April Fool's Day
starring: Deborah Foreman, Griffin O'Neal, Clayton Rohner, Jay Baker, Pat Barlow
directed by: Fred Walton
directed by: Fred Walton
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What looks like a standard 1980s holiday-themed slasher movie turns out to be a much more witty venture. A group of college students head out for a weekend of relaxation and April Fools' pranks at an isolated island cottage, catching the very last ferry until Monday morning. A practical joke goes awry, hostess Muffy starts tromping around in frumpy clothes and acting like she's not quite herself, and the bodies start piling up. Don't you just hate it when you're on a completely remote island and the phone goes out? All of this is done, though, with a fairly low gore content and a sly wink at the usual slasher conventions--rather than whodunit, the trick is to figure out what's in good fun and what's real bloodletting. It ain't Citizen Kane, but it's not a bad evening's enjoyment either.--Ali Davis
What looks like a standard 1980s holiday-themed slasher movie turns out to be a much more witty venture. A group of college students head out for a weekend of relaxation and April Fools' pranks at an isolated island cottage, catching the very last ferry until Monday morning. A practical joke goes awry, hostess Muffy starts tromping around in frumpy clothes and acting like she's not quite herself, and the bodies start piling up. Don't you just hate it when you're on a completely remote island and the phone goes out? All of this is done, though, with a fairly low gore content and a sly wink at the usual slasher conventions--rather than whodunit, the trick is to figure out what's in good fun and what's real bloodletting. It ain't Citizen Kane, but it's not a bad evening's enjoyment either.--Ali Davis
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- Movie with a twist at the end.
I had this movie on VHS and was pleased to get on DVD. I would recommend it to anyone who like a "who is doing it" movie.
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- HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY!!!
I bought this movie last year on April Fool's day, because I had never seen it before, but I knew how it would end, because of it's title. Some friends are celebrating Spring Break by staying at Muffy St. John's mansion for the weekend. Throughout the movie, the friends die in grotesque ways, but it's all in good fun because it's APRIL FOOL'S DAY!!!
Rating: - When Death Is A Joke
Due to a perceived lack of decent modern horror, I found this old title that, as a kid, I'd always been intrigued by.(Perhaps it was the ponytail-noose from the front cover.)I popped it in last night, expecting some cheesy, low-grade 80's gore.Too smug to be scared, I watched the movie, thinking I had the whole thing figured out, only to be delightfully surprised by the ending.In fact, the ending was such a surprise, I was a little turned off ("How unlikely is THAT!" I wondered aloud), only ... Read More
Rating: - Good slasher
I really enjoyed this movie and thought that it was one of the better early '80's slashers. It is quite suspencefull and really leaves you wondering what is going on.
Muffy invites a group of friends to stay in a secluded island mansion for the time of their lives. But shortly after they arrive they start to get killed off one by one...
Ok, so the twist at the end if kind of obvious but this is a very enjoyable movie and as far as slasher go, you could do a lot worse.
Rating: - It A Original Classic
Well, it's the 80's and these movies were big. This one is a slasher but no one gets killed, so what then do you call it, a metaphor? I think so, this film gets a high rating from me because of the characters, the story(or plot). And the original concept. Groovy!Stay Focused & smoke out!
- Movie with a twist at the end.I had this movie on VHS and was pleased to get on DVD. I would recommend it to anyone who like a "who is doing it" movie.
- HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY!!!I bought this movie last year on April Fool's day, because I had never seen it before, but I knew how it would end, because of it's title. Some friends are celebrating Spring Break by staying at Muffy St. John's mansion for the weekend. Throughout the movie, the friends die in grotesque ways, but it's all in good fun because it's APRIL FOOL'S DAY!!!
- When Death Is A JokeDue to a perceived lack of decent modern horror, I found this old title that, as a kid, I'd always been intrigued by.(Perhaps it was the ponytail-noose from the front cover.)I popped it in last night, expecting some cheesy, low-grade 80's gore.Too smug to be scared, I watched the movie, thinking I had the whole thing figured out, only to be delightfully surprised by the ending.In fact, the ending was such a surprise, I was a little turned off ("How unlikely is THAT!" I wondered aloud), only ... Read More
- Good slasherI really enjoyed this movie and thought that it was one of the better early '80's slashers. It is quite suspencefull and really leaves you wondering what is going on.
Muffy invites a group of friends to stay in a secluded island mansion for the time of their lives. But shortly after they arrive they start to get killed off one by one...
Ok, so the twist at the end if kind of obvious but this is a very enjoyable movie and as far as slasher go, you could do a lot worse.
- It A Original ClassicWell, it's the 80's and these movies were big. This one is a slasher but no one gets killed, so what then do you call it, a metaphor? I think so, this film gets a high rating from me because of the characters, the story(or plot). And the original concept. Groovy!Stay Focused & smoke out!
