Friday the 13th

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Friday the 13th

R

1980

1h 35m

Horror

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Crystal Lake's history of murder doesn't deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the fresh-faced young people -- Jack (Kevin Bacon), Alice (Adrienne King), Bill (Harry Crosby), Marcie (Jeannine Taylor) and Ned (Mark Nelson) -- pay little heed to the old-timers. Then they find themselves stalked by a brutal killer. As they're slashed, shot and stabbed, the counselors struggle to stay alive against a merciless opponent.

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Critics Consensus

Rather quaint by today's standards, Friday the 13th still has its share of bloody surprises and a '70s-holdover aesthetic to slightly compel.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

10/12/2023

4/5

The best bits of Halloween, Carrie, and Hitchcock’s Psycho were cheekily repurposed here by the director Sean S Cunningham for a slasher movie — the first of a whopping 12 installments — that remains the genre standard-bearer.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

10/12/2023

4/5

There’s some bizarre fun in this (almost innocent) film, but maybe the fanbase are the ones to get most out of a revisit.

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Ron Pennington

The Hollywood Reporter

11/02/2014

It's blatant exploitation of the lowest order.

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Feb 25

4/5

What Friday the 13th lacks in plot, it makes up for in grit and atmosphere. The realism of Savini’s practical effects and the film’s slow pacing work in tandem to build a suspense that the rest of the franchise cannot match.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 18

7/10

While it’s no crowning achievement in filmmaking, Friday the 13th does set the stage for 80’s horror very nicely with a parade of sexy but disposable characters, great practical effects by Tom Savini, and tense music by Harry Manfredini.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

4/5

The young cast, simple premise, and unexpected ending more than solidify the film's status as an iconic slasher.

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Dawn

Feb 14

One of the best classic horror films! I was so glad to see that they brought it back for the holiday! I took my daughter to see it in theater and we had the best time!

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Robert L

Feb 14

mother slays boots the house down

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Kia B

Oct 9

Amazing with the Manfredini score

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Glory Amanda Rhonda

Oct 9

Awesome to see it on the big screen!!

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Jay Stahr

Jun 16

I never got to see this in the theatres back in the day. I was too young. So it was a trip of nostalgia for sure. So it hit all of the marks for me.

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Vicenzo

Jun 16

Classic great viewing

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Mrs. Pamela Voorhees

Adrienne King

Alice Hardy

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Bill

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Brenda

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Synopsis

Crystal Lake's history of murder doesn't deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the fresh-faced young people -- Jack (Kevin Bacon), Alice (Adrienne King), Bill (Harry Crosby), Marcie (Jeannine Taylor) and Ned (Mark Nelson) -- pay little heed to the old-timers. Then they find themselves stalked by a brutal killer. As they're slashed, shot and stabbed, the counselors struggle to stay alive against a merciless opponent.

Director: Sean S. Cunningham
Producer: Sean S. Cunningham
Screenwriter: Victor Miller
Distributor: Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Sean S. Cunningham Films
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 13, 1980, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $60.5M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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