Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
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- R
- 1h 51min
- Horror, Mystery
- 15 May 1981 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 3 nominations.
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| Melissa Sue Anderson | ... |
Virginia Wainwright
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| Glenn Ford | ... |
Dr. David Faraday
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| Lawrence Dane | ... |
Hal Wainwright
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| Sharon Acker | ... |
Estelle Wainwright
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| Frances Hyland | ... |
Mrs. Patterson
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| Tracey E. Bregman | ... |
Ann Thomerson
(as Tracy Bregman)
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| Jack Blum | ... |
Alfred Morris
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| Matt Craven | ... |
Steve Maxwell
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| Lenore Zann | ... |
Maggie
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| David Eisner | ... |
Rudi
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| Lisa Langlois | ... |
Amelia
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Michel-René Labelle | ... |
Etienne Vercures
(as Michel Rene Labelle)
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Richard Rebiere | ... |
Greg Hellman
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| Lesleh Donaldson | ... |
Bernadette O'Hara
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Earl Pennington | ... |
Lieutenant Tracy
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Murray Westgate | ... |
Gatekeeper
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Jérôme Tiberghien | ... |
Prof. Heregard
(as Jerome Tiberghien)
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| Maurice Podbrey | ... |
Dr. Feinblum
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| Vlasta Vrana | ... |
Bartender
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| Walter Massey | ... |
Conventioneer Leader
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| Griffith Brewer | ... |
Verger
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Allan Katz | ... |
Ann's Date
(as Alan Katz)
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| Ron Lea | ... |
Amelia's Date
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Terry Haig | ... |
Feinblum's Assistant
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Karen Stephen | ... |
Ms. Millie Calhoun
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Louis Del Grande | ... |
Surgeon
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Nicholas Kilbertus | ... |
Anesthetist
(as Nick Kilbertus)
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Damir Andrei | ... |
Junior Surgeon
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Gina Dick | ... |
Waitress Ingrid
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Stephanie Miller | ... |
Hospital Nurse
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Stephen Mayoff | ... |
Police Officer
(as Steven Mayoff)
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Aram Barkev | ... |
Conventioneer
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Alan Barnett | ... |
Conventioneer
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Paul Board | ... |
Conventioneer
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Marc DeGagne | ... |
Conventioneer
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Bruce Gooding | ... |
Conventioneer
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Victor Knight | ... |
Conventioneer
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Rollie Nincheri | ... |
Conventioneer
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Keith Sutherland | ... |
Conventioneer
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Herbert Vool | ... |
Conventioneer
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Len Watt | ... |
Conventioneer
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Joe Wertheimer | ... |
Conventioneer
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Nancy Allan | ... |
Cheerleader
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Karen Hynes | ... |
Cheerleader
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Tracy-Marie Langdon | ... |
Cheerleader
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Debbie McGellin | ... |
Cheerleader
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Kathy Reid | ... |
Cheerleader
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Lori Timmons | ... |
Cheerleader
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Debbie Tull | ... |
Cheerleader
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Lynn Wilson | ... |
Cheerleader
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Robert Mofford | ... |
Spectator (uncredited)
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Michael Santiago | ... |
Voice (uncredited)
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Mark Zilbert | ... |
Crawford Student (uncredited)
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Directed by
| J. Lee Thompson | ||
Written by
| John C.W. Saxton | ... | (screenplay) (as John Saxton) & |
| Peter Jobin | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Timothy Bond | ... | (screenplay) |
| John C.W. Saxton | ... | (story) (as John Saxton) |
| John Beaird | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| John Dunning | ... | producer |
| Stewart Harding | ... | line producer |
| André Link | ... | producer (as Andre Link) |
| Larry Nesis | ... | associate producer (as Lawrence Nesis) |
Music by
| Bo Harwood | ||
| Lance Rubin | ||
Cinematography by
| Miklós Lente | ... | director of photography (as Miklos Lente) |
Editing by
| Debra Karen | ||
Editorial Department
| Jacqueline Carmody | ... | assistant editor (as Jaki Carmody) |
| Michaël Karen | ... | assistant editor (as Michael Karen) |
Production Design by
| Earl G. Preston | ... | (as Earl Preston) |
Costume Design by
| Huguette Gagné | ... | (as Hugette Gagne) |
Makeup Department
| Jocelyne Bellemare | ... | makeup artist |
| Thomas R. Burman | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Normande Campeau | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Monique Cogez | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Bob Pritchett | ... | hairdresser |
| Benjamin Robin | ... | assistant hairdresser |
Production Management
| Ginette Hardy | ... | production manager |
| Estelle Lemieux | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Charles Braive | ... | first assistant director / second unit director |
| Robert Ditchburn | ... | third assistant director |
| Kathy Flynn | ... | first assistant director |
| François Ouimet | ... | second assistant director (as Francois Ouimet) |
Art Department
| Claude Benoît | ... | second assistant art director (as Claude Benoit) |
| Charles Bernier | ... | set props |
| Andre Brochu | ... | construction manager (as André Brochu) |
| Brian Campbell | ... | art department assistant |
| Ryal Cosgrove | ... | assistant set props |
| Michel Dernuet | ... | assistant art director |
| Jim Hodgson | ... | art department assistant |
| Mark Montebello | ... | art department assistant |
| Réal Paré | ... | art department assistant (as Real Paré) |
| David Phillips | ... | property-vehicle coordinator |
| Armand Thomas | ... | assistant set dresser |
| Katherine Wadas | ... | set buyer |
Sound Department
| Jeff Bushelman | ... | sound effects |
| Robert Fernandez | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Les Fresholtz | ... | re-recording mixer (as Les Fresholz) |
| Peter Lee-Thompson | ... | sound supervisor (as Peter Thompson) |
| Richard Lightstone | ... | production sound mixer |
| Jean-Claude Matte | ... | boom operator (as Jean Claude Matte) |
| Stanley H. Polinsky | ... | re-recording mixer (as Stan Polinsky) |
| Susan Schneir | ... | sound: second unit |
| Pat Somerset | ... | sound effects |
| Jim Thompson | ... | boom operator |
Special Effects by
| Gilles Aird | ... | special effects technician |
| France Belisle | ... | special effects technician |
| Louis Craig | ... | special effects technician |
| Bill Doane | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Jacques Godbout | ... | special effects technician |
| King Hernandez | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Warren Keillor | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Ron Ottesen | ... | special effects coordinator (as Ron Otteson) |
Stunts
| Brad Bovee | ... | stunt performer |
| Susan Charest | ... | stunt performer |
| Bennie E. Dobbins | ... | stunt performer (as Bennie Dobbins) |
| Lyne Fournier | ... | stunt performer |
| Tony Jefferson | ... | stunt performer |
| Max Kleven | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Jean Lysight | ... | stunt performer |
| Dwayne McLean | ... | stunt performer |
| Karen Pike | ... | stunt performer |
| Eve Robin | ... | stunt performer |
| Ben Scott | ... | stunt performer |
| John-Clay Scott | ... | stunt performer (as John Clay Scott) |
| Jérôme Tiberghien | ... | stunt performer (as Jerome Tiberghien) |
| Tim Rabbitt | ... | stunt location manager (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Francois Aubry | ... | lighting technician |
| Michel Bernier | ... | second assistant camera |
| Don Burgess | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Pierre Charpentier | ... | grip |
| Jean-Louis Daoust | ... | key grip |
| David Douglas | ... | camera operator |
| Mathieu Décary | ... | focus puller (as Mathieu Decary) |
| Claude Gingras | ... | grip |
| Charles Hughes | ... | best boy |
| Michael A. Jones | ... | camera operator: second unit (as Michael Jones) |
| Jacques LeFlaguais | ... | grip |
| Emmanuel Lepine | ... | grip |
| Mosh Levin | ... | camera operator: second unit (as Mosh Levine) |
| John Lewin | ... | electrician |
| Ernst Michel | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Piroska Mihalka | ... | still photographer |
| Walter Nichols | ... | electric: second unit |
| Jacques Paquet | ... | electrician |
| Gérald Proulx | ... | electrician (as Gerald Proulx) |
| Guy Rémillard | ... | generator operator (as Guy Remillard) |
| Don Saari | ... | gaffer (as Donald Saari) |
| Eddy Trempe | ... | generator operator |
Casting Department
| Francine Brasseur | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Marie-Hélène Gascon | ... | wardrobe mistress (as Marie Helene Gascon) |
| Élisabeth Lamy | ... | wardrobe assistant (as Elizabeth Lamy) |
| Denys Proulx | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
| David Bailey | ... | assistant location manager |
| Cary Ross | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Dan Wallin | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Shinichi Yamazaki | ... | music editor |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Linda Browne | ... | script supervisor |
| Monique Champagne | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
| Neil Bibby | ... | transportation captain |
| Michael Borlace | ... | driver |
| Michel Cote | ... | driver |
| Jim Disensi | ... | driver |
| John Ellis | ... | driver |
| Victoria Frodsham | ... | driver |
| Christopher Gilmore | ... | driver |
| Sidney Goldberg | ... | driver |
| Marc Hébert | ... | driver |
| Edward Sanden | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Giselle Bolduc | ... | craft service (as Gisele Bolduc) |
| Alain Desrosiers | ... | production assistant |
| Lucie Drolet | ... | production accountant |
| Gregory Dunning | ... | production assistant |
| Kathy Flynn | ... | secretary to the director |
| Leo Gregory | ... | production controller |
| Michael Klingbell | ... | animal trainer: Winston and George (as Mike Klingbell) |
| Carole LaFlamme | ... | production secretary |
| Beverly Lev | ... | production assistant |
| Trudi Link | ... | production accountant |
| Irene Litinsky | ... | executive assistant to producer |
| Marilyn Majerczyk | ... | assistant to line producer |
| Elizabeth Morris | ... | unit publicist |
| Danae Vilandre | ... | production typist |
| Kathy Wolf | ... | production secretary |
| Stuart Woolley | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
- Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) (produced with the participation of)
- Famous Players (produced with the participation of)
- The Birthday Film Company (copyright holder)
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1981) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia-EMI-Warner (1981) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Warner Filmes de Portugal (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Fox Columbia Film Distributors (1981) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1981) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1981) (Argentina) (theatrical) (through Warner-Columbia Films)
- Compagnia Edizioni Internazionali Artistiche Distribuzione (CEIAD) (1981) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1981) (Argentina) (theatrical) (through)
- Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1981) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia (1981) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Mexico (1982) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (1982) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- VideoVisa (1987) (Mexico) (VHS)
- RCA / Columbia Pictures Video (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Video (Japan) (VHS)
- Canal+ (1992) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Cinema Cult (2016) (Australia) (DVD)
- Powerhouse Films (2016) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Limited Edition)
- Shock (2016) (Australia) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (Argentina) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (United States) (laserdisc)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
Special Effects
- The Burman Studio (special makeup effects)
- Intrigue
Other Companies
- Casablanca Productions (casting)
- Les Ateliers Coutu & Michaud (jewelry design)
- Burbank Editorial Service (sound effects)
- Catman Productions (animal training: Winston and George)
- Metrocolor (prints)
- Sonolab (processing)
- Film Opticals (opticals)
- Westheimer Company (opticals)
- A & R Brochu Construction (set construction company)
Storyline
| Plot 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...
Written by Joseph Henson |
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| Taglines | It is up to you to determine whether you wish to subject yourself to fear, terror... and shock! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | CAD3,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Most ads and posters for the film carried a photo of a young man about to be orally impaled with a skewer of meat and vegetables, with the slogan "John will never eat shish kebab again". However, there is no character in the movie with this name. See more » |
| Goofs | Virginia remembers a car hitting the water upside down. We are shown this memory several times in quick succession, but in the final shot of that succession, the car is right side up. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in This Is Elvis, Bustin' Loose, Atlantic City, The Four Seasons (1981). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Happy Birthday to Me See more » |
| Quotes |
Virginia Wainwright:
God, you've got a lot of nerve. Etienne Vercures: That's not all I've got. Want to see? See more » |