Graduation Day (film)
1981 film by Herb Freed / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Graduation Day is a 1981 American slasher film co-written, co-produced and directed by Herb Freed, and starring Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie, Michael Pataki, and E. Danny Murphy in his film debut. The plot follows a high school track team who are stalked and murdered by a masked assailant days before their graduation. Linnea Quigley, Vanna White, and Karen Abbott appear in supporting performances.
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Directed by | Herb Freed |
Screenplay by | Herb Freed Anne Marisse |
Story by | David Baughn |
Produced by | David Baughn Herb Freed |
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Cinematography | Daniel Yarussi |
Edited by | Martin Jay Sadoff |
Music by | Arthur Kempel |
Production company | IFI/Scope III[1] |
Distributed by | IFI/Scope III |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $250,000[2] |
Box office | $23.9 million[2] or $1,150,000[3] |
Filmed in Los Angeles, Graduation Day was released in the spring of 1981, grossing nearly $24 million on a budget of $250,000, far exceeding the genre's usual box office at the time. Though it received a largely negative reception, the film has since developed a cult following among fans of the genre.[citation needed]
Fatal Games, another slasher film with a similar plot, was released in 1984.