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Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

At the snobby Crawford Academy, Virginia's group of friends start to go missing years after horrible events that happened to her as a child around her birthday.

Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
R
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Release Date
May 15, 1981
Director
J. Lee Thompson
Cast
Melissa Sue Anderson , Glenn Ford , Lawrence Dane , Sharon Acker , Frances Hyland
Runtime
110 Minutes
Main Genre
Horror
Writers
John C.W. Saxton , Peter Jobin , Timothy Bond
Tagline
It is up to you to determine whether you wish to subject yourself to fear, terror... and shock!
Studio(s)
Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) , Famous Players , The Birthday Film Company
Distributor(s)
Columbia Pictures

Summary

Virginia Wainwright is a spirited young woman who has returned to a private school having survived a deadly accident and regenerative brain surgery. She is proud that she belongs to the Top Ten - the school's inner circle with the best students - and attempts to resume a normal life. But her friends are falling prey to a grueling series of murders, and soon there will be no one left to attend her 18th birthday party. Could it be her? Striving to rekindle the memory of her nightmarish accident, Virginia suffers from memory loss and traumatic blackouts. We soon learn the horrible truth behind her accident and what is going on before her birthday party..