| Graduation Day | |
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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 |
Release date |
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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] |
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.
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.
- ^ "Graduation Day". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "Graduation Day". The Numbers. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 297. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada