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November 1979 (USA) morePlot:
A disturbed young man is plagued by horrific headaches that he believes make him commit murders. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
one of the dullest horrors ever. moreCast
(Credited cast) | Peggy Feury | ... | Aunt Martha |
| Mark Owens | ... | David |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Afolabi Ajayi | ... | Akin |
| Stanley Church | ... | Dr. Thompson |
| David Foreman | ... | Percy Ford |
| Jane House | ... | Jean Ford |
| Malachy McCourt | ... | Toyman |
 | Joanna Miles | ... | David's Mother |
| Eleanor Stewart | ... | Mary |
| Donn Whyte | ... | David's Father |
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MonoFilming Locations:
Waterloo Village, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAFun Stuff
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The producers of the Friday the 13th franchise, which began production shortly after this film was released, had to negotiate a settlement with this film's producers in order to use the title. moreSoundtrack:
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The Orphan(don't let that "Friday the 13th" title-change fool you)has nothing going for it besides a few decent performances(especially from the awkward little boy). This is less a horror film than a drawn-out mystery...decidedly a dullard. Far from enough bloodletting, as well...yawwwwn*.