Happy Birthday to Me

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Happy Birthday to Me

R

1981

1h 48m

Horror

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Carlos I

Having grown up initially dismissing Happy Birthday to Me as simply cheesy, each subsequent viewing reveals a deeper appreciation for its charms. It stands out as a genuinely fun slasher film, elevated by a truly wild and memorable twist that still holds up today.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/25

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Rhiannon T

I was bored half an hour in and skipped to the end to find out who the killer was. Huge fan of the slasher genre. This just wasn't a good one.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/29/25

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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

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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

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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

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michael b

This Is Outstanding horror movie,A Real Classic, Absoulity Love'ed It.🌟🌟🌟🌟

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/24/23

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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, Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Famous Players
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2012
Runtime: 1h 48m

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