
About
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
Rating and Reviews
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6.416/10

JPV852
Seems only fitting to watch this today and still holds up really well and Betsy Palmer was really creepy. Have to think a newer generation of teens or those in their early 20s probably would find this... read more
almost 6 years ago

Wuchak
***The beginning of the most successful slasher franchise*** Released in May, 1980, "Friday the 13th" was produced in the wake of the success of 1978's "Halloween" and also shares elements of "Carr... read more
almost 6 years ago

Gimly
Certainly not the first slasher movie, but arguably the most influential. This original film stands alongside _Part V: A New Beginning_ as the only two movies in a 12 film long franchise where they... read more
almost 7 years ago
inaneswine
Some films benefit with time, maturing and holding a nostalgic charm. Others rot like a bad apple, like _Friday the 13th_. Perhaps I had to be alive in 1980 to actually appreciate this one, but it is ... read more
over 7 years ago
tmdb17996075
Clearly, the team behind “Friday the 13th” expected at least to make a reasonable profit out of it, but I seriously doubt that anyone involved in the making of this film even considered the possibilit... read more
over 8 years ago
People
Cast

Ari Lehman
Jason

Adrienne King
Alice

Betsy Palmer
Mrs. Voorhees

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

Walt Gorney
Crazy Ralph

Willie Adams
Barry

Debra S. Hayes
Claudette

Dorothy Kobs
Trudy

Sally Anne Golden
Sandy

Mary Rocco
Operator

Ken L. Parker
Doctor

Noel Cunningham
Boy in 1958 Camping Circle (uncredited)

Irwin Keyes
Busboy (uncredited)

Tom Savini
Knife Killer (uncredited)
Director

Sean S. Cunningham
Director
Martin Kitrosser
Script Supervisor
Cindy Veazey
Assistant Director
Stephen Ross
Second Assistant Director
Creator

Victor Miller
Writer