Graduation Day (1981)
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Duration: 96 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Herb Freed
Stars: Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie and E. Danny Murphy
IMDb score:
4,8 (5.956)
Releasedate: 1 May 1981
Graduation Day plot
"The class of ‘81 is running out of time!"
A young runner suddenly has a heart attack after running the 100m. Her friends are in mourning, but are soon killed one by one. In the meantime, all kinds of festive activities are taking place in the context of Graduation Day.
Actors and actresses
Coach George Michaels
Anne Ramstead
Kevin Badger
Blondie
Principal Guglione
Mr. Roberts
Insp. Halliday
Dolores
Tony
Officer MacGregor
Reviews & comments
Tonypulp
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- 21231 messages
- 4608 votes
Atmospheric slow burner. I found it surprising... not in terms of content, but certainly in form. Great use of (fast, slightly experimental) crosscutting. This starts with the opening scene and that technique is used very strongly, especially during the band's performance. That certainly distinguishes it from many of its peers. I had never seen a killer in fencing gear before. With a great Psycho scene towards the end.
By the way, an excellent transfer of Vinegar Syndrome on Blu-ray.
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Gang_Star
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- 6837 messages
- 3401 votes
Not a very good Troma this slasher. In itself a fairly standard film that unfortunately turns out less well due to the execution. The build-up is quite slow, the film has mediocre kills and little tension. The scene in which the band finally made music lasted far too long with the murder with the screen outfit in between. The event where the coach suspected of the murders was shot by the police during the struggle with the real murderer made almost no sense and caused a major illogic. Of course it's just a movie, but it was strange. The entire denouement was too simple and the confrontation at the end can also be described that way.
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wendyvortex
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- 5290 messages
- 7308 votes
And there's the average 80s slasher. Kills are quite nice, but the story surrounding them isn't much. Who is the killer? That's not enough plot for over an hour and a half. B-movie to ride on the success of all those other high school horror films. For the inveterate enthusiasts: it is watchable, but don't expect too much from it.
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