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Overview

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6.3/10   22,700 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, in spite of itself! more

Cast

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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 (uncredited)
 
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 (as Taso Stavrakis)
Katharine Vickers .... hair stylist: Miss Palmer
Katharine Vickers .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Steve Miner .... unit production manager (as Stephen Miner)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen Ross .... second assistant director
Cindy Veazey .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Christine Gardyasz .... assistant properties (as Chris Gardyasz)
Alice MaGuire .... property mistress (as Alice Maguire)
Daniel E. Mahon .... assistant to art director (as Danny Mahon)
 
Sound Department
Lee Dichter .... sound re-recordist
Richard Murphy .... sound mixer
David Platt .... boom
Jerry Trent .... foley artist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Steven Kirshoff .... atmospheric effects (as Steve Kirshoff)
 
Stunts
Tom Savini .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Beard .... second electric (as Philip Beard)
Jim Bekiaris .... best boy (as Jim Bekaris)
Richard Berger .... second assistant camera
Robert Brady .... second assistant camera
Richard Feury .... still photographer
Mike Hirsch .... assistant camera: second unit
Bill Klayer .... electric: second unit (as William Klayer)
Braden Lutz .... camera operator
Tad Page .... gaffer
Carl Peterson .... grip
Larry Reibman .... gaffer: second unit
Robert D. Shulman .... key grip (as Bob Shulman)
Peter Stein .... camera: second unit
John Verardi .... first assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anne King .... wardrobe assistant
Jan Shoebridge .... wardrobe mistress
 
Editorial Department
Susan E. Cunningham .... associate editor
Jay Keuper .... assistant editor
 
Transportation Department
Rudy Churny .... transportation captain (as Rudy Churney)
 
Other crew
Willie Adams .... production assistant
Michael Barry .... production assistant
Michael Calvello .... location auditor
Michael Hall .... production assistant
Martin Kitrosser .... script supervisor
Ted Lowry .... titles
Denise Pinckley .... production office coordinator
Cecilia Verardi .... production assistant (as Cindie M. Verardi)
 
Thanks
Norman Bedell .... special thanks: Chief, Blairstown Police Department
Richard Skow .... special thanks: Chief, Blairstown Fire Department
 

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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

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The movie was filmed at Camp Nobebosco in New Jersey. The camp is still in operation to date, and they have a wall of Friday the 13th paraphernalia to honor the fact that the movie was set there. more
Goofs:
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. more
Quotes:
Steve Christy: Well, hi. What are you doing out in this mess?
[Pamela stabs him]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Party Camp (1987) 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?
Is there a longer version available than the R-rated version?
Is it possible Jason could have also killed people in this movie?
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22 out of 29 people found the following comment useful:-
A classic, in spite of itself!, 7 August 2003
7/10

I consider Friday THE 13TH a classic, despite everything seemingly going against it. Yes, the original Friday THE 13TH part 1 and part 2 owe a lot to BAY OF BLOOD (or TWITCH OF DEATH NERVE). There's no question about it. The similarities between the two films are obvious. The film is responsible for spawning an endless number of truly awful sequels. The acting is nothing spectacular. The script is barely there. And the film sorta drags a bit in the middle. And the ending of Friday THE 13TH is an indirect rip-off of the ending in CARRIE. But the backwoods atmosphere/mystique behind Friday THE 13TH is totally original and effective (much more than any of the sequels), and the ending of FT13 is, imo, WAY better than the ending of CARRIE. The ending of FT13 makes the movie. The entire FT13 series exists merely on the strength of that ending. It created a myth, in the name of Jason. The story (or script) is wonderfully absurd (when you think about it) which gives the murders an even more psychotic edge to them, and in my mind, are more effective than the ones in BAY OF BLOOD or in any other Friday THE 13TH sequels because of the kooky reasoning behind them. Watching Jason kill his victims in the sequels quickly got boring. And the fact that Tom Savini created the excellent gory FX is a definite plus. The acting is average (some of it even poor) but let's face it, the characters, aside from their individual death scenes, don't have a lot of dramatic things to do, except for Betsy Palmer and Adrienne King, who is good but is not the best "last surviving female" actress ever to appear in a slasher. On the other hand, Betsy Palmer is amazing as Mrs. Voorhees. She's a combination of total sweetness, insanity and camp all rolled into one. Once Betsy appears on screen the film is thrilling and she adds a lot of life (no pun intended) to the whole proceeding, which was lacking from a good part of the film. And let's not forget the good score. Very effective even if it sometimes sounds derivative. And the original poster is great!

The funny thing about Friday THE 13TH is that when I first saw it 20 years ago I thought it was good but not as good as HALLOWEEN. Fast forward 20 years, and today I sorta prefer Friday THE 13TH slightly more than HALLOWEEN now, which has lost a lot of its luster, due mainly to HALLOWEEN's awful sequels and their stupid story-lines. Artistically, HALLOWEEN is still the better film of the two. There's no comparison there. But it has lost its edge, while FT13's trashiness has oddly kept it fresh. While HALLOWEEN has irremediably lost a lot of its mystique with each subsequent sequels, Friday THE 13TH, on the other hand, actually gained more credibility with every release of its seemingly endless number of ultra-stupid sequels. After seeing some of those sequels, the original FT13 looks positively brilliant compared to those horrendous sequels. It's a classic in its own special way.

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