Bloody Wednesday (film)
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Director Mark G. Gilhuis Language English | 3.8/10 IMDb Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 8, 1988 Tagline You'll pray for Thursday! |
Bloody Wednesday is a thriller movie based on the events of the San Ysidro McDonald's massacre and was directed by Mark G. Gilhuis.
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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.
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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.
References
Bloody Wednesday (film) WikipediaBloody Wednesday (film) IMDb Bloody Wednesday (film) themoviedb.org