“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.
Lori Lethin
Joyce Russel
Melinda Cordell
Mrs. Brody
Julie Brown
Beverly Brody
Susan Strasberg
Miss Viola Davis
José Ferrer
Doctor
Joe Penny
Mr. Harding
Bert Kramer
Sherriff James Brody
Elizabeth Hoy
Debbie Brody
Billy Jayne
Curtis Taylor
K.C. Martel
Timmy Russel
Bloody Birthday is a horror, thriller film released in 1981 exploring themes of birthday, babysitter, elementary school, murder, slasher, eclipse. Directed by Ed Hunt, it stars Lori Lethin, Melinda Cordell, Julie Brown. 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.
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