Recently had a first-time viewing of this low-budget, semi-obscure horror flick from 1981. I was expecting a generic slasher, but it is more of a killer kids movie, about two boys and a girl who were all born during a solar eclipse, and ten years later run rampant around their town, killing off people for seemingly no other reason than the fun of it. Lots of great, crazy fun and a few creepy moments, and Elizabeth Hoy is certainly well cast as the evil little girl, she certainly has a perfect face to portray tiny tot terror. It's very silly, and the cops (and adults) in this town must be amongst the dumbest ever depicted on celluloid, but there's plenty of over-the-top hijinks and some gore, not to mention scenes of ten-year-old boys peeking through a hole in the wardrobe to perv on a naked Julie Brown. Started watching this primarily as research for a piece on Susan Strasberg that I am currently writing, sadly Susan's character doesn't last too long, but the entertainment certainly doesn't stop with her demise. BLOODY BIRTHDAY is on Blu-ray (from Arrow) but also available to watch on Tubi.
