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Susan Strasberg, José Ferrer, Lori Lethin, Melinda Cordell, Julie Brown ... see more see more... , Joe Penny , Andy Freeman , Elizabeth Hoy , Bert Kramer , K.C. Martel , Ben Marley , Erica Hope , Cyril O'Reilly , Shane Butterworth , Michael Dudikoff , Daniel Currie , Norman Rice , Georgie Paul , Ellen Geer , Ward Costello , Ruth Silveira , William Boyett , Robert Nathan , Sylvia Wright , Billy Jayne , John Avery

Sort of a triple-threat Bad Seed with a more overtly violent streak, this film tells the tale of trio of cherubic youngsters whose births all coincided with a solar eclipse, which somehow initiated a ... read more read more...kind of time-release evil reaction that reaches its climax on the kids' tenth birthday, causing them to transform into miniature homicidal psychopaths. These darling little tykes then proceed to beat dad's brains out with a baseball bat, gun down their teacher, and otherwise beat, stab and strangle anyone who even looks cross-eyed at them. They also seem to be strangely fond of leering at naked teenage girls... or maybe that's just the director's favorite pastime. Produced in 1980, this proto-slasher opus was shelved for six years, then released to video to capitalize on the already-waning trend of Friday the 13th sequels and their hellish offspring. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Ed Hunt

Release Date: June 1, 1984

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DVD Release Date: January 23, 2003

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  • March 31, 2012
    I have to be honest here. I barely got through this pile of junk and I was thrilled when it was over. I am by no means a fan of movies where children are the killer. There are probably exceptions to that rule, but for the most part, I just dislike them. Not because I think they'r... read moree immoral or that it's a bad idea, but I just find child actors annoying, and they were never more annoying than they were in the atrocious 80's shocker Bloody Birthday. People like to label this as a slasher, and I have to disagree with that title. It's not a slasher. Hell, one of the kids runs around in the movie with a gun and shoots his victims with no sense of subterfuge at all, either by the character, the actor or the director. It's a mess, and the only redeeming quality about the movie is Julie Brown's breasts, which are one of the best pairs you're ever likely to see in one of these movies. That's about its only saving grace. Otherwise, it's a skippable exercise in movie futility.
  • November 2, 2011
    Three 10 year-old kids all born on the same day during a solar eclipse go on a killing-spree around their neighbourhood. Dosen't quite live up to the title as the kills are pretty tame, though the fact they're being carried out by children adds a disturbing quality to them. And t... read morehe actors playing the brattish murderous trio do a splendid job and you'll learn to loathe them before the end is out. It's a good fun slasher overall, nicely paced too and complete with a bunch of nudity and reasonably high body-count for a killer-kid movie.
  • August 25, 2011
    In the early 80's there was a plateau of endless slasher films. Some were forgotten such as this one. Bloody Birthday is an obscured title that every Slasher film fan should check out. Three kids born on the same night during a Lunar Eclipse have homicidal tendencies on their ten... read moreth birthday and start killing people. The film is one of those horror films that you are thankful that it's been unearth. Bloody Birthday doesn't do anything terrific, but it is definitely a thrilling gem. The film is of course famous for the fact that it's a "killer kids" movie and generated lots of controversy when it was released. Bloody Birthday has genuine tense moments, but at times the film suffers from being a bit corny. For what its worth, Bloody Birthday is a good Slasher film that if you're a fan of the genre, you should definitely check out. The story is interesting and the kids are evil. This is an imperfect Slasher film, but it manages at being an entertaining one despite the fact it doesn't do any new creative wise. For what it is, Bloody Birthday is a fun, disturbing Horror film that definitely will make anyone uneasy. The kills are creative, which makes up for the somewhat lacking storyline. But overall, Bloody Birthday is a well executed Horror film that will please almost every horror fan.
  • January 11, 2011
    First of all, the plot doesn't make much sense, I mean just because they share a birthday they don't have any emotions? That's silly. Other than that, it's a suspenseful and somewhat shocking horror movie, and it's entertaining.
  • August 20, 2007
    There is very little shock value now to this film as the idea of 10 year olds running amok and killing people for fun has pretty much become a reality in today's society. It was quite novel back in 1981 though. How times change!
    There isn't a lot of gore in this but the death sce... read morenes are reasonably inventive even if unrealistic.
    Although this is just another B movie slasher pic, it's different enough to be entertaining. Just don't expect it to have any great acting in it or for the plot to explain anything.
  • November 17, 2008
    in 1970 three children are born during a total eclipse when the sun and moon are blocking out saturn which causes emotion something these three are born without 10 years later these three are now heartless killers and arent caught cause of there innocent and youthful faces that i... read mores untill a brother and sister find out the truth and become endangered themselves. What i think is one of the really good 80's horror movies not to shocking but the story is well done and should be checked out atleast once.
  • July 24, 2008
    Sweet!! A childhood favorite.
  • October 12, 2010
    For the most part this movie was pretty cool, especially the three child actors, who happen to be the killers (don't worry, that's not a spoiler.). Of course, the premise of the story is crazy: the three kids were all born on the same day, which happens to be a day when Saturn w... read moreasn't aligned with the other planets or something, so they were born devoid of emotion. Yeah, that doesn't make much sense, but maybe it's so crazy that it works? I'm not sure about that, but this movie wasn't bad.
  • October 17, 2009
    B movie values and flavor, but it held my interest. Three children without consciences do...things. If you're a fan of B movies and violence you may like this. I'd watch it again. Julie Brown gets to show her stuff, too. There's an interview with producer Max Rosenblum inclu... read moreded in the DVD tha's worth seeing.
  • June 22, 2008
    Dammit,rented this from Netflix and it turns out I already saw it a few years ago. Wasn't any better this time around-just wanted to see those murderin' little punk-ass 10 year olds get tossed in jail for a hundred years or so!

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John Beifuss
November 17, 2011
John Beifuss, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Doesn't concoct an elaborate back story or history of family dysfunction to justify or motivate the kiddie killing spree that is its reason for being. The three bad seeds here were simply born under a... Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
July 25, 2011
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A time-waster tasteless horror flick, with no redeeming social values. Full Review

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