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Happy Death Day

Happy Death Day

Get up. Live your day. Get killed. Again.

20176.71h 37m

Overview

Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.

Directed by Christopher Landon
Written by Scott Lobdell, Christopher Landon
Produced by Jason Blum
Box OfficeBudget: $4.8MRevenue: $125.5M

Top Cast

Jessica Rothe

Jessica Rothe

Theresa 'Tree' Gelbman

Israel Broussard

Israel Broussard

Carter Davis

Charles Aitken

Charles Aitken

Gregory Butler

Ruby Modine

Ruby Modine

Lori Spengler

Blaine Kern III

Blaine Kern III

Nick Sims

Rachel Matthews

Rachel Matthews

Danielle Bouseman

Billy Slaughter

Billy Slaughter

Dr. Winter

Caleb Spillyards

Caleb Spillyards

Tim Bauer

Jimmy Gonzáles

Jimmy Gonzáles

Police Officer

Jason Bayle

Jason Bayle

David Gelbman

Themes & Keywords

collegemurdertime loopslasheryoung adultcollege studentstabbed to deathappreciativevibrant

About Happy Death Day

Happy Death Day is a comedy, horror, mystery film released in 2017 exploring themes of college, murder, time loop, slasher, young adult, college student. Directed by Christopher Landon, it stars Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Charles Aitken. Caught in a bizarre and terrifying time warp, college student Tree finds herself repeatedly reliving the day of her murder, ultimately realizing that she must identify the killer and the reason for her death before her chances of survival run out.

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