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April Fool's Day (1986)

R · 1986-03-27 · 1h 29m · EN
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Childish pranks turn into a bloody battle for survival!

A group of eight college friends gather together at an island mansion belonging to heiress Muffy St. John to celebrate their final year of school. Soon, they begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the April Fool's Day weekend, but nothing is as it seems.

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Danilo BachWriterFred WaltonDirector
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$5M

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Jay BakerJay BakerHarvey 'Hal' EdisonDeborah ForemanDeborah ForemanMuffy / Buffy St. JohnDeborah GoodrichDeborah GoodrichNikki BeshearsThomas F. WilsonThomas F. WilsonArch CummingsTom HeatonTom HeatonConstable Potter / Uncle FrankLloyd BerryLloyd BerryFerrymanAmy SteelAmy SteelKit GrahamKen OlandtKen OlandtRob FerrisLeah PinsentLeah PinsentNan YoungbloodClayton RohnerClayton RohnerChaz VyshinskiPat BarlowPat BarlowClaraMike NomadMike NomadBuck

Keywords

MurderIslandSlasherTeen moviePartyHoliday horrorCollege friendsCanuxploitationApril fool's dayElimination derby

Movie DNA

Genre affinityHorror · MysteryTheme affinityMurder · Island · SlasherNarrative complexityMysteryPacingShortDirector preference222532Actor preference274919 · 274920 · 94311

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A group of eight college friends gather together at an island mansion belonging to heiress Muffy St. John to celebrate their final year of school. Soon, they begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the April Fool's Day weekend, but nothing is as it seems.

How long is April Fool's Day?

April Fool's Day has a runtime of 89 minutes.

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