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Overview

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6.3/10   22,796 votes
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Director:
Sean S. Cunningham
Writer:
Victor Miller (written by)
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Release Date:
9 May 1980 (USA) more
Tagline:
On Friday The 13th, They Began To Die Horribly, One......By One (UK - Theatrical Tagline) more
Plot:
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 synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
User Comments:
A Classic, genre defining more
US TV Schedule:
Fri. July 249:00 PMSPIKETV   

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  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Long Night at Camp Blood (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
The film made $39,754,601 and had a budget of $550,000. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Alice runs into the boathouse to get the gun, there are several pieces of wood leaning on the right side of the boathouse. As Alice opens the door and enters, one piece falls diagonally, but in subsequent shots it is back in its original position. more
Quotes:
Bill: If this is a joke, I'm gonna brain 'em! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Cold Heart of Crystal Lake (2003) more

FAQ

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?
Alice is never shown removing the coffee pot from the burner, but why is it that in the next scene, the pot is off the stove?
Why does Brenda's head move after she is thrown through the window, after we assume she is dead?
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45 out of 55 people found the following comment useful:-
A Classic, genre defining, 24 January 2001
Author: Jane FlamE (ColonelJenSparks@hotmail.com) from United Kingdom

Without a doubt, the work of Cunningham and Carpenter during 1978 & 1980 rocked the world of the horror genre. Friday the 13th is one of the films that to this day still has repercussions. It demonstrated the importance of setting the tone in horror movies, making the audience themselves feel as if they too were being stalked. Cunningham also was one of the few directors to introduce the idea of a possible female serial killer.

Without this film, Scream's Randy would have never uttered those famous words, 'There are certain rules to surviving a horror movie..' This film combined with Carpenter's Halloween, firmly etched the rules in stone. The creepy music, the infamous "ch-ch-ch-ha-ha-ha", the crude photography and the graphic depiction of the murders of the counsellors all blend together to give a classic piece of film history. It scared the hell out of multitudes of teenagers who, in many instances could see themselves in the victims of the stalker. These weren't bad people getting killed, these were just your typical average American kids, having a good time, getting picked off.

That is what makes this film so defining, that is why, for all its crude and harsh imagery, this is a classic. This is why alot of recent attempts at horror don't measure up. It's not the effects or the blood necessarily, it's the atmosphere and the familiarity that bring it home.It is more frightening to think, "That could be me"

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