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April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day

Horror · Mystery · 1986

On April Fool's Day weekend, a group of college friends gather together at a secluded island mansion to celebrate their final year of school, where they soon become prey for an unseen murderer.

Movie details

April Fool's Day

“Guess who's going to be the life of the party?”

1986 Horror · Mystery 1h 29m

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6.0 / 10

Community rating

On April Fool's Day weekend, a group of college friends gather together at a secluded island mansion to celebrate their final year of school, where they soon become prey for an unseen murderer.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Fred Walton

Written by

Danilo Bach

Amy Steel

Amy Steel

Kit Graham

Ken Olandt

Ken Olandt

Rob Ferris

Deborah Foreman

Deborah Foreman

Muffy / Buffy St. John

Deborah Goodrich

Deborah Goodrich

Nikki Beshears

Clayton Rohner

Clayton Rohner

Chaz Vyshinski

Thomas F. Wilson

Thomas F. Wilson

Arch Cummings

Jay Baker

Jay Baker

Harvey 'Hal' Edison

Court is in session

Put April Fool's Day on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.