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* DeadStarWalking: Apart from Amy Steel, [[spoiler: Creator/ThomasFWilson is likely the other most recognizable name in the cast due to his role as Biff in the Film/BackToTheFuture movies. His character is seemingly one of the early victims, but he does show up again alive at the end when the whole scenario is revealed as a prank.]]

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* DeadStarWalking: Apart from Amy Steel, [[spoiler: Creator/ThomasFWilson is likely the other most recognizable name in the cast due to his role as Biff in the Film/BackToTheFuture ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' movies. His character is seemingly one of the early victims, but he does show up again alive at the end when the whole scenario is revealed as a prank.]]
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* CountryMouse: Hal has a southern accent and even describes himself as a "hick".

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* CountryMouse: Hal has a southern Southern accent and even describes himself as a "hick".



* FinalGirl: Nan seems most likely to be this, then gets killed third. Kit then seems to be the FinalGirl [[spoiler: but of course it's subverted when everyone lives. This trope is played with even more heavily by the fact that she's played by Creator/AmySteel, the actual final girl of the second Friday the 13th film]].

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* FinalGirl: Nan seems most likely to be this, then gets killed third. Kit then seems to be the FinalGirl [[spoiler: but of course course, it's subverted when everyone lives. This trope is played with even more heavily by the fact that she's played by Creator/AmySteel, the actual final girl of the second Friday the 13th film]].



* PortraitPaintingPeephole: Kit and Rob find one in their room, but there is only a cat-clock with moving eyes behind it. It later reappears in much less amusing fashion.

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* PortraitPaintingPeephole: Kit and Rob find one in their room, but there is only a cat-clock cat clock with moving eyes behind it. It later reappears in a much less amusing fashion.



* TenLittleMurderVictims: Muffy invites eight friends to her isolated island mansion, and one by one they start disappearing.

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* TenLittleMurderVictims: Muffy invites eight friends to her isolated island mansion, mansion and one by one they start disappearing.
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* DeathBySex: [[spoiler: Averted since all the protagonists are sexually active and they all survive]].
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* FinalGirl: Nan seems most likely to be this, then gets killed third. Kit then seems to be the FinalGirl [[spoiler: but of course it's subverted when everyone lives. This trope is played with even more heavily by the fact that she's played by Creator/Amy Steel, the actual final girl of the second Friday the 13th film]].

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* FinalGirl: Nan seems most likely to be this, then gets killed third. Kit then seems to be the FinalGirl [[spoiler: but of course it's subverted when everyone lives. This trope is played with even more heavily by the fact that she's played by Creator/Amy Steel, Creator/AmySteel, the actual final girl of the second Friday the 13th film]].

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: While the various couples are getting it on, Arch sits down with one of Chaz's porno mags to relieve his frustration; before falling victim to a booby-trapped chair.


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* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration: While the various couples are getting it on, Arch sits down with one of Chaz's porno mags to relieve his frustration; before falling victim to a booby-trapped chair.
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Muffy just gets away with her horrifically cruel prank, and everyone [[EasilyForgiven just laughs it off,]] even though they thought they were going to die for real, and though their friends had been murdered just a few minutes before.]]

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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Muffy just gets away with her horrifically cruel prank, and everyone [[EasilyForgiven just laughs it off,]] even though they thought they were going to die for real, and though thought their friends had been murdered just a few minutes before.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Muffy just gets away with her horrifically cruel prank, and everyone [[EasilyForgiven just laughs it off,]] even though they thought they were going to die for real, and though their friends had been murdered just a few minutes before.]]
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%%* FriendlyScheming: [[spoiler: The whole plot.]]

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%%* * FriendlyScheming: [[spoiler: The whole plot.plot turns out to be Muffy doing a "slasher" prank.]]



%%* TheReveal: [[spoiler: It's all in the movie's name]].

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%%* * TheReveal: [[spoiler: It's all in [[spoiler:The whole situation is an April Fool's prank.]] Turns out that for once, the movie's name]].title is not just one of those "[[HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday slasher wanted to get creative]]" kind of titles.



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%%* TwistEnding* TwistEnding: TheReveal that [[spoiler:it was all just a prank and EverybodyLives.]]

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* AbsoluteCleavage: At one point, Nikki leans out of her window wearing nothing but panties and a shirt that is completely unbuttoned.


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* NavelDeepNeckline: At one point, Nikki leans out of her window wearing nothing but panties and a shirt that is completely unbuttoned.

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* DeadStarWalking: Apart from Amy Steel, [[spoiler: Creator/ThomasFWilson is likely the other most recognizable name in the cast due to his role as Biff in the Film/BackToTheFuture movies. His character is seemingly one of the early victims, but he does show up again alive at the end when the whole scenario is revealed as a prank.]]



* FinalGirl: Nan seems most likely to be this, then gets killed third. Kit then seems to be the FinalGirl [[spoiler: but of course it's subverted when everyone lives]].

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* FinalGirl: Nan seems most likely to be this, then gets killed third. Kit then seems to be the FinalGirl [[spoiler: but of course it's subverted when everyone lives]].lives. This trope is played with even more heavily by the fact that she's played by Creator/Amy Steel, the actual final girl of the second Friday the 13th film]].
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** You can also see [[spoiler: Muffy grinning playfully when she slashes open the sliding doors, suggesting she was {{Corpsing}} in the fun of the moment]].

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** You can also see [[spoiler: Muffy grinning playfully when she slashes open the sliding doors, suggesting she was {{Corpsing}} in the fun of the moment]].
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[[caption-width-right:310:That's not a proper SlipknotPonytail, young lady!]]

''April Fool's Day'' is a 1986 fake SlasherMovie directed by Creator/FredWalton, who also directed ''Film/WhenAStrangerCalls'' seven years prior.

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[[caption-width-right:310:That's [[caption-width-right:300:That's not a proper SlipknotPonytail, young lady!]]

''April Fool's Day'' is a 1986 fake SlasherMovie directed by Creator/FredWalton, who also directed ''Film/WhenAStrangerCalls'' seven years prior.



* BookEnds: The jack-in-the-box appears in the opening credits and shows up again in the last scene.

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* BookEnds: {{Bookends}}: The jack-in-the-box appears in the opening credits and shows up again in the last scene.

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