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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)Binding: DVD EAN: 9780792180340 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0792180348 Label: Paramount Languages: Manufacturer: Paramount MPN: D018324D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 03, 2002 Running Time: 88 minutes Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: March 28, 1986 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: What looks like a standard 1980s holiday-themed slasher movie turns out to be a much more witty venture. A group of college students head out for a weekend of relaxation and April Fools' pranks at an isolated island cottage, catching the very last ferry until Monday morning. A practical joke goes awry, hostess Muffy starts tromping around in frumpy clothes and acting like she's not quite herself, and the bodies start piling up. Don't you just hate it when you're on a completely remote island and the phone goes out? All of this is done, though, with a fairly low gore content and a sly wink at the usual slasher conventions--rather than whodunit, the trick is to figure out what's in good fun and what's real bloodletting. It ain't Citizen Kane, but it's not a bad evening's enjoyment either. --Ali Davis Average Rating:
 Rating:  - It A Original ClassicWell, it's the 80's and these movies were big. This one is a slasher but no one gets killed, so what then do you call it, a metaphor? I think so, this film gets a high rating from me because of the characters, the story(or plot). And the original concept. Groovy!Stay Focused & smoke out! Rating: - Modern Slasher Version of Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians"The great slasher frenzy of the 1980's was winding down when "April Fool's Day" was released in 1986. This gem was produced by Frank Mancuso, Jr., who brought us "Friday 13th Parts III through V." Though the critics, and many fans, reviled it, I thought it was an ingenious piece of film making. In the vein of Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians," a group of people - in this case, hormonally charged college preppies - are invited for a weekend on a secluded island. It is ... Read More Rating: - Creepy fun on April Fools DayAnother Canadian horror delight this time set on April Fools Day. This has a "Ten Little Indians" sort of feel to it. There are nine college students spending the weekend at an isolated island mansion belonging to their friend Muffy St. John who begins to act stranger by the minute. After a few of their friends begin to disappear, they realize they may be next only there is no way off the island. Soon, people begin turning on each other and no one is sure who to trust. By the end, everything will ... Read More Rating:  - Worth the wait.This movie always intirgued me as a kid. The cover of the girl with her hair braided into a noose? Good stuff! I finally got around to watching it as an adult, and it was well worth the wait! "April Fool's Day" is a fun movie! If you don't like horror movies, don't worry, the gore is pretty much non-existent. The characters are typical 80's type college kids. The conclusion was fun and refreshing. Very campy, spoofy type of movie, so if you're in that kind of mood, give it a try. Rating:  - Awfully LameThis is the only review you need to read. Don't watch this movie. It wasn't scary at all. Stupid story with stupid actors & so much dead air with hardly any actual horror. I bought this used without seeing it & was very disappointing. You'd be way better off checking out any of the Sleepaway Camp movies if you like 80's slash, but this movie in no way compares to Sleepaway Camp; IT IS SOOOO LAME |
