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April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day

Guess who's going to be the life of the party?

19866.01h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by Fred Walton
Written by Danilo Bach
Produced by Frank Mancuso Jr.
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0M0

Top Cast

Amy Steel

Amy Steel

Kit Graham

Ken Olandt

Ken Olandt

Rob Ferris

Deborah Foreman

Deborah Foreman

Muffy / Buffy St. John

Deborah Goodrich

Deborah Goodrich

Nikki Beshears

Clayton Rohner

Clayton Rohner

Chaz Vyshinski

Thomas F. Wilson

Thomas F. Wilson

Arch Cummings

J

Jay Baker

Harvey 'Hal' Edison

L

Leah Pinsent

Nan Youngblood

Griffin O'Neal

Griffin O'Neal

Skip St. John

Tom Heaton

Tom Heaton

Constable Potter / Uncle Frank

Themes & Keywords

islandmurderteen movieslasherapril fool's daycanuxploitationcollege friends

About April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day is a horror, mystery film released in 1986 exploring themes of island, murder, teen movie, slasher, april fool's day, canuxploitation. Directed by Fred Walton, it stars Amy Steel, Ken Olandt, Deborah Foreman. 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.

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