Guess who's going to be the life of the party?
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.
April Fool's Day (1986) is a horror and mystery film directed by Fred Walton, released on March 27, 1986 with a runtime of 1h 29m. It stars Amy Steel, Ken Olandt, Deborah Foreman and Deborah Goodrich. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 396 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for April Fool's Day.
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Featurette
Amy Steel
as Kit Graham
Ken Olandt
as Rob Ferris
Deborah Foreman
as Muffy / Buffy St. John
Deborah Goodrich
as Nikki Beshears
Clayton Rohner
as Chaz Vyshinski
Thomas F. Wilson
as Arch Cummings
Jay Baker
as Harvey 'Hal' Edison
Leah Pinsent
as Nan Youngblood
Griffin O'Neal
as Skip St. John
Tom Heaton
as Constable Potter / Uncle Frank
Lloyd Berry
as Ferryman
Pat Barlow
as Clara
Directed by Fred Walton, written by Danilo Bach, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr..
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 396 ratings.
Muffy the ham-pie slayer! A group of college buddies convene at a friends isolated abode and get killed off one by one… Great fun, Fred Walton, Frank Mancuso Jr. and Danilo Bach tap cheekily into the 1980s obsession with slasher films, and produce a self aware horror movie of mighty dark comedy proportions. Quite often when film makers try to laugh as they bite the hand that feeds them they fall flat on their…
Reviewed on November 2, 2014
Fun horror movie that is on the predictable side but I still found it pretty entertaining. The ensemble cast was alright with the most well known face, at now, is of course Thomas F. Wilson (Biff). Not sure how high up this is amongst the holiday horror movies, but I liked it. **3.75/5**
Reviewed on March 14, 2020
_**April Fools slasher**_ Ten youths about to graduate college celebrate at a remote island mansion in the Great Northwest, soon to be inherited by one them (Deborah Foreman). Unfortunately, they start getting hacked one-by-one. Who’s the killer? "April Fool’s Day" (1986) is a slasher/horror in the cabin-in-the-woods mold; it’s just that the ‘cabin’ in this case is a magnificent mansion. The presence of Amy Steel,…
Reviewed on August 18, 2020
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April Fool's Day (1986) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of April Fool's Day (1986) includes Amy Steel, Ken Olandt, Deborah Foreman, Deborah Goodrich and Clayton Rohner. The film was directed by Fred Walton. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
April Fool's Day was released on March 27, 1986 and runs for 1h 29m.
April Fool's Day (1986) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 396 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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