Graduation Day
1981 · Movie · R · 96 min · ★ 5.2 · 52% critics
After a high school runner dies during a race, fear spreads as a masked killer starts targeting classmates and school staff. Set around graduation, this early '80s slasher mixes a school mystery with a steady stream of stalk-and-slash tension.
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-05-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 (118 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you have a soft spot for scrappy early-'80s slashers like Hell Night or Cherry Falls and can roll with cheesy fun; Not for you if you want tight pacing or a genuinely scary mystery.
Pros: fun 80s slasher vibe; inventive kill ideas; high school setting | Cons: too much padding; uneven tone; predictable mystery
Themes
- high school
- heart attack
- high school sports
- slasher
- runner
Cast & crew
Christopher George
as Coach George Michaels
- PM
Patch Mackenzie
as Anne Ramstead
- EM
E. Danny Murphy
as Kevin Badger
E.J. Peaker
as Blondie
Michael Pataki
as Principal Guglione
- RB
Richard Balin
as Mr. Roberts
Carmen Argenziano
as Insp. Halliday
Linnea Quigley
as Dolores
Billy Hufsey
as Tony
Virgil Frye
as Officer MacGregor
Directed by Herb Freed