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Saturday the 14th

  • 19811981
  • PGPG
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
4.4K
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Saturday the 14th (1981)
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  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
A family inherits an old mansion which houses the dangerous 'Book of Evil' that has all the monsters of the world trapped inside it.A family inherits an old mansion which houses the dangerous 'Book of Evil' that has all the monsters of the world trapped inside it.A family inherits an old mansion which houses the dangerous 'Book of Evil' that has all the monsters of the world trapped inside it.
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
4.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Howard R. Cohen
  • Writers
    • Jeff Begun(story)
    • Howard R. Cohen(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Benjamin
    • Paula Prentiss
    • Jeffrey Tambor
Top credits
  • Director
    • Howard R. Cohen
  • Writers
    • Jeff Begun(story)
    • Howard R. Cohen(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Benjamin
    • Paula Prentiss
    • Jeffrey Tambor
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 58User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 13Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Saturday the 14th
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    Saturday the 14th (1981)
    Paula Prentiss in Saturday the 14th (1981)
    Carole Androsky in Saturday the 14th (1981)
    Jeffrey Tambor and Nancy Lee Andrews in Saturday the 14th (1981)
    Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, and Elizabeth Charlton Davey in Saturday the 14th (1981)
    Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, and Elizabeth Charlton Davey in Saturday the 14th (1981)
    Kari Michaelsen and Paula Prentiss in Saturday the 14th (1981)
    Richard Benjamin, Kevin Brando, Kari Michaelsen, and Paula Prentiss in Saturday the 14th (1981)
    Richard Benjamin, Kari Michaelsen, and Paula Prentiss in Saturday the 14th (1981)
    Jeffrey Tambor and Nancy Lee Andrews in Saturday the 14th (1981)
    Richard Benjamin, Kevin Brando, and Kari Michaelsen in Saturday the 14th (1981)
    Kari Michaelsen in Saturday the 14th (1981)

    Top cast

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    Richard Benjamin
    Richard Benjamin
    • John Hyatt
    Paula Prentiss
    Paula Prentiss
    • Mary Hyatt
    Jeffrey Tambor
    Jeffrey Tambor
    • Waldemar
    Severn Darden
    Severn Darden
    • Van Helsing
    Kari Michaelsen
    Kari Michaelsen
    • Debbie Hyatt
    Kevin Brando
    • Billy Hyatt
    Rosemary DeCamp
    Rosemary DeCamp
    • Aunt Lucille
    • (as Rosemary De Camp)
    Stacy Keach Sr.
    Stacy Keach Sr.
    • Attorney
    Carole Androsky
    • Marge, the Real Estate Lady
    • (as Carol Androsky)
    Roberta Collins
    Roberta Collins
    • Cousin Rhonda
    Nancy Lee Andrews
    • Yolanda
    Paul 'Mousie' Garner
    Paul 'Mousie' Garner
    • The Major
    Annie O'Donnell
    Annie O'Donnell
    • Annette Muldowney, the Next Door Neighbor
    Thomas Newman
    • Cousin Phil
    Allen Joseph
    Allen Joseph
    • Uncle Bert
    Craig Coulter
    • Deliveryperson
    Renee Braswell
    • Stuntperson
    Elizabeth Charlton Davey
    • French Maid
    • Director
      • Howard R. Cohen
    • Writers
      • Jeff Begun(story)
      • Howard R. Cohen(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Lead stars Paula Prentiss and Richard Benjamin were married. The two were later star-teamed in the telemovie Packin' It In (1983) and Prentiss did appear uncredited in Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) which Benjamin directed.
    • Goofs
      Debbie's panties change from blue to white, back to blue and then white again before she goes into the tub.
    • Quotes

      Marge, the Real Estate Broker: Do you have children?

      Waldemar: As often as we can.

    • Connections
      Featured in Terror in the Aisles (1984)

    User reviews58

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    "If you weren't immortal, you'd kill yourself!"
    Real life couple Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss star in this crude and goofy horror parody from New World and producer Julie Corman (Roger C.s' wife). They play John and Mary, who inherit some property that turns out to be cursed. When their inquisitive son Billy (Kevin Brando) happens to open an all important book, he unleashes unspeakable evil on the house - and potentially the world. A non stop assortment of truly ridiculous monsters show up to terrorize John, Mary, Billy, and teen aged daughter Debbie (Kari Michaelsen).

    Also along for the ride is top character actor Severn Darden, as an exterminator with the appropriate name of Van Helsing. Jeffrey Tambor, in his second feature film appearance, co- stars as a vampire named Waldemar. As always, these two guys prove to be very valuable. The movie really does hit its stride once Darden shows up. He has most of the best lines.

    This is going to come off as much too tame and lame for some tastes, but clearly screenwriter / director Howard R. Cohen was going for a family audience. Some characters do die, but mostly off screen, and there isn't much gore to speak of - aside from a fairly nasty severed head. The creature costumes are hysterically dumb looking, and among those horror classics spoofed are "Creature from the Black Lagoon", "Jaws", and "The Birds". The finale is absolutely cartoonish, with sound effects accompanying all the face making that our adversaries are doing.

    Benjamin and the oh so sexy Prentiss are a hoot as the parents, and are ably supported by Tambor, Darden, and others like Rosemary DeCamp, Stacy Keach Sr., and 70s exploitation starlet Roberta Collins.

    It might be silly and infantile, but that's not always necessarily a bad thing, and this could appeal to any horror fan who saw it as a kid, or the young at heart.

    Six out of 10.
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    • Mar 4, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Samstag, der 14.
    • Production company
      • New World Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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