer offed someone he would set his stopwatch for 30 seconds. Just how long it was when the track girl died at the begining. I know the acting isnt great, BUT WHAT DID YOU EXPECT. YOU RENTED AN 80's SLASHER FLICK!!! ARE YOU THAT STUPID?!?! Ofcourse the acting is going to suck. Thats why I love slasher movies. They can have the worse acting or effects, etc. But they still keep me interested. Oh yeah, And that Felony band in the movie. They dress like idiots, the singer is annoying, but they still rocked. Why is that? Oh well I would give this movie and 8 out of 10 for a B movie.
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    • Jan 23, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1981 (United States)
      • United States
      • Troma
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • La Cañada High School - 4463 Oak Grove Dr, La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Baughn/Freed Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
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