April Fool's Day

2008

1h 31m

Horror

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When a prank leads to an accidental death, a group of teens (Taylor Cole, Josh Henderson, Scout Taylor-Compton) faces the wrath of an unseen killer.

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kevin c

Passable slasher flick? Or an elaborate hoax centred on April Fool's pranks for the rich and powerful. A debutante tries to figure out who's picking off her fake friends one by one. This is an okay movie, although there are no characters that are likeable. So you really have no one to root for other than the time clock on the DVD player.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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robert p

Typical slasher film, fails to succeed to match the older movie!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Ah, the 2000s, when every decent and not-so-decent slasher was remade. That means that even April Fool's Day could be made all over again by The Butcher Brothers (Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores), who had just made The Hamiltons. Desiree Cartier (Taylor Cole) is hosting a party for her actress Torrance Caldwell (Scout Taylor-Compton from the Rob Zombie Halloween movies) and has invited Blaine (Josh Henderson), the brother she dislikes along with U.S. Senate candidate Peter Welling and his beauty queen fiancee Barbie (Jennifer Siebel), her enemy Milan, videographer Ryan and society reporter Charles. During that April Fool's party, a prank leads to Milan suffering a seizure and falling off the balcony to her death, which ends with Blaine losing control of the family's fortune and Desiree becoming the executor. The death is ruled an accident. A year later, the group is invited to Milan's grave to watch a video of Charles being drowned. One of them killed Milan, a note states, and unless they confess, everyone will die. While the score is close to the original, the film just doesn't live up to the inspiration. But you knew that. It does have a nice giallo/Agatha Christie set-up. But it just doesn't seem to know what to do with the story once it gets going.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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R P

When I first watched April Fool's Day 2008, I thought it was a remake, maybe a sequel. But it's not a remake. It's a sequel in that it deals with April Fool's Day, and a twist ending. None of the same actors or intent. But, it does have Scout Taylor-Compton in it. (https://foreverfinalgirl.com/april-fools-day-2008/)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/01/22

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steve d

A strong cast and some nice twists make this a fun remake, that emulates rather than copies its predecessor.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Don't waste your time. Watch the 1986 film of the same name instead.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Mitchell Altieri

Director

Phil Flores

Director

Taylor Cole

Desiree Cartier

Josh Henderson

Blaine Cartier

Scout Taylor-Compton

Torrance Caldwell

Joe Egender

Ryan

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Dustin Putman

TheFilmFile.com

Exceedingly stupid and convoluted, leading to a big 'huh?' ending. April Fool's, indeed.

Rated: 1/4

Oct 9, 2008

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

The remake ignores the fun of the original in favor of a twisted tale of revenge.

Rated: 0.5/4

Aug 10, 2008

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David Cornelius

eFilmCritic.com

A dull-as-dirt slasher movie invaded by fashion model rejects from the CW network.

Rated: 1/5

May 14, 2008

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Synopsis

When a prank leads to an accidental death, a group of teens (Taylor Cole, Josh Henderson, Scout Taylor-Compton) faces the wrath of an unseen killer.

Director: Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Runtime: 1h 31m

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