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9 May 1980 (USA) moreTagline:
On Friday The 13th, They Began To Die Horribly, One......By One (UK - Theatrical Tagline) morePlot:
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. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Still a classic more (548 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Betsy Palmer | ... | Mrs. Voorhees | |
| Adrienne King | ... | Alice | |
| Jeannine Taylor | ... | Marcie | |
| Robbi Morgan | ... | Annie | |
| Kevin Bacon | ... | Jack | |
| Harry Crosby | ... | Bill | |
| Laurie Bartram | ... | Brenda | |
| Mark Nelson | ... | Ned | |
| Peter Brouwer | ... | Steve Christy | |
| Rex Everhart | ... | 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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Finland:(Banned) (1980) | Finland:K-18 (2002) | Portugal:M/18 | New Zealand:R16 | Hungary:18 | Portugal:M/16 (re-rating) | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) | France:-12 (DVD rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-16 | Iceland:(Banned) | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM18 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Norway:16 (heavily cut) | Norway:18 | South Korea:15 (DVD uncut version) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R (Reg. No. 25901) | West Germany:18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Singapore:M18 | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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Body count: 10. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Alice is alone making coffee, on a table behind her is a mixer and a basket of eggs. When Alice returns (after discovering Bill's body) the basket and the mixer have switched places. moreFAQ
Why does Camp Crystal Lake have such a bad reputation?Is it possible Jason could have also killed people in this movie?
Why would Brenda walk all the way through the rain to the communal bathrooms only to brush her teeth and wash her face when a sink is clearly shown in her own cabin?
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A group of camp counselors, a young Kevin Bacon among them, are busy trying to re-open Camp Crystal Lake years after multiple murders shut it down, despite the ravings of Crazy Ralph. They are dispatched one by one by an unseen killer. This IS a classic and always will be. Don't get me wrong as it's not perfect. But it's far from "merely a Halloween" clone which some people say. The original Halloween is a perfect classic, but let this film stand on it's own legs as it has every right to. Although I'm saddened about how shoddily Paramount seemed to put out their recent box set. Hell when New Line acquired the rights to the series, yes their Jason films suck, but at least they do right by the fans DVD-wise.Paramount could have done a great service to us by looking back at New Lin's Nightmare on Elm Street box set. It's a shame they didn't.
My Grade: A-
Eye Candy: Jeannine Taylor shows ta-tas and ass cleavage