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.
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- 6 nominations
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- TriviaThe 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
Mrs. Voorhees: Did you know a young boy drowned the year before those two others were killed? The counselors weren't paying any attention... They were making love while that young boy drowned. His name was Jason. I was working the day that it happened. Preparing meals... here. I was the cook. Jason should've been watched. Every minute. He was... he wasn't a very good swimmer. We can go now, dear.
- Crazy creditsWe see giant letters proclaiming 'Friday the 13th' moving toward the screen, and crashing into and smashing a pane of glass.
- Alternate versionsAs 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
- SoundtracksSail Away, Tiny Sparrow
(uncredited)
Written by Harry Manfredini and John R. Briggs
Performed by Angela Rotella
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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- Also known as
- Viernes 13
- Filming locations
- Camp Nobebosco - 11 Sand Pond Road, Blairstown, New Jersey, USA(Camp Crystal Lake)
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Box office
- Budget
- $550,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $39,754,601
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,816,321
- May 11, 1980
- Gross worldwide
- $39,917,363