Glenn Ford, Lawrence Dane, Sharon Acker
Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a grueling set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling p...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 26, 2004
Stats: 223 reviews
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July 25, 2009
This has to be the most unintentionally funny film I have ever seen. I cannot believe there is not a goofs list for this film, when it contains the worst bit of Continuity EVER!! Imagine the scene, the young star has a flashback, her and her mother are trapped on an opening bridg...( read more)
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April 15, 2009
As far as '80s holiday slashers are concerned, Happy Birthday to Me is considerably more sophisticated than most. Relying heavily on a twisting plot and strongly developed characters to carry itself rather than pure body count, it's a refreshing change in an otherwise formulaic ...( read more)
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June 20, 2008
Need to see it again to be fair with the rating. I saw it in my childhood and the one thing I recall vividly is the ending, a seriously creepy birthday party.
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December 26, 2008
B-Horror movies are totally awesome, although this one was kind of lame. It was ok though. I was kind of put off because the main actress was so damn ugly, but other than it was alright. Um.. the ending was extremely lame, most probably due to the fact it was just thrown on and t...( read more)
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October 1, 2008
A surprisingly good underrated 80īs slasher above the average of its genre. With gory killings and great ending.
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October 27, 2009
Another great example of how no generation can beat the '80s when it comes to slasher flicks!!! Glad they finally got around to releasing this!!
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October 16, 2009
Another slightly above average slasher flick from the heyday of the genre. Thanks to a surprisingly good cast and Oscar nominated director, Happy Birthday to Me is better than most of its kind. Of course it's full of cliches and the usual "stalk and slash" stuff, but it'...( read more)
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October 14, 2009
One of the many holiday slashers from the 80's, this film sadly fails to live up to its marketing campaign, and only comes remotely close during its final set piece. Thanks to Anchor Bay, the latest DVD release restores the original score to the film that was sadly lacking from t...( read more)
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