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Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and tie‑in merchandise.The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees, who was thought to have drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff.
Friday the 13th is a 1980 film, which kick-started the Slasher sub-genre and is regarded as one of the best known slasher films in history. The film was made in 1980 and was directed by Sean S. Cunningham. It starred Adrienne King, Kevin Bacon, Harry Crosby, Taso Stavrakis, Laurie Bartram and Betsy Palmer as "Mrs. Voorhees". The film was very successful at the box office, reaching $59.8 ...
Of course, if we consider Friday the 13th strictly as a separate film, without looking into the sequel, the first part looks much more presentable. But personally, it seems to me that Friday the 13th cannot be watched as one movie, you need to watch sequels right away. In general, Friday the 13th for 1980 was not bad.
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Film Locations for Friday The 13th (1980), in New Jersey: Camp NoBeBoSco, 11 Sand Pond Road, Hardwick, New Jersey (Camp Cystal Lake); Main Street, Blairstown, New Jersey (Annie arrives in town); Hope Moravian Cemetery, Delaware Road, Hope, New Jersey (Annie dropped off); Blairstown Diner, 186 State Route 94, Blairstown, New Jersey (owner Steve relaxes)
Friday the 13th is a 1980 slasher film produced and directed by Sean Cunningham and written by Victor Miller. It stars Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan, and Kevin Bacon. The film tells the story of a group of teenage camp counselors who are murdered one by one by an unknown killer while attempting to re-open an abandoned ...
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.
I appreciate what this film, even though it's riding the coattail of a true classic, has done for the genre, but it is far from a classic. It isn't even a particularly good film. You could even go so far as to say that we have all the shallow, trope ridden, 'ten little Indians' plot inspired films to thank for it.
