Graduation Day

It’s saying something that Graduation Day manages to be even worse than fellow ’81 offerings Friday the 13th Part 2, Halloween II, My Bloody Valentine, and Night School.

For a cheap cash-in (which this no doubt is), there's still a solid amount going on under Graduation Day's hood, even as the bodies begin to pile toward the ceiling.

It's completely goofball stuff, but engaging and, at times, exciting, giving a notoriously lazy genre a firm towel snap as it strives to turn a minimal budget into a nail-biter.

An ideal weekend movie, the sort of entertaining low-budget horror item that will work best for audiences looking to unwind and have fun after a long, busy work week.