April Fool's Day (2008 film)
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| Directed by | The Butcher Brothers |
| Produced by | Tara L. Craig Frank Mancuso Jr. |
| Written by | The Butcher Brothers Mikey Wigart |
| Starring | Scout Taylor-Compton Josh Henderson Jennifer Siebel Taylor Cole Joe Egender |
| Cinematography | Michael Maley |
| Distributed by | Stage 6 |
| Release date(s) | March 25, 2008 |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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April Fool's Day is a 2008 horror remake of the 1986 film of the same name. It is directed by The Butcher Brothers, the filmmaking alter-egos of Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores, who credited as The Butcher Brothers have solely directed The Hamiltons. April Fool's Day is described by star Scout Taylor-Compton as "Mean Girls crossed with horror",[1] and was released straight to DVD release on March 25, 2008.[2]
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[edit] Plot
"April Fool's Day" revolves around a party given by two rich siblings for their friend. Tragedy strikes when a friend falls over a balcony and dies. One year later, the teens responsible for the accident become the targets of a twisted killer who begins hunting them down one by one.
[edit] Cast
- Scout Taylor-Compton ... Torrance Caldwell
- Josh Henderson ... Blaine Cartier
- Taylor Cole ... Desiree Cartier
- Jennifer Siebel ... Barbie Reynolds
- Sabrina Aldridge ... Milan Hastings
- Sara Platt ... Junior Miss Carolina
- Christy Johnson ... Shocked Party Guest
- Samuel Child ... Peter Welling
- Joseph McKelheer ... Charles
- Joe Egender ... Ryan
- Paul Shaw ... Film Director
- R. Keith Harris ... National News Correspondent
- David Schifter ... Press Conference Lawyer
- David Lowe ... Maintenance Man
- George Peroulas ... Master of Ceremonies
- Eric Hollenbeck...SFX Guy
[edit] Production
April Fool's Day is being directed by The Butcher Brothers, and the two have also re-written the script for the remake with Mikey Wigart. Picked up by Stage 6 for distribution, it is currently being filmed in North Carolina under producers Tara L. Craig and Frank Mancuso Jr..[3] Mancuso had also produced the original. Scout Taylor-Compton noted that the filmmakers plan to make April Fool's Day an R-rated film.[1]
Taylor-Compton confirmed her role in the film in July 2007, and at the time of this writing, Jessica Stroup, Katheryn Winnick, Beau Garrett, Corey Sevier, Andrea Bogart and David Clayton Rogers were also rumored to star.[4] However, Taylor-Compton is the only of those rumored in July to have confirmed a role since filming began.
The film would retain most of the original's humor; however, Flores said it is "pretty much contemporized, with off-beat humor, different settings -- something that would gel with today's audience." Altieri noted that "It's kind of more a twisting and turning story" with "some really good scares".[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "SDCC 07: Taylor-Compton Plans 'April Fool's Day' Joke", bloody-disgusting.com, 2007-07-27. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ March DVD Releases. videoeta.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-04.
- ^ Gingold, Michael. "October 19: New APRIL FOOL’S DAY goes to Stage 6", fangoria.com, 2007-10-19. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ Timpone, Tony. "July 28: HALLOWEEN star’s next horror remake", fangoria.com, 2007-07-28. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ "Full 'April Fool's Day' Remake Casting, Release Details!", bloody-disgusting.com, 2007-10-19. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
