April Fool’s Day is one of the most underrated slasher films out there. Although, I guess they did remake Psycho and that was a great film. A year after an April Fool's Day prank which resulted in the death of one of their set, a group of friends find themselves targeted by someone who is out for revenge. There’s no reason to remake it. Directed by Scott Farquharson. This movie calls itself a remake of 1986 classic "April Fools Day," but it should have instead been called "I know what you did last April Fools Day." April Fool’s Day (1986) was an entry in the 1980s slasher movie fad. Our review of it can be found here. 2008 Remake of April Fools Day. In honor of April 1st, we’re reviewing the horror movies named for the favorite holiday of pranksters everywhere, April Fool’s Day. While April Fool's Day is not as good as the other movies I have mentioned, that doesn't mean it is not a fun watch. Released in 1987, April Fool’s Day was a quality movie that stood out from the era & genre by being unique & exciting. However, they still prove to be fun viewing, especially if you watch them in theme with the day. Fast-forward to 2008 and like so many horrors before it, April Fool’s Day … (I couldn’t even type that last line with a straight face.) In fact when seeing the title April Fool’s Day in a five dollar bin at Walmart once upon a time, I became sad to learn there is a 2008 remake by the same name. Loose remake of the 1986 film starts at an April fool's day party where wealthy spoiled Desiree Cartier (Cole) has a prank backfire resulting in someone's death. I agree with Rodney. April Fool's Day is a 2008 horror film, which is a direct-to-DVD remake of the 1986 film of the same name.It is directed by The Butcher Brothers, also known as Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores, who also directed the vampire film The Hamiltons.. April Fool's Day is described by star Scout Taylor-Compton as "Mean Girls crossed with horror", and was released straight to DVD release on March 25, 2008. Chucky is here with a bloody reminder this April Fool's Day in a brand new poster for the Child's Play Remake.This is a movie that is going to wind up creeping up on us real quick. In the second annual Carl Ruiz April Fools' Day special, Guy and Hunter Fieri pay tribute to their late friend by cranking up the pranks on three unsuspecting chefs for a chance to win $20,000. A year later the people responsible for the death are being hunted on April fool's day and meet ghastly ends. With Guy Fieri, Hunter Fieri, Ryder Fieri. Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th (1980) had created the template of the slasher movie between them and were followed by a great many copycat slasher films that all featured similar holiday titles. I am a sucker for the remakes from this era (Sorority Row, Black Christmas) and now this one. However, if any of you have seen the film Cry_Wolf (2005), you will know that this film is supposedly a slight remake of April Fool’s Day … It was a reasonably successful film, costing $5 million to make and earning $12 million at the box office. April Fool's Day (2008) is an unnecessary but sort of enjoyable remake that was par for the course in the first decade of this century. It had one of the most interesting twists in horror that few would have seen coming. A direct-to-DVD remake of April Fools Day was released in 2008. Over the top, cliched, melodramatic, and often poorly acted, both the original April Fool’s day in 1986 and the 2008 “remake” have their issues. With Taylor Cole, Josh Henderson, Scout Taylor-Compton, Joe Egender. I won’t spoil any more of the plot of April Fools Day than this. Directed by Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores.