Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Truck Driver
Ronn Carroll
Sergeant Tierney
Ron Millkie
Officer Dorf
Arch McCoy
Writer
Walt Gorney
Crazy Ralph
Willie Adams
Barry / Production Assistant
Debra S. Hayes
Claudette
Dorothy Kobs
Trudy
Sally Anne Golden
Sandy
Mary Rocco
Operator
Ken L. Parker
Doctor
Ari Lehman
Jason
Noel Cunningham
Boy in 1958 Camping Circle (uncredited)
Irwin Keyes
Busboy (uncredited)
Tom Savini
Knife Killer (uncredited) / Stunts / Special Effects Makeup Artist / Makeup Artist
Sean S. Cunningham
Director / Producer
Harry Manfredini
Original Music Composer
Barry Abrams
Director of Photography
Virginia Field
Production Design / Art Direction
Caron Coplan
Costume Design
Bill Freda
Editor
Katharine Vickers
Hairstylist / Makeup Artist
Cecilia Verardi
Makeup Artist / Production Assistant
Alvin Geiler
Executive Producer
Julie Hughes
Casting
Barry Moss
Casting
Steve Miner
Unit Production Manager / Associate Producer
Richard Feury
Still Photographer
Martin Kitrosser
Script Supervisor
Cindy Veazey
Assistant Director
Stephen Ross
Second Assistant Director
Taso N. Stavrakis
Special Effects Assistant
Susan E. Cunningham
Associate Editor
Jay Keuper
Assistant Editor
Braden Lutz
Camera Operator
John Verardi
First Assistant Camera
Richard Berger
Second Assistant Camera
Robert Brady
Second Assistant Camera
Tad Page
Gaffer
Richard Murphy
Sound Mixer
David Platt
Boom Operator
Steven Kirshoff
Special Effects
Jim Bekaris
Best Boy Electric
Phillip Beard
Electrician
Bob Shulman
Key Grip
Carl Peterson
Grip
Daniel E. Mahon
Assistant Art Director
Alice MaGuire
Property Master
Chris Gardyasz
Assistant Property Master
Jan Shoebridge
Wardrobe Master
Anne King
Wardrobe Assistant
Lee Dichter
Sound Recordist
Ted Lowry
Title Designer
Ross Gaffney Inc.
Sound Effects
Denise Pinckley
Production Office Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 9, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Budget$550,000
Box Office$59,754,601
Filming LocationsNew Jersey, United States
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This Movie Is About.
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Friday the 13th is a 1980 American independent slasher film produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham, written by Victor Miller, and starring Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan, and Kevin Bacon. The plot follows a group of teenage camp counselors who are murdered one by one by an unknown killer while they are attempting to reopen an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past.
Prompted by the success of John Carpenter's Halloween (1978), director Cunningham put out an advertisement to sell the film in Variety in early 1979, while Miller was still drafting the screenplay. After casting the film in New York City, filming took place in New Jersey in the summer of 1979, on an estimated budget of $550,000. A bidding war ensued over the finished film, ending with Paramount Pictures acquiring the film for domestic distribution, while Warner Bros. secured international distribution rights.
Released on May 9, 1980, Friday the 13th was a major box office success, grossing $59.8 million worldwide. Critical response was divided, with some praising the film's cinematography and score, while numerous others derided it for its depiction of graphic violence. Aside from being the first independent film of its kind to secure distribution in the U.S. by a major studio, its box office success led to a long series of sequels, a crossover with the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series, and a 2009 series reboot. A direct sequel, Friday the 13th Part 2, was released one year later.
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