The nightmare begins with the kids next door.
In 1970, three children are born at the height of a total eclipse. Due to the sun and moon blocking Saturn, which controls emotions, they have become heartless killers ten years later, and are able to escape detection because of their youthful and innocent facades. A boy and his teenage sister become endangered when they stumble onto the bloody truth.
Bloody Birthday (1981) is a horror film directed by Ed Hunt, released on April 28, 1981 with a runtime of 1h 25m. It stars Lori Lethin, Melinda Cordell, Julie Brown and Susan Strasberg. Viewers rate it 5.9 out of 10 across 174 ratings.
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Lori Lethin
as Joyce Russel
Melinda Cordell
as Mrs. Brody
Julie Brown
as Beverly Brody
Susan Strasberg
as Miss Viola Davis
José Ferrer
as Doctor
Joe Penny
as Mr. Harding
Bert Kramer
as Sherriff James Brody
Elizabeth Hoy
as Debbie Brody
Billy Jayne
as Curtis Taylor
K.C. Martel
as Timmy Russel
Ben Marley
as Duke Benson
Erica Hope
as Annie Smith
Directed by Ed Hunt, written by Ed Hunt and Barry Pearson, produced by Gerald T. Olson.
Average viewer score of 5.9/10 from 174 ratings.
'Bloody Birthday' is one of those movies that surprisingly ages well enough to remain watchable nowadays. Not a masterpiece for sure, but still entertaining and surprisingly enough, it doesn't really have a lot of unintentionally funny scenes. I know it's a shocker if we keep in mind that this is a low budget flick from the early 80s about a group of evil children who kill people. But trust me, the movie manages to…
Reviewed on February 14, 2017
**_Born under a bad sign_** In a Southern Cal town people are dying in curious circumstances with everything pointing to some unlikely culprits. “Bloody Birthday” (1981) mixes the killer kid genre with slasher flick and works well enough. It came out a few years before the “Children of the Corn” series started, but it’s not like there weren’t plenty of predecessors going back to the early 60s. For instance, the…
Reviewed on September 26, 2022
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Bloody Birthday (1981) is available to stream on ARROW, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Bloody Birthday (1981) includes Lori Lethin, Melinda Cordell, Julie Brown, Susan Strasberg and José Ferrer. The film was directed by Ed Hunt. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bloody Birthday was released on April 28, 1981 and runs for 1h 25m.
Bloody Birthday (1981) holds an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from 174 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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