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Titolo originale: April Fool's Day
Regia: Fred Walton |
Anno: 1986
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Horror Mistero
Tag: island | murder | teen movie | slasher | april fool's day | canuxploitation | elimination derby | college friends |
Cast: Amy Steel | Ken Olandt | Deborah Foreman | Deborah Goodrich | Clayton Rohner | Thomas F. Wilson | Jay Baker | Leah Pinsent | Griffin O'Neal | Tom Heaton | Lloyd Berry | Pat Barlow | Mike Nomad |

Un gruppo di compagni di scuola si ritrovano in una villa su un'isola per festeggiare il loro ultimo anno di scuola. Ognuno di loro ha un segreto che lo porterĂ  alla morte. Ma sono morti veramente o si tratta di un crudele pesce d'aprile?

Approfondimenti

Fred Walton: [Ticking] The ticking sound of a large Grandfather clock. D
The cast assembled at a hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, just prior to filming and began hangin [...] D
Amy Steel (Kit) at one point was approached by a producer who voiced concerns that she had gained we [...] D
Deborah Foreman utilized "Sheryl Lee-like features and facial expressions" according to All Movie Gu [...] D
One of three horror films from 1986 that take place on April Fool's Day, the others being Killer Par [...] D
Although only mentioned once by Kit later in the film, the characters are students at Vassar College [...] D
The scenes shot on video by Chaz were actually shot by Clayton Rohner on one of the production's han [...] D
A novelization written by Jeff Rovin was published by Pocket Books in 1986. Rovin embellished in a f [...] D
A hangman's noose was formed out of the letter "P" and a dagger out the letter "Y" in the film's ori [...] D
The movie's storyline has often been likened to Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians" (aka "And The [...] D
Linnea Quigley was originally cast as Muffy/Buffy St. John, but she had to turn down the role due to [...] D
At the film's beginning, Griffin O'Neal's Skip character is blamed for a prank-turned-accident that [...] D
Due to the film being light on violence, it received frequent airings on late-night television, wher [...] D
The second film where Deborah Goodrich and Clayton Rohner appeared together. They appeared together [...] D
Director Fred Walton commented in a 2016 interview with "Daily Dead" that when they began shooting t [...] D
The literary classic that one of the college friends was seen reading was John Milton's "Paradise Lo [...] D
According to director Fred Walton, Paramount executives didn't dislike the infamous deleted third ac [...] D
There are several clues through the film which foreshadow the twist ending: 1. In the very first sce [...] D
During a 30th anniversary reunion screening/panel, Deborah Goodrich (Nikki) revealed that she was se [...] D
As "Buffy" stabs the sliding doors that Kit runs through, you can briefly see a playful smile on her [...] D
Deborah Foreman came in early to audition for Muffy St. John, but the director and producers didn't [...] D
The film originally had a much longer and more twisted ending. In the original script, after Muffy r [...] D
One of two mid-1980s murder-about-the-house comedies made by Paramount Pictures. The other picture w [...] D
The filmmakers had difficulty casting the role of Harvey Edison Jr. The rest of the cast and crew ha [...] D
The picture was shot entirely in British Columbia, Canada, with predominantly American actors. D
There are two references to L'assassino ti siede accanto (1981), which Amy Steel starred in: A cat s [...] D
First produced screenplay of writer Danilo Bach. D
The film's French title was "Weekend of Terror", while in Germany it was titled "The Horror Party". D
Producer Frank Mancuso Jr. had acted in various producing capacities on four Friday the 13th films w [...] D
All of the characters are "killed" off-screen, thus providing clues to the audience that they did no [...] D
Part of a 1980s cycle of slasher films with titles and subjects based around commemorative days and [...] D
The novelization by Jeff Rovin includes character details and subplots not in the screenplay and fin [...] D
The interior of the well scene was shot in a tank on an L.A. soundstage at the end of production. Th [...] D
The film had an additional alternate ending scripted at one point. In that ending Muffy, is left to [...] D
Muffy's van on the St. John's island property has a Maine license plate (and Clara the housekeeper s [...] D
The ending and the final scene in Muffy's room were filmed three or four months after principal film [...] D
The name of the literary work that Muffy St. John (Deborah Foreman) quoted from was James Boswell's [...] D
Most people think the movie's theme song, "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)", was written by Three Dog Nig [...] D
While the crew was lighting a scene, Deborah Goodrich began reading a "Cosmopolitan" questionnaire t [...] D

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Frase

Rob: [about the constable] He's on his way, he wan [...] D
Muffy: Well there's an awful lot to be done with t [...] D
Rob: [finds a letter on the boat] State Hospital. [...] D
[everyone admires the view of the lake from Muffy' [...] D
Nikki: [on camera] My name is Mary O'Reilly O'Tool [...] D
Chaz: Boy Muffy, you really know how to make a guy [...] D
Nan: [about the table set with dolls at every sett [...] D
Arch: [mocking tone] Hi, my name is Mary O'Riley O [...] D
Kit: And don't anyone say "April Fool's" again or [...] D
Nikki: [reading magazine quiz] My first experience [...] D
Nan: Can I make a toast? Well, someone once said t [...] D
Kit: Do you see him? Rob: No. He must not have a [...] D
Arch: [enters his room] Alright, ladies, we're gon [...] D
Chaz: Hey wait a minute, look at this, Skip's knif [...] D
Harvey: I know you think I'm a hick, but I'd like [...] D
Harvey: Oh crap! Nan: What happened? Harvey: I l [...] D
Kit: [looks in the basement incinerator] Oh my God [...] D
Rob: He said to forget it. He said that my grades [...] D
Arch: You're telling me! When I was out there swin [...] D
Nan: [reading magazine quiz] The one thing I haven [...] D
Chaz: [looks around Muffy's house] Nikki, burn my [...] D
Clara: Have a nice party. Muffy: Nice? It's gotta [...] D
Kit: Muffy hasn't been in an institution for three [...] D
Muffy: We used to spend all our summers here befor [...] D
Chaz: [stands close to Nan and coughs exaggeratedl [...] D
Chaz: Hey guy, your fly is open and your Hostess T [...] D
Kit: It's okay now, with the others, they were out [...] D
Muffy: Here. [sets a glass of water down] Nan: [ [...] D
Chaz: Nobody move. [turns on camera] Chaz: But b [...] D
Nan: [sees the well out back] When she said well s [...] D
Nikki: I can't stay here anymore! Chaz: What if t [...] D
Chaz: [sees the dining room table] Oh Muffers! Our [...] D
Harvey: Y'know what I find amazin'? Muffy's her re [...] D
Chaz: [watching Kit and Rob through binoculars] Re [...] D
Muffy: I'm not worried about those two, Skip and A [...] D
Arch: This is incredible. Here we are: privileged, [...] D
Skip: A poor boy can say 'Fuck you, Dad, I'm my ow [...] D
Kit: Oh, ha ha. HA HA HA HA! That's really funny, [...] D
Kit: [about Skip] We just saw him down at the boat [...] D
Chaz: Wait a minute, aren't we supposed to be stay [...] D

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