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April Fool's Day

1986 · 89 min

A playful, puzzle-box slasher that keeps you guessing with pranks and misdirection, more clever than scary, and ends on a wink.

Directed by
Fred Walton
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Starring
Amy Steel, Ken Olandt, Deborah Foreman
Tagline
Guess who's going to be the life of the party?
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Fred Walton
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Starring
Amy Steel, Ken Olandt, Deborah Foreman
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • death
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
Fred Walton
Written by
Danilo Bach
Starring
Amy Steel, Ken Olandt, Deborah Foreman, Deborah Goodrich, Clayton Rohner, Thomas F. Wilson, Jay Baker, Leah Pinsent
Music
Charles Bernstein
Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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