Overall the picture quality of the film is about what i expected. April fools day is a 1986 american mystery slasher film directed by fred walton, produced by frank mancuso, jr. A twist on agatha christies famous tale and then there were none, in which ten people arrive on a remote island estate to which they were mysteriously summoned and. Nine college students staying at a friends remote island mansion begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the april fool s day weekend. Released by varese sarabande in 1986 containing music from april fools day 1986. This week in horror movie history april fools day 1986. Find out where april fools day 1986 is streaming, if april fools day 1986 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1986 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. April fools day remake of 1986 film the directors of the hamiltons unleashed the remake of the 1986s april fools day following the genre of horror in april fools day. Still, its because the film embraces the concept of april fools so. A group of eight college friends gather together at an island mansion belonging to heiress muffy st. April fools day 1986 starring jay baker, deborah foreman, deborah goodrich, ken olandt, griffin oneal, leah pinsent, clayton rohner, amy steel, thomas f.
Directed by fred walton, the film is anything but ordinary. April fools day by jeff rovin is a brilliant and unnatural slasher novel in tradition of fred waltons film. April fools day on dvd 097360183221 from paramount pictures. April fools day was quite a pleasant surprise as i expected it to be more on the cheesy side and less on the thrills dont get me wrong, this movie definitely had some cheese but it was also pretty well written and directed and there was a fair amount of tension. Directed by fred walton a group of nine college students staying at a friends remote island mansion begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the april fools day weekend. The film wastes no time getting to the sex and gore as within the first 15 minutes we bear witness to a gory accident and find out that these college coeds like to fuck on the first date. Today, the cult horror comedy april fools day celebrates its 30th anniversary. Here in the 21st century, april fools day is a pretty harmless holiday. April fools day suffers from this as much as any other film i can think of perhaps even to the extent of provoking in the viewer, not merely dislike, but outright hostility. A film ive talked about ad nauseam for like decades now, fred waltons april. April fools day soundtrack 1986 the moviemusic store. Le film april fools day 1986 vostfr admin 20170627t22. A nightmare on elm street 1984 and the special effects were done by reel fx.
Any slasher movie with a title like april fools day would have to be a. Brands trot out their fake products and news organizations make silly claims and then we all go about our day. April fool s day is a 1986 american mystery slasher film directed by fred walton, produced by frank mancuso, jr. The day is celebrated every year on 1 april, it is also called a day of jokes or a day of fools. And what starts out as a weekend of harmless april fools day pranks turns. The same disc was reissued as a dvd double feature with april fools day 1986.
This week in horror movie history april fools day 1986 cryptic. You could see the twist ending of this movie coming 5 minutes into the movie. But, on the bright side, the fact that its april fools day affords us the perfect opportunity to finally feature cody blue sniders 20 short, fools day. When a group of college students decides to spend spring break at the secluded island estate of their wealthy classmate, muffy st. Rare trailer for the 1986 slashercomedy, april fools day, starring deborah foreman and amy steel. Somehow, this film snuck in under the radar and a lot of horror fans dont even know that it exists. With deborah foreman, griffin oneal, clayton rohner, jay baker.
April fools day 1986 when a group of college students decides to spend spring break at the secluded island estate of their wealthy classmate, muffy st. A group of college friends decide to spend their spring break relaxing, getting drunk, and. The novelization delivers the perfect slasher cliches. The plot follows a group of college students vacationing during april fool s day weekend on an island estate, which is infiltrated by an unknown assailant. Streaming april fool s day full movie engsub watch april fool s day full english full movie online april fool s day full film online watch april fool s day full english film april fool s day full. The image measures 1908 2916 pixels and is 656 kilobytes large. The market was over saturated and film makers really had to scrape the bottom of the creativity barrel for ideas.
Eight college chums are invited to a weekend april fools party held by their. On 1 april, even the media can report false information. Embracing that notion, april fools day 1986 offers characters and dialogue befitting a. April fools day behind the scenes, making the movie. It definitely will satisfy anyone curious to know how the technical magic tricks were done. Wilson in april fools day 1986 ken olandt and amy steel in april fools day 1986 deborah foreman in april. Any slasher movie with a title like april fools day would have to be a spoof, and this one fits that niche perfectly. April fools day 1986 nude scenes day or april fools day sometimes called all fools day is an annual custom on april 1 consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. April fools day soundtrack from 1986, composed by charles bernstein. Amid the glut of gory horror films that clogged the cable schedules and cineplexes in the wake of halloween and friday the th, april fools day stands out as a fairly restrained exercise in the 80s teenslasher genre.
Fools day by cody blue snider comedy horror short film. Its a film that weve had on our docket for quite some time now but are just finally getting around. April fools day 1986 is receiving the collectors edition treatment from. But presumably the s word was banned even though this is an early attempt to wring new life out of the old formula and the back of the video proudly boasts from the team that bought you friday th parts 2,3,4,5 and 6. Writer danilo bach beverly hills cop and director fred walton when a stranger calls 1979 did a good job of taking the model slasher film and adding twists, turns, red herrings, and surprise endings yes. April fools day 1986 where to stream and watch decider.
On this day, it is permitted to make jokes and pranks and mislead other people on purpose. Based on title and trailer alone, april fools day would seem to be just another slasher themed around some sort of special day like halloween 1978, friday the th 1980, prom night 1980, my bloody. That is sad because april fools day is actually a very good addition to the genre. April fools day, released in 1986, is said to have been made around the time that the 80s horror boom really reached its breaking point.
Harsh consequences for bad humor in april fools day 1986. Scream factorys restoration of horror film april fools. This is a horrorcomedy, one of several made in the 1980s based on holidays or other special days after halloween became a hit. The setting of 1st april 2007, cartier throws a party on her mansion for her actress friend torrance caldwell. Wixson recently finished her first book, monster squad. April fools day, a 1986 horror film directed by fred walton.
Everything you read today is all lies disguised as jokes. April fools day is a pretty cool flick with a neat twist to it, which was both its high point and downfall. It sure was nice that april 1 came on a friday this year. Eight college chums are invited to a weekend april fools party held by. Its a slasher movie on an island without a way to escape with a bunch of young people. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. April fools day 1986 full movie download full hd youtube. The plot was very inventive and creepy at times, but in the end, its own cleverness took away from what this film could have been had the ending not pulled the. I spoke of two benefits to the film from its april fools background. April fools day is a 1986 american mystery horror film directed by fred walton and starring deborah foreman, amy steel, and ken olandt. Some of these pictures and descriptions may give away plot details that you might not want to know before watching the film. A year after an april fools day prank which resulted in the death of one of their set, a group of friends find themselves targeted by someone who is out for revenge.
With taylor cole, josh henderson, scout taylorcompton, joe egender. High resolution movie poster image for april fools day 1986. Get april fools day dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. Nine college students staying at a friends remote island mansion begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the april fools day weekend. The horrific april fools pranks of the 19th century. Among horror fans, april fools day 1986 has something of a reputation.
Low on gore and high on suspense, it uses the boywhocriedwolf scenario inherent in its premise to keep the audience guessing as to where the practical jokes end and the. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting april fools at the recipient. Sundance film festival 20 completed sundance film festival 2014 completed movie archive 2020 71 may 17. April fools day is a 1986 film about nine college students staying at a friends remote island mansion who begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the april fools day weekend directed by fred walton. The film gets 910 i really love amy steel in this and i like the. Wilson, pat barlow, lloyd berry, tom heaton, mike nomad.
They soon discover that each has a hidden secret from their past which is revealed, and soon after, they turn up dead. April fools day now, since its been remade in recent years we should note that it is the 1986 film. Reminiscent of agatha christies and then there were none, and the movie clue 1985 april fools day uniquely picks off its characters one by one. Johns family estate, unaware that the weekend will be filled with frights and unexpected surprises. Deborah foreman, pat barlow, jay baker, clayton rohner, griffin oneal directors. Id recommend dead snow 2 instead, but this isnt a complete waste of time. The image was a little fuzzy at times, but for the most part it stayed reasonably crisp and detailed. There are those who love it and those who are still bitter all these years later, feeling betrayed by it. Spoiler warning if you havent seen april fools day. The film made its dvd debut on september 3, 2002 from paramount home video. April fools day is a notable day celebrated on april 1, when many people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other april fools day or april fools day may also refer to. Written by danilo bach beverly hills cop and directed by fred walton 1979s when a stranger calls, the film follows a group of college students who spend spring break at their friend muffy st. April fools day soundtrack cd details and availability.
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