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April Fool's Day (1986)

Childish pranks turn into a bloody battle for survival!

Genre : Horror, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Fred Walton

Synopsis

A group of eight college friends gather together at an island mansion belonging to heiress Muffy St. John to celebrate their final year of school. Soon, they begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the April Fool's Day weekend, but nothing is as it seems.

Actors

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
Leah Pinsent
Nan Youngblood
Griffin O'Neal
Griffin O'Neal
Skip St. John
Tom Heaton
Tom Heaton
Constable Potter / Uncle Frank
Lloyd Berry
Lloyd Berry
Ferryman
Pat Barlow
Pat Barlow
Clara
Mike Nomad
Mike Nomad
Buck

Crews

Danilo Bach
Danilo Bach
Writer
Fred Walton
Fred Walton
Director
Frank Mancuso Jr.
Frank Mancuso Jr.
Producer
Charles Bernstein
Charles Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Charles Minsky
Charles Minsky
Director of Photography
Bruce Green
Bruce Green
Editor
Pamela Basker
Pamela Basker
Casting
Fern Champion
Fern Champion
Casting
W. Stewart Campbell
W. Stewart Campbell
Art Direction
Della Mae Johnston
Della Mae Johnston
Set Decoration
Jim Gill
Jim Gill
Makeup Effects
Bettie Kauffman
Bettie Kauffman
Makeup Effects
Christopher Swift
Christopher Swift
Makeup Effects
Todd McIntosh
Todd McIntosh
Makeup Department Head
Jonathan D. Evans
Jonathan D. Evans
Sound Engineer
F. Hudson Miller
F. Hudson Miller
Sound Effects
David Lewis Yewdall
David Lewis Yewdall
Sound Designer
Martin Becker
Martin Becker
Makeup Effects

Trailers and other movies

April Fool's Day 1986 TV trailer
APRIL FOOL'S DAY: Behind The Scene with Deborah Goodrich Royce

Posters and backgrounds

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