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| name = April Fools Day |
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| image = Aprilfooldvd.jpg |
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| director = [[The Butcher Brothers]] |
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| producer = Tara L. Craig<br>[[Frank Mancuso Jr.]] |
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| writer = The Butcher Brothers<br>Mikey Wigart |
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| starring = [[Scout Taylor-Compton]]<br>[[Josh Henderson]]<br>[[Jennifer Siebel]]<br>[[Taylor Cole]]<br>Joe Egender<br> |
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| cinematography = [[Michael Maley]] |
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| distributor = [[Stage 6]] |
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| released = [[March 25]], [[2008]] |
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| runtime = 91 min. |
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| country = {{USA}} |
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| language = [[English language|English]] |
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| imdb_id = 1018817 |
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'''''April Fool's Day''''' is a [[2008 in film|2008]] horror remake of the 1986 film of [[April Fool's Day (film)|the same name]]. It is directed by [[The Butcher Brothers]], the filmmaking alter-egos of [[Mitchell Altieri]] and [[Phil Flores]], who credited as The Butcher Brothers have solely directed ''[[The Hamiltons]]''. ''April Fool's Day'' is described by star [[Scout Taylor-Compton]] as "''[[Mean Girls]]'' crossed with horror",<ref name="mean">{{cite news| title= SDCC 07: Taylor-Compton Plans 'April Fool's Day' Joke| publisher= bloody-disgusting.com| date= [[2007-07-27]]| url= http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9489| accessdate= 2007-10-24}}</ref> and was released straight to DVD release on [[March 25]], [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web| title= March DVD Releases| publisher=videoeta.com| url= http://videoeta.com/month_dvd.html?month=3&year=2008| accessdate= 2008-01-04}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
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The film begins as a group of college friends gather to celebrate Spring Break by spending the weekend at the island mansion of their friend, Muffy St. John (Foreman), on the weekend leading up to April Fools' Day. The tone is set almost immediately with Muffy preparing details around the house, and finds an old jack-in-the-box she remembers (in flashback). Her friends, meanwhile, are joking around on the pier, then on the ferry to the island. Nikki Brashares (Goodrich) is initially caught on videotape, pretending to be making a faux introduction of herself as a sweet and virtuous Catholic girl, ending with "I fuck on the first date". The video camera is a way to introduce most of the characters of Muffy's friends. But en route to the island, Buck, a local deckhand is seriously injured in a gruesome accident. |
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Once on the island and in the mansion, it turns out Muffy has set up a ton of little jokes from the simple (whoopee cushions, dribble glasses, etc.) to the more complex and disturbing (an audiotape of baby crying in someone's room, heroin paraphernalia in a guest's wardrobe, etc.) Through it all, the friends in general try to relax. They flirt. They share stories. Two of them hook up. Rob Ferris (Olandt) tells his girlfriend and fiancee Kit Graham (Steel) he wasn't accepted into medical school. |
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But then, Skip goes missing. Kit catches a glimpse of what looks like his dead body. Arch and Nan go missing. During a search, Nikki falls into the island's well and finds the severed heads of Skip and Arch. Worse, the phones are dead as well. There's no way to get off the island until Monday. |
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One after another, people keep vanishing or killed and their bodies found — by hanging, throat-slitting, and in one instance castration. Kit and Rob put together some clues, realizing that everyone's earlier assumption is wrong. The kinsman of the deckhand injured when they arrived is a red herring. Muffy, it turns out, has a violently insane twin sister, Buffy, who has escaped. In fact, the person they've been around since the first night isn't Muffy at all! They discover Muffy's severed head in the basement. |
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Buffy chases them with a butcher's knife, and the couple are separated. Kit flees from Buffy into the living room — where she finds everyone else there, alive and calmly waiting for her. It was all a joke, or more accurately, a dress rehearsal. Muffy hopes to turn the mansion into a resort offering a weekend of staged horror. She even had a friend who does special effects and make-up for Hollywood help. Each "victim" agreed to take part as things were explained to them. |
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Everyone has a huge laugh, and break out lots of bottles of champagne. Much later that night, a half-drunk Muffy goes to her room. She finds a wrapped present on her bed. Grinning, she unwraps it. It is the Jack-in-the-Box. Savoring the surprise, she turns the handle slowly. When "Jack" finally pops out, Nan — the shy, bookish girl who knew Muffy from acting class—emerges from behind her and slits her throat with a razor. Muffy screams. Then realizes she isn't really bleeding. She "got" her with a trick razor and stage blood only. |
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==Cast== |
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*[[Scout Taylor-Compton]] ... Torrance Caldwell |
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*[[Josh Henderson]] ... Blaine Cartier |
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*[[Taylor Cole]] ... Desiree Cartier |
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*[[Jennifer Siebel]] ... Barbie Reynolds |
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*[[Sabrina Aldridge]] ... Milan Hastings |
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*[[Sara Platt]] ... Junior Miss Carolina |
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*[[Christy Johnson]] ... Shocked Party Guest |
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*[[Samuel Child]] ... Peter Welling |
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*[[Joseph McKelheer]] ... Charles |
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*[[Joe Egender]] ... Ryan |
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*[[Paul Shaw]] ... Film Director |
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*[[R. Keith Harris]] ... National News Correspondent |
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*[[David Schifter]] ... Press Conference Lawyer |
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*[[David Lowe]] ... Maintenance Man |
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*[[George Peroulas]] ... Master of Ceremonies |
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*[[Eric Hollenbeck]]...SFX Guy |
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==Production== |
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''April Fool's Day'' is being directed by [[The Butcher Brothers]], and the two have also re-written the script for the remake with [[Mikey Wigart]]. Picked up by [[Stage 6]] for distribution, it is currently being filmed in [[North Carolina]] under producers [[Tara L. Craig]] and [[Frank Mancuso Jr.]].<ref>{{cite news| last= Gingold| first= Michael| title= October 19: New APRIL FOOL’S DAY goes to Stage 6| publisher= fangoria.com| date= [[2007-10-19]]| url= http://fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=5242| accessdate= 2007-10-24}}</ref> Mancuso had also produced the original. [[Scout Taylor-Compton]] noted that the filmmakers plan to make ''April Fool's Day'' an R-rated film.<ref name="mean"/> |
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Taylor-Compton confirmed her role in the film in July 2007, and at the time of this writing, [[Jessica Stroup]], [[Katheryn Winnick]], [[Beau Garrett]], [[Corey Sevier]], [[Andrea Bogart]] and [[David Clayton Rogers]] were also rumored to star.<ref>{{cite news| last= Timpone| first= Tony| title= July 28: HALLOWEEN star’s next horror remake| publisher= fangoria.com| date= [[2007-07-28]]| url= http://fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=4690| accessdate= 2007-10-24}}</ref> However, Taylor-Compton is the only of those rumored in July to have confirmed a role since filming began. |
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The film would retain most of the original's humor; however, Flores said it is "pretty much contemporized, with off-beat humor, different settings -- something that would gel with today's audience." Altieri noted that "It's kind of more a twisting and turning story" with "some really good scares".<ref>{{cite news| title= Full 'April Fool's Day' Remake Casting, Release Details!| publisher= bloody-disgusting.com| date= [[2007-10-19]]| url= http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/10202| accessdate= 2007-10-24}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{imdb title|id=1018817|title=April Fool's Day}} |
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*[http://www.josephmckelheer.com Joseph McKelheer Site] |
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[[Category:2000s horror films]] |
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[[Category:2008 films]] |
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[[Category:English-language films]] |
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[[Category:Science fiction horror films]] |
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[[Category:Upcoming films]] |
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[[Category:Direct-to-video films]] |
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