April Fool's Day

1986 film by Fred Walton
Movie film Q692275
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April Fool's Day

Summary

April Fool's Day is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,180 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • April Fool's Day's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • April Fool's Day was directed by Fred Walton[4].
  • Danilo Bach wrote the screenplay for April Fool's Day[5].
  • April Fool's Day's composer is recorded as Charles Bernstein[6].
  • April Fool's Day's genre is horror film[7].
  • April Fool's Day's genre is slasher film[8].
  • April Fool's Day's genre is mystery film[9].
  • A cast member of April Fool's Day was Deborah Foreman[10].
  • A cast member of April Fool's Day was Ken Olandt[11].
  • A cast member of April Fool's Day was Griffin O'Neal[12].
  • A cast member of April Fool's Day was Thomas F. Wilson[13].
  • A cast member of April Fool's Day was Clayton Rohner[14].
  • A cast member of April Fool's Day was Amy Steel[15].
  • A cast member of April Fool's Day was Michael Nomad[16].
  • April Fool's Day was produced by Frank Mancuso, Jr.[17].
  • April Fool's Day's production company is recorded as Paramount Pictures[18].
  • The original language of April Fool's Day was English[19].
  • April Fool's Day was distributed by video on demand[20].
  • April Fool's Day's review score is recorded as 55%[21].
  • April Fool's Day's review score is recorded as 5.4/10[22].
  • April Fool's Day's color is recorded as color[23].
  • April Fool's Day's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • April Fool's Day was released on January 1, 1986[25].
  • April Fool's Day's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[26].
  • April Fool's Day's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[27].

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Authorship and Creation

April Fool's Day was produced by Frank Mancuso, Jr.[17]. It was directed by Fred Walton[4]. Danilo Bach wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Deborah Foreman[10], Ken Olandt[11], Griffin O'Neal[12], Thomas F. Wilson[13], Clayton Rohner[14], and Amy Steel[15].

Publication

April Fool's Day was published on January 1, 1986[25]. The original language of it was English[19]. Genres include horror film[7], slasher film[8], and mystery film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[20].

Reception

Reviews include 55%[21] and 5.4/10[22].

Why It Matters

April Fool's Day ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,180 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 90655
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 90655, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 68239
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 68239, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Danilo Bach
    Duration → {'amount': '+88'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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