April Fool's Day

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

From FB:

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

Slasher-classic APRIL FOOL'S DAY starring Deborah Foreman (Valley Girl) slices and dices its way to BLU-RAY for the first time ever next month.

When a group of college students decides to spend spring break at the secluded island estate of their wealthy classmate, Muffy St. John, things take a sinister turn when friends begin to go missing and turn up dead in brutal fashion.

ON BLU-RAY & DVD SEPTEMBER 4TH

Pre-Order here at JB Hi-Fi: http://bit.ly/2Npdu90

[Gary Banks Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Gary Banks]

I actually liked this one. Puts me in the minority.

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

I enjoy it. Hell I even enjoyed the remake I never hear anyone mention.

[Dom D Spoon! Find all posts View Profile Close Dom D]

I'm wondering if I've seen this. is it the slasher where

SPOILERS!!!!!

at the end it turns out that the whole thing was just an elaborate prank and nobodies dead at all?

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

I'm wondering if I've seen this. is it the slasher where

SPOILERS!!!!!

at the end it turns out that the whole thing was just an elaborate prank and nobodies dead at all?

Yep that is it. It is also the slasher where the novelization has scenes that got cut from the end of the film. IIRC images from one of these cut scenes were on the back of the VHS release.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

I still remember the scene where Muffy appears in the window suddenly scaring the hell out of me. I thought it was good.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Scream Factory just announced that they're releasing this in 2020 as a collector's edition.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Coming March 24th, 2020.

https://www.shoutfactory.com/product...roduct_id=7312

[anthony1138 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close anthony1138]

The new cover is bad, but at least they went for something different than their typical garbage artwork. The AU release had low video bitrate and lossy audio. Hopefully this "collector's edition" actually gets a new transfer.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Full press release:

April Fool's Day Collector's Edition Blu-rayâ„¢ Available March 24, 2020 from Scream Factory

Guess who's going to be the life of the party? On March 24, 2020, Scream Factory brings the fan-favorite 1980s mystery slasher April Fool's Day to Blu-rayâ„¢ for the first time! This Collector's Edition release includes a number of brand-new bonus features including new interviews with director Fred Walton, actress Deborah Goodrich Royce, actor Clayton Rohner, composer Charles Bernstein, and cinematographer Charles Minsky, and more! Fans can pre-order their copies now by visiting ShoutFactory.com

When Muffy St. John (Deborah Foreman, Valley Girl) invited her college friends up to her parents' secluded island home for the time of their lives, she just forgot to tell them it just might be the last time of their lives. As soon as the kids arrive on the island, someone starts trimming the guest list ... one murder at a time. And what starts out as a weekend of harmless "April Fool's Day" pranks turns into a bloody battle for survival. It's just what you'd expect from the producer who brought you Body Parts, Species and Friday the 13th Parts III-V!

April Fool's Day Bonus Features:

NEW Horror with A Twist - an interview with director Fred Walton
NEW Well of Lies - an interview with actress Deborah Goodrich Royce
NEW Looking Forward to Dessert - an interview with actor Clayton Rohner
NEW Bloody Unforgettable - an interview with composer Charles Bernstein
NEW The Eye of Deception - an interview with cinematographer Charles Minsky
Theatrical Trailer
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[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Kino announced that they're working on a UHD release (it'll be UHD only as Shout! still has the Blu-ray rights) for later this year.