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9 May 1980 (USA) moreTagline:
On Friday The 13th, They Began To Die Horribly, One......By One (UK - Theatrical Tagline) morePlot:
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to re-open a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(125 articles)
Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter (DVD Review) (From Fangoria. 13 June 2009, 9:43 PM, PDT)
Video Sneak-Peek at the Deluxe Edition of Friday The 13Th Part IV: The Final Chapter
(From Fangoria. 10 June 2009, 10:46 AM, PDT)
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The film that started it all moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Betsy Palmer | ... | Mrs. Voorhees | |
| Adrienne King | ... | Alice | |
| Jeannine Taylor | ... | Marcie | |
| Robbi Morgan | ... | Annie | |
| Kevin Bacon | ... | Jack | |
| Harry Crosby | ... | Bill | |
| Laurie Bartram | ... | Brenda | |
| Mark Nelson | ... | Ned | |
| Peter Brouwer | ... | Steve Christy | |
| Rex Everhart | ... | The Truck Driver | |
| Ronn Carroll | ... | Sgt. Tierney | |
| Ron Millkie | ... | Officer Dorf | |
| Walt Gorney | ... | Crazy Ralph | |
| Willie Adams | ... | Barry | |
| Debra S. Hayes | ... | Claudette |
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95 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Finland:(Banned) (1980) | Finland:K-18 (2002) | Portugal:M/18 | New Zealand:R16 | Hungary:18 | Portugal:M/16 (re-rating) | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-16 | Iceland:(Banned) | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM18 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Norway:16 (heavily cut) | Norway:18 | South Korea:15 (DVD uncut version) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R (Reg. No. 25901) | West Germany:18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Singapore:M18 | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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Continuity: After Alice goes back to the cabin and stares at Brenda's body the blood coming from the right side of the chest has changed from the left side when Brenda was originally thrown in. moreQuotes:
Alice: [a snake is under the bed] I can't sleep if there's a snake in here!Bill: I can't kill it until it comes out.
Alice: Well, call him!
Bill: How do you call a snake?
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Friday the 13th, as we all know, it's the film that started it all when it came to one of the most memorable boogeymen, Jason Vorhees. I'm afraid though that this isn't the film that he stars in, it's actually his mother that started the whole "have sex and die" sacred rule of horror movies. Friday the 13th has kind of a harsh rating here on IMDb, this is a classic in some sense I think, it's the ultimate sleepover movie and still gives me a little scare when I watch it in the dark. Friday the 13th also started the cheesy acting, un-needed sex scenes, blood, and gore; wither that's a good or bad thing, I'm still not sure, but one thing that Friday the 13th does deliver is awesome death scenes that will never disappoint. It'll also make you think twice about going to camp.
A group of young adults are opening up Camp Crystal Lake after 20 years, the place has been dubbed as a cursed camp where two young counselors were brutally murdered and a young boy drowned. But the group continues getting the camp ready, but when a nasty storm ensues, the group separates and does their own thing. But one by one, they keep disappearing, but when Alice, one of the camp counselors is concerned with how everyone is not returning, she goes to find a nasty discovery and will have to survive the most terrifying night of her life.
Friday the 13th is a memorable film in it's own right, I know that the performances are horrible, I mean, this is no Halloween, but it's a different concept and scared a lot of people. I remember it scared me as a kid to go to camp, that's for sure. But it has tense music and very scary scenes and it keeps the best going, along with a huge amount of sequels to come, we're up to 20, right? LOL, just kidding, it's only 10 that I'm aware of, but I would recommend Friday the 13th for the horror fans, it's always a fun movie to watch.
7/10