Happy Birthday to Me

– Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before he..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 51 Minutes
Release Year:
1981
Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

Virginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday, a grueling 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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Happy Birthday to Me (1981) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 May 1981

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writer:

John C.W. Saxton (screenplay), Peter Jobin (screenplay), Timothy Bond (screenplay), John C.W. Saxton (story)

Main Actors:

Melissa Sue Anderson, Glenn Ford, Lawrence Dane, Sharon Acker

Plot:

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...

Awards:

3 nominations.

Production:

Columbia Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
27%
Metacritic:
24%