Horror ·Mystery · Canada · 1981 · 1h 50m

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me poster
Director
J. Lee Thompson
Cast
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
Crew
Miklós Lente — Director of Photography Debra Karen — Editor Lance Rubin — Original Music Composer Bo Harwood — Original Music Composer Timothy Bond — Screenplay John C.W. Saxton — Screenplay
Tagline

Six of the most bizarre murders you will ever see.

Synopsis

Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a gruesome set of murders take place and her friends are the ones who are falling prey. Could it be her? She suffers from blackouts due to a freak accident one year earlier. We soon learn the truth behind her accident and what is going on.

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Mood & Themes
birthdaypsychopathbirthday partymurdermarijuanaserial killerslashermystery killerbrain surgerycanuxploitationmedical experimentblack gloves
Key Collaborators
J. Lee Thompson Director Miklós Lente Director of Photography Debra Karen Editor Lance Rubin Original Music Composer Bo Harwood Original Music Composer Timothy Bond Screenplay John C.W. Saxton Screenplay Peter Jobin Screenplay John C.W. Saxton Story André Link Producer John Dunning Producer Earl G. Preston Production Design
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