Happy Birthday to Me
Seen it?1981 | 110 min | Horror, Mystery
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Scream or Halloween, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
29% on Rotten Tomatoes, 24 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$11 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 47K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by J. Lee Thompson
- Melissa Sue AndersonVirginia Wainwright
- Glenn FordDr. David Faraday
- Lawrence DaneHal Wainwright
- Sharon AckerEstelle Wainwright
- Frances HylandMrs. Patterson
- Tracey E. BregmanAnn Thomerson
- Jack BlumAlfred Morris
- Matt CravenSteve Maxwell
- Lenore ZannMaggie
- David EisnerRudi