Friday the 13th (1980)

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95 min - Horror | Mystery | Thriller - 9 May 1980 (USA)

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Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to re-open a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Betsy Palmer	...	Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
	Adrienne King	...	Alice Hardy
	Jeannine Taylor	...	Marcie Cunningham
	Robbi Morgan	...	Annie
	Kevin Bacon	...	Jack Burrel
	Harry Crosby	...	Bill
	Laurie Bartram	...	Brenda
	Mark Nelson	...	Ned Rubinstein
	Peter Brouwer	...	Steve Christy
	Rex Everhart	...	Enos, the Truck Driver
	Ronn Carroll	...	Sgt. Tierney
	Ron Millkie	...	Officer Dorf
	Walt Gorney	...	Crazy Ralph
	Willie Adams	...	Barry
	Debra S. Hayes	...	Claudette

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Storyline

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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You'll wish it were only a nightmare... See more »

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Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 1980 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Vendredi 13 See more »

Filming Locations:

Blairstown, New Jersey, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$550,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,816,321 (USA) (11 May 1980) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$39,754,601 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Georgetown Productions Inc., Sean S. Cunningham Films See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Steve Christy is named after Steve Miner, the film's associate producer. See more »

Goofs

Miscellaneous: In the French translation of the movie, Mrs. Voorhees calls her son Jackie, even if the character is named Jason in the English original version. The translation was corrected in Friday the 13th Part 2. See more »

Quotes

Alice: [finding a bloody axe in someone's bed; making a screwy face] *What* is going *on*?
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Crazy Credits

We see giant letters proclaiming 'Friday the 13th' moving towards the
screen and crashing into and smashing a pane of glass. See more »

Connections

Referenced in La meute (2010) See more »

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