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Friday the 13th (1980) 6.4
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning. Director:Sean S. Cunningham |
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Cast
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Plot Summary
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One summer at Camp Crystal Lake, a group of young counselors begin to get ready to lead campers. Unfortunately for the former, someone isn't happy about what's going on in the camp and enjoys playing kill the counselor. As bodies fall to the ground in the camp, no one is safe. Written by FilmFanUK
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 May 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Long Night at Camp Blood See more »Box Office
Budget:
$550,000 (estimated)Gross:
$37,465,200 (USA)Company Credits
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Pamela Voorhees: I am, Jason. I am.
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Filming lasted 28 days. See more »Goofs
Outside the diner, it is obviously a fire hose being sprayed back and forth to create the "rain." See more »Quotes
Jason Voorhees: [in flashback] Help me! Help! Help, Mommy! Help! Help, Mommy! Mommy, help!Pamela Voorhees: I am, Jason. I am.
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Friday THE 13TH (1980)
directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
starring: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, and Kevin Bacon
plot: Seven camp councilors head to Camp Crystal Lake to fix it up for the summer. Despite warnings of a dark past and a 'death curse', the teens decide to have a good time anyway, and at night indulge in sex, drugs, and strip poker. Unfortunately for them, a psycho killer is prowling the camp grounds, picking them off one by one. When only one is left, she must discover the identity of the killer and fight for her life.
my thoughts: Ever since I can remember, I've loved this film. When I was a child, it scared the crap out of me. That chilling noise playing in the stalk sequences (which has now become the most famous sound in horror films) haunted my nightmares, and some of the gore scenes were really graphic.
Viewing it now, it is no longer that scary but it is still a lot of fun. I liked how these earlier Friday films ignored the stereotypical teenage characters. There's no slut, no jock, no token anything. Every character felt really natural and for some of them, I cared when they died.
The gore scenes are great, thanks to Tom Savini. We get stabbings, decapitations, and plenty more. Gore hounds will love this. Well since every gore hound has seen this, gore hounds mostly already love this.
And then there's the two key things in making a good horror film. The directing and the music. Sean S. Cunningham is a really good director and establishes the camp setting perfectly. He adds beautiful shots of the wind blowing against the trees, the lake at sunrise, that you wouldn't find in later entries.
The music is also great. Harry Manfredini is one of my favorite composers, because he makes the chase scenes so much more exciting. The music in the final scene also works like a charm.
I forgot to mention that this film has one of the most popular and remembered horror endings of all time. And while it may have stolen from CARRIE, it works just as well here and is the cherry on top of a classic slasher film.