Friday the 13th (1980)

Director:

Sean S. Cunningham

Writer:

Victor Miller (written by)
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Release Date:

9 May 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

On Friday The 13th, They Began To Die Horribly, One......By One (UK - Theatrical Tagline)

Plot:

At Camp Crystal Lake, a group of young counselors begin to get ready to lead guests in the summer. Unfortunately for the counselors...

Plot Keywords:

Slasher Flick | Score Employs Electronic Instruments | Gore | Jeep | Blood

Awards:

4 nominations

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Cast

Betsy Palmer	...	Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
Adrienne King	...	Alice Hardy
Harry Crosby	...	Bill
Laurie Bartram	...	Brenda
Jeannine Taylor	...	Marcie Cunningham
Kevin Bacon	...	Jack Burrell
Mark Nelson	...	Ned Rubenstein
Robbi Morgan	...	Annie
Peter Brouwer	...	Steve Christy
Rex Everhart	...	Enos the Truck Driver
Ronn Carroll	...	Sergeant Tierney
Ron Millkie	...	Officer Dorf
Walt Gorney	...	Crazy Ralph
Willie Adams	...	Barry
Debra S. Hayes	...	Claudette
Dorothy Kobs	...	Trudy
Sally Anne Golden	...	Sandy the Diner Waitress
Mary Rocco	...	Operator
Ken L. Parker	...	Doctor
Ari Lehman	...	Jason Voorhees
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Noel Cunningham	...	Boy in 1958 Camping Circle (uncredited)
Irwin Keyes	...	Busboy (uncredited)

Directed by
Sean S. Cunningham

Writing credits
Victor Miller		(written by)
Ron Kurz		uncredited

Produced by
Sean S. Cunningham	....	producer
Alvin Geiler	....	executive producer
Steve Miner	....	associate producer (as Stephen Miner)

Original Music by
Harry Manfredini

Cinematography by
Barry Abrams		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Bill Freda

Casting by
Julie Hughes
Barry Moss

Production Design by
Virginia Field

Art Direction by
Virginia Field
Robert Topol		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Caron Coplan

Makeup Department
Tom Savini	....	special makeup effects
Taso N. Stavrakis	....	special makeup effects assistant

Sound Department
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist

Stunts
Tom Savini	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Tad Page	....	gaffer
Peter Stein	....	director of photography: second unit

Editorial Department
Susan E. Cunningham	....	associate editor
Jay Keuper	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Willie Adams	....	production assistant
Anne King	....	production assistant
Martin Kitrosser	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Georgetown Productions Inc.
• Paramount Pictures
• Sean S. Cunningham Films

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinéma International Corporation (CIC) (1981) (France) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• Cinefear (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Das Vierte (2006) (Germany) (TV)
• Paramount Home Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• T&O Film (Norway)
• Warner Bros. (Germany)
• Warner Bros.
• Warner Home Video (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Also Known As:

A Long Night at Camp Blood (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Portugal:M/18 | Hungary:18 | Portugal:M/16 (re-rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-18 (2002) | Finland:(Banned) (1980) | 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 | West Germany:18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Blairstown, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Georgetown Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Tom Savini was one of the first crew members on board for the film because the producers idolized his special makeup effects in Dawn of the Dead (1978).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Alice is lying down on the couch and is having a conversation with Bill, we see neither her, or Bill's mouth move.

Quotes:

Jack: Come on. I love you.
Marcie: But what about Ned?
Jack: I don't love Ned.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hack! (2007)

A Classic, genre defining

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"