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Friday the 13th

  • 1980
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
166K
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Kevin Bacon, Adrienne King, Ari Lehman, Robbi Morgan, Betsy Palmer, and Jeannine Taylor in Friday the 13th (1980)
Through 13 Watchlist picks, we resurrect the bloody roots of the prototypical summer camp slasher: 'Friday the 13th' (1980).
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A group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.A group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.A group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.

  • Director
    • Sean S. Cunningham
  • Writers
    • Victor Miller
    • Ron Kurz
  • Stars
    • Betsy Palmer
    • Adrienne King
    • Jeannine Taylor
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    166K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,002
    165
    • Director
      • Sean S. Cunningham
    • Writers
      • Victor Miller
      • Ron Kurz
    • Stars
      • Betsy Palmer
      • Adrienne King
      • Jeannine Taylor
    • 961User reviews
    • 179Critic reviews
    • 22Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

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    Bloody Beginnings of the Summer Camp Slasher
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    Betsy Palmer
    Betsy Palmer
    • Mrs. Voorhees
    Adrienne King
    Adrienne King
    • Alice
    Jeannine Taylor
    Jeannine Taylor
    • Marcie
    Robbi Morgan
    Robbi Morgan
    • Annie
    Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon
    • Jack
    Harry Crosby
    Harry Crosby
    • Bill
    Laurie Bartram
    Laurie Bartram
    • Brenda
    Mark Nelson
    Mark Nelson
    • Ned
    Peter Brouwer
    Peter Brouwer
    • Steve Christy
    Rex Everhart
    Rex Everhart
    • The Truck Driver
    Ronn Carroll
    Ronn Carroll
    • Sgt. Tierney
    Ron Millkie
    Ron Millkie
    • Officer Dorf
    Walt Gorney
    Walt Gorney
    • Crazy Ralph
    Willie Adams
    Willie Adams
    • Barry
    Debra S. Hayes
    Debra S. Hayes
    • Claudette
    Dorothy Kobs
    Dorothy Kobs
    • Trudy
    Sally Anne Golden
    Sally Anne Golden
    • Sandy
    Mary Rocco
    Mary Rocco
    • Operator
    • Director
      • Sean S. Cunningham
    • Writers
      • Victor Miller
      • Ron Kurz
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The movie was filmed at Camp No-Be-BoSco in Blairstown, New Jersey. It is a Boy Scout Camp that is still in operation, and it has a wall of Friday the 13th (1980) memorabilia to honor that the movie was set there.
    • Goofs
      (at around 40 mins) When Brenda rolls the dice to start the strip Monopoly game, she says she rolls double sixes and gets to roll again, but you can clearly see the 1 and 2 she actually rolled. The same for the guy, who clearly rolled a 10, though it's said that he rolled an 8.
    • Quotes

      Crazy Ralph: You're doomed! You're all doomed!

    • Crazy credits
      We see giant letters proclaiming 'Friday the 13th' moving toward the screen, and crashing into and smashing a pane of glass.
    • Alternate versions
      As of the 11/09/2003, the BBFC passed "Friday the 13th" completely uncut, and Warner Bros. has restored the original gory version for release on Region-2 DVD with a total of 34 seconds of footage restored. Much of the extra running time comprises different opening logos and about 11 seconds of gore has been restored to the death scenes of Annie, Marcie, Jack, and Pamela Voorhees.
    • Connections
      Edited into Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Sail Away, Tiny Sparrow
      (uncredited)

      Written by Harry Manfredini and John R. Briggs

      Performed by Angela Rotella

    User reviews961

    Featured review

    A Classic, genre defining

    Without a doubt, the work of Cunningham and Carpenter during 1978 & 1980 rocked the world of the horror genre. Friday the 13th is one of the films that to this day still has repercussions. It demonstrated the importance of setting the tone in horror movies, making the audience themselves feel as if they too were being stalked. Cunningham also was one of the few directors to introduce the idea of a possible female serial killer.

    Without this film, Scream's Randy would have never uttered those famous words, 'There are certain rules to surviving a horror movie..' This film combined with Carpenter's Halloween, firmly etched the rules in stone. The creepy music, the infamous "ch-ch-ch-ha-ha-ha", the crude photography and the graphic depiction of the murders of the counsellors all blend together to give a classic piece of film history. It scared the hell out of multitudes of teenagers who, in many instances could see themselves in the victims of the stalker. These weren't bad people getting killed, these were just your typical average American kids, having a good time, getting picked off.

    That is what makes this film so defining, that is why, for all its crude and harsh imagery, this is a classic. This is why alot of recent attempts at horror don't measure up. It's not the effects or the blood necessarily, it's the atmosphere and the familiarity that bring it home.It is more frightening to think, "That could be me"
    • Jane FlamE
    • Jan 23, 2001
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 9, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Viernes 13
    • Filming locations
      • Camp Nobebosco - 11 Sand Pond Road, Blairstown, New Jersey, USA(Camp Crystal Lake)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Georgetown Productions Inc.
      • Sean S. Cunningham Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $550,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $39,754,601
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,816,321
      • May 11, 1980
    • Gross worldwide
      • $39,917,915
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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