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April Fool's Day

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April Fool's Day (1986)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:4

Rotten:9

Average Rating:4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: When wealthy Muffy St. John (Deborah Foreman, VALLEY GIRL) invites her college friends up to her parents' secluded island home for spring break, they all arrive expecting a weekend of sun and sex.... When wealthy Muffy St. John (Deborah Foreman, VALLEY GIRL) invites her college friends up to her parents' secluded island home for spring break, they all arrive expecting a weekend of sun and sex. Things are fine at first, but when one of the guest goes missing, the weekend takes a turn for the worse and only gets more horrible from there. But as bodies begin to pop up left and right, the guests have to remind themselves that Muffy always was a big practical joker--the trouble lies in trying to determine what is real and what isn't! A who's who of 1980s teen films--including Amy Steel (FRIDAY THE 13TH 2), and Clayton Rohner and Deborah Goodrich (both of JUST ONE OF THE GUYS)--leads the cast of this gory, darkly comic cult favorite. [More]

Starring: Deborah Foreman, Ken Olandt, Griffin O'Neal, Amy Steel

Starring: Deborah Foreman, Ken Olandt, Griffin O'Neal, Amy Steel, Deborah Goodrich, Clayton Rohner, Leah Pinsent, Tom Heaton

Director: Fred Walton

Director: Fred Walton
Screenwriter: Danilo Bach
Producer: Sean S. Cunningham
Composer: Charles Bernstein

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Even today, it holds up as a spooky, flirty entertainment, doing justice to the folly and mirth of its namesake holiday.

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Dustin Putman
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08/13/05
Emanuel Levy
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Stupid

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07/08/05
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05/06/05
Clint Morris
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I’ve seen this film before…as an episode of The Golden Girls.

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05/03/05
Nick Schager
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Lessons of Darkness

Compared to other similar 80s teen-flicks, this is a very fun and likable little film.

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05/20/03
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11/12/02
Nicolas Lacroix
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There are much better 80's horror flicks to spend your money on, but April Fool's Day has enough jolts and twists to warrant a look.

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10/18/02
Scott Weinberg
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Classic horror cheese

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08/26/02
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