Review of April Fool's Day (1986) by Joshua A — 11 Mar 2009

April Fool's Day is yet another film that turns a holiday into a slaughter for teenagers. The story is about a group of privileged college students that spend the weekend on a secluded island at their wealthy friend Muffy's (Deborah Foreman) home. After goofing off on the ferry causes a serious accident to an employee of the barge, students begin to disappear one by one as the rest of the group begin to realize that there's more amiss than meets the eye.

The beginning of the film feels like your standard B horror film, seeming to borrow from a little killer in the woods film called The Final Terror from five years earlier. With April Fool's Day you get more than the standard fare. The film just seems more polished with higher production values than most horror films of the era. It's predictable, yet tries to keep itself unpredictable enough that you question yourself as you go through the film. April Fool's Day is an acceptable film on many levels and will leave you more entertained than the typical slash and burn films.