Bloody Wednesday (film)

Plot

Harry, an auto mechanic, is going through a nasty divorce. When he gets fired from his job, Harry begins to lose his mind; he walks into a church completely nude and is subsequently committed to a mental hospital. After his release, he decides to stay in an abandoned hotel, where he begins having hallucinations. As his life degenerates, Harry begins to plan a shooting massacre at a local fast food restaurant.

Cast

Release

The film was shot in 1985 but released on 8 September 1988 on VHS. On April 19, 2016, the film was finally officially released on DVD in the United States by Film Chest.

Tagline: You'll pray for Thursday!

The movie gained poor critical reception and is nowadays known as b-movie cult classic.

Differences between the real massacre and the movie

The name of the killer is Harry instead of the real James Huberty and Harry uses a revolver instead of a Browning HP used by Huberty. The Uzi used in the film was fully automatic while Huberty's Uzi was semi-automatic.

James Huberty was taken down by a SWAT sniper, while Harry is shot down by a restaurant customer.

The real life massacre took place at a McDonald's restaurant, while the massacre in the movie took place at a cafe.

The actual massacre lasted for 77 minutes, while the massacre in the movie lasted for 5 minutes.

Five children (under age 18) were killed in the actual massacre, while no children are seen in the movie.