Bloody Birthday (1981)
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41% of users liked it
(1,966 ratings)
Sort of a triple-threat Bad Seed with a more overtly violent streak, this film tells the tale of trio of cherubic youngsters whose births all coincided with a solar eclipse, which somehow initiated a kind of time-release evil reaction that reaches its climax on the kids' tenth birthday, causing… More Sort of a triple-threat Bad Seed with a more overtly violent streak, this film tells the tale of trio of cherubic youngsters whose births all coincided with a solar eclipse, which somehow initiated a kind of time-release evil reaction that reaches its climax on the kids' tenth birthday, causing them to transform into miniature homicidal psychopaths. These darling little tykes then proceed to beat dad's brains out with a baseball bat, gun down their teacher, and otherwise beat, stab and strangle anyone who even looks cross-eyed at them. They also seem to be strangely fond of leering at naked teenage girls... or maybe that's just the director's favorite pastime. Produced in 1980, this proto-slasher opus was shelved for six years, then released to video to capitalize on the already-waning trend of Friday the 13th sequels and their hellish offspring. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ed Hunt, Edward Hunt
- Genres
- Drama, Horror
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1984 Wide
- Studio
- Rearguard
Critic Reviews
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John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
Doesn't concoct an elaborate back story or history of family dysfunction to justify or motivate the kiddie killing spree that is its reason for being. The three bad seeds here were simply born under a bad sign, as Albert King might have said.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A time-waster tasteless horror flick, with no redeeming social values.
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Lucius Gore, ESplatter
What the film lacks in story it makes up for with a high body count and plenty of gratuitous sex.
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Andreas Samuelson, Slasherpool
Dull and gore-free slasher-wannabe which could have been great but falls flat
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Cast
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Susan Strasberg
as Miss Viola Davis
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José Ferrer
as Doctor
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Lori Lethin
as Joyce Russel
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Melinda Cordell
as Mrs. Brody
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Julie Brown
as Beverly Brody
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Joe Penny
as Mr. Harding
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Andy Freeman
as Steven Seaton
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Elizabeth Hoy
as Debbie Brody
- Bert Kramer
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K.C. Martel
as Timmy Russel
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Ben Marley
as Duke
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Erica Hope
as Annie
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Cyril O'Reilly
as Paul
- Shane Butterworth
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Michael Dudikoff
as Willard
- Daniel Currie
- Norman Rice
- Georgie Paul
- Ellen Geer
- Ward Costello
- Ruth Silveira
- William Boyett
- Robert Nathan
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Sylvia Wright
as Girl in Van
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Billy Jayne
as Curtis
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John Avery
as Guy in Van

