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Happy Birthday to Me

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Preppie Virginia (Melissa Sue Anderson) could be the one skewering classmates who skipped her birthday party years before.
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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness A camp-tastic footnote to the late-'70s, early-'80s slasher flick craze. Rated: C+ Jul 10, 2006 Full Review Paul Lê Bloody Disgusting Happy Birthday to Me eschewed convention long before metatextual stories and increasingly intrepid sequels became the norm for the subgenre. Rated: 4/5 Jul 21, 2023 Full Review Kathy Fennessy Video Librarian Magazine [J. Lee] Thompson pinned the crime on a different culprit, making for a ridiculously entertaining, if not entirely credible ending, though credibility doesn't appear to have been the goal in a slasher with more comic moments than most. Rated: 3/5 Jan 19, 2023 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Although it was released when slasher films were already becoming a dime a dozen, this does enough different to marginally stand out from the pack. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 30, 2022 Full Review Alan Jones Starburst There is only one line on the poster of Happy Birthday To Me that you should take very seriously — Pray you're not invited. Jul 27, 2022 Full Review John Noonan FILMINK (Australia) A cult favourite to many due its black sense of humour and nonsensical ending, Happy Birthday to Me will be a bewilderment to others for exactly the same reasons. Feb 10, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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This Old G Saw this movie in the theater when it was released! It was just okay. Your typical slasher movie with a denouement that was completely preposterous. If you have a fondness for 80's slasher flicks this is one that I would recommend checking out if not just for curiosity's sake. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Jonathan O Happy birthday to me is a fun bloody birthday slasher teen horror film with great cast and wicked special make-up effects however it feels long and the script doesn't make sense but it's fun for everybody's upcoming birthday to check it out. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review KerryWhite's S Rating: 7/10. 70/100. | SPOILERS! What a hell of an ending of twists and turns! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/19/23 Full Review michael b This Is Outstanding horror movie,A Real Classic, Absoulity Love'ed It.🌟🌟🌟🌟 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/23 Full Review Gavin E Boring, overly convoluted, way too long, a very forgettable slasher despite some decent moments. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review thiago s Filme legal pra caramba, o roteiro é legal, as cenas são boas e tem um suspense com slasher bom, o elenco até que ajuda, e o que melhora o filme é o plot twist que revela que estella wainwright irmã gêmea da ginny wainwright, que matou todo mundo, e os amigos de ginny e depois matou seu pai, depois que estella amarrou ginny e incriminou a ginny para todo mundo saber que foi ginny que matou as pessoas ao longo do ano, e no final ginny se recupera e mata a sua irmã assassina e o delegado da cidade vê todos mortos e viu ginny com a faca na mal, dando a entender que ginny matou todos no local, e foi tudo o que estella queria e o filme acabou, com tudo isso, eu recomendo esse filme, um filme com um plot twist bom pra caralho que quase ninguém dá bola para esse filme. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Preppie Virginia (Melissa Sue Anderson) could be the one skewering classmates who skipped her birthday party years before.
Director
J. Lee Thompson
Producer
John Dunning, André Link
Screenwriter
John Saxton, Peter Jobin, Timothy Bond
Production Co
Columbia, Famous Players, Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 6, 2012
Runtime
1h 48m
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