A girl on the track team suffers a fatal heart attack at a track meet. Graduation day 1981 stream and watch online moviefone. It was directed by herb freed and stars billy hufsey, michael pataki, e. Graduation day is a 1981 american horror film in the teen slasher genre. The opening sequence of graduation day makes this 1981 horror movie look like a sports film. At the same time the plot can feel like its dragging, with little happening for long stretches. I remember seeing this movie on video shelves when i was younger and eventually it was one of the selections that were brought home to view with the family. Interspersed between scenes of teenage athletes competing in track and field events are shots of a boisterous crowd, cheering them on to victory, all as an inspirational rock ballad titled the winner fills. Whats really great is this proves you can have a like able bunch of characters that you actually care about in a slasher. Danny murphy, linnea qu igley 1980s scream queen royalty, christopher george and vanna white best known for her long. Paula brentwood throat slit with knife kevin badger yes 3. They make a big deal out of it, like it was somethin special or somethin. A holidaythemed whodunit mystery that features a young cast and plenty of odd, quirky 80s scenes.
Graduation day starts off at a high school track and field competition, where a runner named laura ramstead ruth ann llorens, drops dead after winning a race. Oct 24, 2019 graduation day is a 1981 american horror film in the teen slasher genre. Graduation day marks a middle ground in slasher movies. The films director, herb freed now the rabbi herb freed, even admitted studying earlier slashers, like halloween and friday the th, deconstructing them so as to. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. No diplomas, no pomp and circumstance, no grimacing principal in front of an. Quigley talked about her big break in a 2004 interview. September 9, 2014 graduation day gets lumped in with the junkier of the posthalloween early80s slasher flicks. The plot follows a high school track team who are stalked and murdered by a masked assailant days before their graduation. The next time you watch graduation day which is now available to stream on amazon prime, you can listen as scott and bryan take a deep dive into the 1981 horror movie, including its creative slasher kills, nostalgic high school setting, and memorable performances by christopher george, linnea quigley, and vanna white. Graduation day is a perfectly formidable and memorable slasher horror film, and fans of the genre will do fine with this one.
Slasher movie completists may note the plots strong resemblance to that. Thank you so much for this important upgrade for this great classic slasher. Graduation day however suffers from an extremely low budget, incredibly bad acting, really bad lighting whoever said that he shots looked good really needs to be shot, shoddy special fx and a strange seven minute music video. I remember seeing this movie on video shelves when i was. Wellknown, but not particularly good slasher film from the early days of. Jun 09, 2016 this brings me to another in the long line of the high school slasher subgenre, 1981s graduation day. Notable films like the burning, happy birthday to me, friday the th. Its unusually well acted by many of the stars, and with more than usual thought given to showing quirky surrounding characters who dont always have a direct influence on the plot.
It stars christopher george, patch mackenzie, michael pataki, and e. Make your own movie lists and share them with your friends. Graduation day 1981 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. Online movie guide allmovie awarded the film one out of five stars, calling it standard and wrote. In the area where i grew up, there were two local videoshops just meters away from each other. Graduation day 1981 1981 was the year when slasher films blossomed throughout american theaters. With that said, the real charm of the film does not come from its ability to fashion a engaging whodunit, but. It was released only one year after the slasher cycle began in earnest, but this one has everything that would soon populate video shelves for the next decade. Soon thereafter, a mysterious figure is hunting down and killing the school athletes.
Graduation day 1981 article 3724 by dave sindelar viewing date. Graduation day nearly came close to being the first horror movie that i ever saw. It follows the formula pretty much to the letter, from the prologue wherein a tragedy occurs, to the appearance of a masked, vengeanceseeking mystery killer. Danny murphy, michael pataki the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Graduation day is a 1981 american slasher film cowritten, coproduced and directed by herb freed. Graduation day 1981 on the face of it, graduation day is not so different from the dozen or so other slasher films that cropped up in the subgenres golden year of 1981. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Two months later, just before the graduation of the class of 1981, a killer in a fencing mask starts offing other track team members, timing their deaths to exactly thirty seconds with a stopwatch. Herb freeds graduation day 1981 click to enlarge despite an attempt to mask the killers identity, it is not terribly hard to figure out the films mystery. Graduation day is a 1981 american slasher film cowritten. Graduation day 1981 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. This isnt a bad slasher flick following in the footsteps of prom night and friday the th with a decent cast, chilling score and gruesome. Best valedictorian graduation speech ever and the funniest duration. The suspects include the track coach michaels, lauras sister anne who arrives in town for the funeral, the creepy school principal.
List of deaths in graduation day 1981 horror film wiki. For example, although graduation day came out in 1981, the films quality, set design, and fashion look as though troma worked with handmedowns from productions of the 70s. May 1st, 1981 the 1981 cult classic slasher film was produced by troma ent. The original trailer in high definition of graduation day directed by herb freed and starring christopher george, patch mackenzie, e. Laura ramstead collapses,heart attack na yes accident 2. A coach christopher george wearing black gloves and a stopwatch is suspected of killing highschool track stars. Anne replies that she will be leaving after graduation day. Part 2 and halloween 2 were added to the cannon of what was already one of the most popular filmic subgenres. Oct 16, 2014 graduation day starts off at a high school track and field competition, where a runner named laura ramstead ruth ann llorens, drops dead after winning a race. While it doesnt really offer anything creative as far as kills and gore are concerned, it should be noted just how stuffed this flick is with red herrings as to the killers possible identity. Released 1981, graduation day stars christopher george, patch mackenzie, e. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. Its unusually well acted by many of the stars, and with more than. Discover new movies, browse movie lists by any category, watch trailers.
This seems to be a trend with all of tromas movies, as most look like they were made 510 years before their respective release dates. Graduation day distinguishes itself from its celluloid colleagues by never actually showing the event in question. The killers motivation is supposedly linked to a similar murder which occurred 40 years ago at an illfated graduation dance. I got graduation day by going in and having to act scared. Immediately following her death a killer begins offing the team one by one. Graduation day was released in the heyday of the slasher film, and it actually does bring some new ideas to the table. Watch or download graduation day 1981 full movie online.
Graduation day 1981 yify download movie torrent yts. Get graduation day dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. It stars christopher george, patch mackenzie, michael pataki, e. Graduation day was released in the heyday of the slasher film, and it actually does bring some new. Interspersed between scenes of teenage athletes competing in track and field events are shots of a boisterous crowd, cheering them on to victory, all as an inspirational rock ballad titled the winner fills the soundtrack. Though it received a largely negative reception, the film has since developed a cult following among fans of the genre. Graduation day has been ranked 2920 times, wins 39. Sally stabbed through neck with sword tracheotomy kevin badger yes 4. Graduation day 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Graduation day 1981 some kids are dying to graduate. A gloriously 80s piece of crap, graduation day reveals the swift rapidity with which the slasher genre settled into its cliches. The suspects include the track coach michaels, lauras sister anne who arrives in town for the funeral, the creepy school principal mr. Although the events in the movie take place around a high school graduation day parties, rehearsals, last minute exams, we never see anyone graduate. Doloress boyfriend decapitated with a sword kevin badger yes 6. Ralph impaled on a flying football with a javelin spike kevin badger yes 5. Everyone just knows that laura was meant for great things and that her ability to run will aid her in attending college or even running competitively as an adult. In the area where i grew up, there were two local videoshops just meters away. Anne goes upstairs to her room to unpack her things, including a gray sweatshirt and a pair of black leather gloves.
This brings me to another in the long line of the high school slasher subgenre, 1981s graduation day. My mates mock me for collecting horror movie memorabilia, but these masks are pretty good at keeping people at least 6 feet. At the same time, lauras older sister, ann patch mackenzie arrives in town for the titular event. Now, two months later, her sister is on leave from the military and arrives back in town just in time for graduationthat, and tons and tons of murders. Watch graduation day 1981 full moviewatch action movies. Overview of graduation day, 1981, directed by herb freed, with christopher george, patch mackenzie, e danny murphy, at turner classic movies. Graduation day is a 1981 american slasher film cowritten, coproduced and directed by herb. Financial analysis of graduation day 1981 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. This 1981 horror film features a killer targeting a high school track team. Peaker, denise cheshire, virgil frye, patch mackenzie, deborah dutch, e.