Happy Birthday To Me 1981

Melissa sue anderson as virginia ginny wainwright glenn ford as dr.

Happy birthday to me 1981. The filmmakers reportedly detested the poster art and the many press gimmicks to promote happy birthday to me. Somewhat at odds with this in an issue of fangoria from 1981 burman ironically given his profession criticises the level of gore in films at that time. In particular they wanted a movie poster that was a bit more subtle about the nature of the movie rather than one that exploited the violence of it. Original theatrical trailer to the 1981 horror slasher whodunnit classic.

Bregman as ann thomerson jack blum as alfred morris matt craven as steve maxwell lenore zann as. David faraday lawrence dane as harold hal wainwright sharon acker as estelle wainwright frances hyland as mrs. Happy birthday to me is a slow as molasses 80 s teen slasher that s mediocre at best. It s dull has a boring plot takes itself far too seriously and worst of all is waaaaaay too long.

According to jack blum who played alfred in happy birthday to me matt craven had the most uncomfortable make up of all for the climactic birthday party. Happy birthday to me 1981 directed by j. Happy birthday to me typifies the horror genre prior to the self reflection and irony that saturated the genre in the late 80s and 90s. Lee thompson and starring melissa sue anderson glenn ford lawrence dane sharon acker frances hyland tracey bregman lisa langlois lesleh donaldson earl pennington and matt craven.

Happy birthday to me 1981 trivia. A solid cast decent acting a well written script and relatively high production values result in a solid movie that is engaging on its own in addition to offering a glimpse into the history of 80s horror. Happy birthday to me r 1h 50min horror mystery thriller 15 may 1981 usa at the snobby crawford academy virginia s group of friends start to go missing years after horrible events that happened to her as a child around her birthday.