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April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day

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April Fool's Day

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

1986

1h 29m

6.1(392 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Overview

On April Fool's Day weekend, a group of college friends gather together at a secluded island mansion to celebrate their final year of school, where they soon become prey for an unseen murderer.

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Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Jay Baker

Jay Baker

Harvey 'Hal' Edison

Leah Pinsent

Nan Youngblood

Griffin O'Neal

Griffin O'Neal

Skip St. John

Tom Heaton

Tom Heaton

Constable Potter / Uncle Frank

Creative team

Directed by: Fred Walton
Written by: Danilo Bach
Produced by: Frank Mancuso Jr.

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