April Fool's Day

1986

Action / Horror / Mystery

33
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 48% · 25 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 48% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 19885 19.9K

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Plot summary

As soon as Muffy St. John and her college friends arrive on her parents' secluded island, someone starts trimming the guest list... one murder at a time.

Director

Fred Walton Photo
Fred Walton

Top cast

Tom Heaton Photo
Tom Heaton as Constable Potter / Uncle Frank
Amy Steel Photo
Amy Steel as Kit
Ken Olandt Photo
Ken Olandt as Rob
Leah Pinsent Photo
Leah Pinsent as Nan
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817.15 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 11
1.64 GB
1920*816
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
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3.99 GB
3840*2160
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1 hr 29 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by WeAllPodDownHereOfficial 7 / 10

No joke, this is a fun watch

If you're looking for a fun film with a lot of twists and turns, then give April Fool's Day a watch. A group of friends go to spend spring break at a friend's house on an island her family owns. Of course this vacation happens to fall on April 1st. There's definitely going to be pranks, but as someone starts picking off the friends, it's quickly becomes a nightmare.The whole movie keeps you guessing. It's a fun slasher, but with so many surprises. It's hard to say much about this movie without spoiling it, so just take my word for it and give it a chance. There's a couple plot flaws, but it does not take away from the enjoyment of the film.
Reviewed by bensonmum2 7 / 10

One of the best of the 80s teen/slasher films

The basic plot of April Fool's Day is similar to many of the teen horror/slasher movies of the 1980s. For the most part, the story of the first three quarters of the movie isn't really anything special. A group of eight friends travel to the island estate of Muffy St. John (Deborah Foreman) to spend the weekend. Soon, the inevitable happens - people start disappearing and bodies start piling up. Of course, there's no way off the island, the phone isn't working, and Muffy is acting very weird. But, just when you think you've got things figured out, the big ending comes out of nowhere.About the ending (and I'm not going to give it away) - from what I've read, it seems to be a love it or hate it proposition. There's not much middle ground. You will either feel cheated and want to throw your remote at the television or you will love it and appreciate it as something different. Put me in the love it category. I think it is a nice change of pace from the normal horror movie from the period. There are a few (very few) clues as to what's coming up, but it takes a repeat viewing to pick them up.Most of the 80s teen horror movies have interchangeable characters - there is a nerd, a jock, a slut, a good girl, etc. And even though the characters in April Fool's Day can be put in these categories, they are not as exaggerated as you find in most similar movies. The writers should be given credit for at least attempting to write somewhat "real" characters. By no means do we get in depth characterizations, but these characters are more like people I actually knew in the 80s.As usual, I do have a couple problems with the movie. The biggest complaint I have is the idea that the whole scheme could be pulled off without anyone knowing or discovering what was going on. That notion requires an extra large leap in any sort of known logic. And, I have a problem making a jump that large.By the way, what ever happened to Deborah Foreman? After the 80s, she seems to have dropped off the planet.
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