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Friday the 13th
1980
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Cunningham brought Friday the 13th (1980) into the cinema in 1980, a year of many other horror films. Friday the 13th (1980) was a shocking, gory and violent film about camp counselors being slashed by a killer and had Betsy Palmer in the lead role.
- January 1, 1
- 1.65 m
- New York City, New York, USA
May 9, 1980 · Friday the 13th: Directed by Sean S. Cunningham. With Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan. 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.
- (158K)
- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Sean S. Cunningham
- 1980-05-09
Sean Sexton Cunningham (born December 1, 1941) is an American film director, producer, and writer. Cunningham is known for creating the Friday the 13th franchise. Out of the 12 films in the series, the ones that had Sean's involvement were Friday the 13th, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday...
Friday the 13th is a 1980 American independent slasher film produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham, written by Victor Miller, and starring Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan, and Kevin Bacon.
Cunningham went on to co-create and direct the slasher film Friday the 13th (1980), which was a major box-office success. He produced several horror films throughout the 1980s, including House (1986) and its sequel House II: The Second Story (1988).
May 21, 2024 · This past weekend at the Texas Frightmare convention, original film director and franchise creator Sean Cunningham was a guest on a panel that included original final girl Adrienne King and makeup effects legend Tom Savini.
Jan 24, 2024 · Sean Cunningham can legally make a Friday the 13th sequel, and he and New Line have ownership of the most valuable parts of the franchise.
