Saturday the 14th (1981) 4.0
A Family moves into a house inhabited by scary creatures and a number of close calls ensue. Director:Howard R. Cohen |
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Saturday the 14th (1981) 4.0
A Family moves into a house inhabited by scary creatures and a number of close calls ensue. Director:Howard R. Cohen |
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John
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| Paula Prentiss | ... |
Mary
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Severn Darden | ... | |
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Kari Michaelsen | ... |
Debbie
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Kevin Brando | ... |
Billy
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Rosemary DeCamp | ... |
Aunt Lucille
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Stacy Keach Sr. | ... |
Attorney
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Carole Androsky | ... |
Marge, the Real Estate Lady
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Roberta Collins | ... |
Cousin Rhonda
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Nancy Lee Andrews | ... |
Yolanda
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| Paul 'Mousie' Garner | ... |
The Major
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Annie O'Donnell | ... |
Annette Muldowney, the Next Door Neighbor
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Thomas Newman | ... |
Cousin Phil
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Allen Joseph | ... |
Uncle Bert
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Primarily a spoof of the Friday the 13th series, but also takes shots at several other horror films. After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book describing the curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house, and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <tss.yh.nec.co.jp>
Taking my usual visit to the video store to find unheard of movies, buried in the back corner, I came across this movie. "Saturday the 14th". Now I have to admit that I wasn't expecting a whole lot. Afterall, look at the title...its cheesiness is enough to make anyone cringe but what I got was sheer confusion. To this day I still don't know what to make of it! It wasn't very funny, it wasn't scary...so straight away it failed to achieve what it meant to. I have to admit that the only thrill i got from it was noticing the countless amounts of mistakes made in it (boom-mics in view, bad acting etc.) Its a parody of horror films that doesn't actually parody any horror films. So much potential in the title and not a glimpse of a chain-saw weilding maniac anywhere. (Sarcasm starts here) The scene where the mother mistakes a bat for an owl will have you bursting with laughter (Sarcasm ends)