Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · Movie · R · 110 min · ★ 6.0 · 22% critics
A popular student at an elite private school is counting down to her 18th birthday when members of her tight-knit clique start turning up dead. With troubling blackouts and fragmented memories tied to a past accident, suspicion and paranoia grow as she tries to piece together what’s happening before the celebration arrives.
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-05-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 22/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (234 votes)
- Box office
- $10,609,514
- Budget
- $4,700,000
About
If you enjoy prep-school whodunnit slashers with blackouts, twists, and a slightly classy vibe, this could work, especially if you like Eyes of Laura Mars or April Fool's Day; Not for you if you want straightforward scares or a fully believable finale.
Pros: whodunnit suspense; glossy, classy feel; inventive death scenes | Cons: overlong runtime; confusing red herrings; ending feels implausible
Themes
- birthday
- psychopath
- birthday party
- murder
- marijuana
- serial killer
- slasher
- mystery killer
- brain surgery
- canuxploitation
- medical experiment
- black gloves
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Melissa Sue Anderson
as Virginia Wainwright
Glenn Ford
as Dr. David Faraday
Lawrence Dane
as Hal Wainwright
Sharon Acker
as Estelle Wainwright
Frances Hyland
as Mrs. Patterson
Tracey E. Bregman
as Ann Thomerson
Jack Blum
as Alfred Morris
Matt Craven
as Steve Maxwell
Lenore Zann
as Maggie
David Eisner
as Rudi
Directed by J. Lee Thompson