The original "Friday the 13th" was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham, who had previously worked with filmmaker Wes Craven on "The Last House on the Left" (1972). Cunningham, inspired by the success of John Carpenter's "Halloween" (1978), wanted "Friday the 13th" to be shocking, visually stunning, and "[make] you jump out of your seat". Distancing himself from "The Last House on the Left", Cunningham wanted "Friday the 13th" to be more of a "roller coaster ride". The first film was meant to be "a real scary movie", and at the same time make audiences laugh. The concept for "Friday the 13th" began as nothing more than a title.
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Phil Scuderi—a co‑owner of Esquire Theaters with Steve Minasian and Bob Barsamian and a producer of the original film—insisted that the sequel must have Jason Voorhees, Pamela's son, even though his appearance at the end of the original film was only meant to be a joke. Steve Miner, associate producer of the first film, believed in the idea, and he ultimately directed the first two sequels after Cunningham opted not to return to the director's chair. The studio continued to generate sequels over the years, based on the financial success they produced compared to their relatively low budgets. With every film repeating the same basic premise, the filmmakers came up with subtle adjustments so the audience would return.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Production
Jason" writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift hired to script the new film. The film focused on Jason Voorhees, along with his trademark hockey mask. The film was produced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller through Bay's production company Platinum Dunes, for New Line Cinema. In November 2007, Marcus Nispel, director of the 2003 remake of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", was hired to direct. The film had its United States release on February 13, 2009.
Friday the 13th (1980 film) | Sequel and franchise
Friday the 13th is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift from a screen story by Shannon, Swift and Mark Wheaton. It is a reboot of the "Friday the 13th" film series, which began in 1980, and is the twelfth installment. Nispel also directed the 2003 remake of Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974), while Shannon and Swift wrote the screenplay for the 2003 crossover "Freddy vs. Jason". The film was produced by Platinum Dunes and Crystal Lake Entertainment and distributed by New Line Cinema and Paramount Pictures.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Introduction
David Bruckner was set to direct the next installment of "Friday the 13th". After altering the release date numerous times, Paramount set the film for a May 13, 2016 release date. In March 2015, TV writer Nick Antosca was announced to write the script. In October 2015, Paramount pushed back the film's release date to January 13, 2017. Two months later, Aaron Guzikowski was negotiating a deal to write a new script, but Bruckner, who had purportedly left the project in 2015, was no longer involved as a director. At the end of May 2016, Fuller revealed that the reboot would be an origin story for Jason, and his mother would be in the film.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Future
The original "Friday the 13th" was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham, who had previously worked with filmmaker Wes Craven on "The Last House on the Left" (1972). Cunningham, inspired by the success of John Carpenter's "Halloween" (1978), wanted "Friday the 13th" to be shocking, visually stunning, and "[make] you jump out of your seat". Distancing himself from "The Last House on the Left", Cunningham wanted "Friday the 13th" to be more of a "roller coaster ride". The first film was meant to be "a real scary movie", and at the same time make audiences laugh. The concept for "Friday the 13th" began as nothing more than a title.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Production
Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and tie‑in merchandise. The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees, who drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be "cursed" and is the setting for a series of mass murders. Jason is featured in all of the films, as either the killer or the motivation for the killings. The original film, created to cash in on the success of "Halloween" (1978), was written by Victor Miller and was produced and directed by Sean S.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Introduction
In making such a film, Farrands turned to Bracke's book, which he had also worked on, and drew from its structure and content.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Documentary films
Changes involved the addition of a subtitle—as opposed to just a number attached to the end—like "The Final Chapter" and "Jason Takes Manhattan", or filming the movie in 3-D, as Miner did for "Friday the 13th Part III". The third film would also be the birthplace of one of the most recognizable images in popular culture, that of Jason's hockey mask. Producer Frank Mancuso, Jr. eventually decided to kill Jason for good, after he experienced problems finding new films to produce that were more than just horror movies, because his name brought constant association to the "Friday the 13th" film series.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Production
Form and Fuller said the film was not strictly a remake so there was no reason they could not set the story in the 2000s. In October 2007, Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, the writers of "Freddy vs. Jason", were hired to write a script for "Friday the 13th". Jonathan Liebesman was in negotiations to direct the film, but scheduling conflicts meant he was unavailable and Fuller and Form chose Marcus Nispel. Nispel was apprehensive about taking the job, mainly because he would be taking over another film franchise, but Fuller eventually persuaded him to direct the project. Principal photography began on April 21, 2008, in Austin, Texas and ended on June 13, 2008.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Development
Friday the 13th [aka Friday the Thirteenth] is a lost 1916 silent film drama directed by Emile Chautard and starring Robert Warwick. It was produced and distributed by World Film Corporation. It was based pn a story by Thomas W. Lawson.
Friday the 13th (1916 film) | Introduction
A documentary film, titled "", was released in February 2009. This film was directed by Daniel Farrands, who had also written the film "" as well as a documentary on "The Amityville Horror". The film was broadcast on the Starz television channel during the first week of February, and afterwards it was released on DVD on February 3, 2009. The documentary is hosted by special make‑up effects artist Tom Savini, who interviews the cast and crew members of each of the "Friday the 13th" films, asking them questions on the choices they made during filming. It also features interviews with journalists and other filmmakers who offer their opinion of the series.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Documentary films
In a later interview, Fuller explained that the 2009 reboot was the result of a joint effort between Paramount and New Line Cinema, as both owned portions of the "Friday the 13th" franchise. With financial problems, both studios were limiting the films they produced each year, opting to produce films carrying lower risks and higher rewards. Accordingly, the companies put "Friday the 13th Part 2" on hold in hopes that they would move forward with this next installment when the economy bounced back. Form explained that neither studio would walk away from the sequel's production to allow the other to move forward as the primary producing house, each studio concerned that its players would look like "idiots" should the sequel perform well without its involvement.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Future
On September 28, 1987, Paramount began airing "", a television series that focuses on two cousins' attempts to recover cursed antiques that were sold from a shop they inherited from their uncle. The show starred John D. LeMay as Ryan Dallion and Louise Robey as Michelle Foster. It was created by Frank Mancuso, Jr. and Larry B. Williams originally under the title of "The 13th Hour", and the series ran for 72 episodes. Mancuso, Jr. never intended to link the television show directly to the film series, but he utilized "the idea of "Friday the 13th", which is that it symbolizes bad luck and curses".
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Television
"Friday the 13th: The Series" was created by Frank Mancuso, Jr. and Larry B. Williams originally under the title of "The 13th Hour"; the series ran for 72 episodes. Mancuso, Jr. never intended to link the television show directly to the "Friday the 13th" film series, but utilize "the idea of "Friday the 13th", which is that it symbolizes bad luck and curses". The creators wanted to tie-in Jason's trademark hockey mask to the series, but the idea was discarded so that the show could have a chance to exist on its own. Mancuso, Jr. was afraid that mentioning any events from the films would take the audience away from "the new world that we were trying to create".
Friday the 13th: The Series | Production
Steve Miner, associate producer on the first film, believed in the idea and would go on to direct the first two sequels, after Cunningham opted not to return to the director's chair. Miner would use many of the same crew members from the first film while working on the sequels. Cunningham had mixed feelings about the entire "Friday the 13th" enterprise that he outlined for film critic and author Stephen Hunter in an interview for a book Hunter wrote on violent films. Hunter stated that Cunningham "wasn't particularly proud" of his work on these films, and Cunningham bluntly said that the only thing that seemed to reach a teenaged audience at that time involved high levels of gore and graphic violence.
Friday the 13th Part 2 | Development
"A Long Night at Camp Blood" was the working title Victor Miller used while he drafted a script, but Cunningham believed in his "Friday the 13th" moniker and rushed to place an advertisement in "International Variety". Worrying that someone else owned the rights to the title and wanting to avoid potential lawsuits, Cunningham thought it would be best to find out immediately. Cunningham commissioned a New York advertising agency to develop his visual concept of the "Friday the 13th" logo, which consisted of big block letters bursting through a pane of glass. In the end, Cunningham believed there were "no problems" with the title, but distributor George Mansour contends that there was an issue: "There was a movie before ours called "Friday the 13th: The Orphan".
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Production
Following the success of "Friday the 13th" in 1980, Paramount Pictures began plans to make a sequel. First acquiring the worldwide distribution rights, Frank Mancuso, Sr. stated, "We wanted it to be an event, where teenagers would flock to the theaters on that Friday night to see the latest episode." The initial ideas for a sequel involved the "Friday the 13th" title being used for a series of films, released once a year, that would not have direct continuity with one another but be a separate "scary movie" in their own right. Phil Scuderi—one of three owners of Esquire Theaters, along with Steve Minasian and Bob Barsamian, who produced the original film—insisted that the sequel have Jason Voorhees, Pamela's son, even though his appearance in the original film was only meant to be a joke.
Friday the 13th Part 2 | Development
"Friday the 13th" was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham, who had previously worked with filmmaker Wes Craven on the film "The Last House on the Left". Cunningham, inspired by John Carpenter's "Halloween", wanted "Friday the 13th" to be shocking, visually stunning and "[make] you jump out of your seat." Wanting to distance himself from "The Last House on the Left", Cunningham wanted "Friday the 13th" to be more of a "roller-coaster ride." The original screenplay was tentatively titled "A Long Night at Camp Blood". While working on a redraft of the screenplay, Cunningham proposed the title "Friday the 13th", after which Miller began redeveloping.
Friday the 13th (1980 film) | Development
In September 2013, Farrands wrote and directed a second documentary film on the "Friday" franchise, "Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th", this time directly inspired by Bracke's book of the same name. This documentary discusses each of the twelve films, from the original to the 2009 remake, as well as the television series. It is narrated by Corey Feldman, and also features interviews with key individuals in the franchise's history. Farrands has suggested that his work on the well-received 2010 film, "", which documented the making of the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series, demonstrated the possibility for a documentary film that was more in depth and more comprehensive than his previous effort, "His Name Was Jason".
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Documentary films
New Line Cinema's Toby Emmerich approached Platinum Dunes producers Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form about remaking "Friday the 13th" in the same way they restarted "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" franchise. They agreed and spent over a year obtaining the film rights from Paramount Pictures, New Line and Crystal Lake Entertainmentthe latter run by "Friday the 13th" creator Sean S. Cunningham. Paramount executives gave Platinum Dunes producers a license to use anything from the original films, including the title. Paramount was given the rights to distribute the film internationally and New Line retained U.S. distribution rights. Fuller and Form said they did not want to make "Friday the 13th Part 11" or "12", but wanted to rework the mythology.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Development
Cunningham. The films have grossed over $529 million at the box-office worldwide. It was the highest-grossing horror franchise in the world until the release of "Halloween" (2018), putting the Halloween franchise in the top spot. Frank Mancuso, Jr., a producer of the films, also developed the television show "" after Paramount released "". The television series was not connected to the franchise by any character or setting, but was created based on the idea of "bad luck and curses", which the film series symbolized. While the franchise was owned by Paramount, four films were adapted into novels, with "Friday the 13th Part III" adapted by two separate authors.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Introduction
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Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Introduction
Friday the 13th is a 1980 American 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. Its plot follows a group of teenage camp counselors who are murdered one by one by an unknown killer while attempting to re-open an abandoned summer camp. 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.
Friday the 13th (1980 film) | Introduction
Jason resurrects himself, but his niece, Jessica Kimble (Kari Keegan), stabs him with a mystical dagger and he is dragged into Hell.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Plot
The rights to the franchise reverted to New Line/Warner Bros. in 2018. Victor Miller, who wrote the original "Friday the 13th" screenplay, asserted that Horror Inc. derived its current copyright to the screenplay from Miller's transfer of copyright to Horror Inc.'s predecessor-in-interest, the Manny Company. Miller sent a Notice of Termination to Horror Inc. on January 26, 2016, purportedly reclaiming his rights to the screenplay and the content contained therein through termination of the transfer of rights he had formerly made to the Manny Company.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Future
Friday the Thirteenth () is a 1949 West German comedy crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Fritz Kampers, Angelika Hauff, and Fita Benkhoff. It was made by Terra Film in 1944, but was not released before the end of the Second World War. It received its much delayed premiere in 1949. It was one of several Nazi-era productions that were given releases in the years after the end of the war. The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther.
Friday the Thirteenth (1949 film) | Introduction
McLoughlin wanted something more subtle, with a "Gothic" resonance.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Music
Although the previous film in the series, "Friday the 13th: A New Beginning", had been a financial success, it had disappointed the series' fans and received some of the worst reviews of any film in the series. In order to prevent further alienating the fans (and thus potentially endangering the series), the producers decided to take the series in a new direction, moving it away from what producer Frank Mancuso Jr. called the "coarse" nature of "A New Beginning". To this end, Mancuso hired Tom McLoughlin, who had directed the successful horror film "One Dark Night" but was also known around Hollywood for shopping around various comedy scripts he had written, a dichotomy that appealed to Mancuso.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Pre-production and writing
Moderately successful. But someone still threatened to sue. It is unknown whether Phil [Scuderi] paid them off, but the issue was eventually resolved." Following the success of "Friday the 13th" in 1980, Paramount Pictures began plans to make a sequel and immediately acquired the worldwide distribution rights. According to Paramount Pictures' Chairman and CEO Frank Mancuso, Sr., "We wanted it to be an event, where teenagers would flock to the theaters on that Friday night to see the latest episode." Initial ideas for a sequel involved the "Friday the 13th" title being used for a series of discontinuous films, released once a year, and each would be a separate "scary movie" of its own right.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Production
Friday the 13th: The Series is a fantasy horror television series that ran for three seasons, from October 3, 1987 to May 26, 1990 in first-run syndication. The series follows Micki and Ryan, owners of an antiques store, and their friend, Jack Marshak, as they try to recover cursed antiques, to put them into safety in the store's vault. Originally, the series was to be titled "The 13th Hour", but producer Frank Mancuso, Jr. thought this would turn away viewers and instead took the name "Friday the 13th" to deliberately draw in audiences. Despite this title, the series has no story connections to the film series of the same title, as Jason Voorhees does not make an appearance, nor does any character connected to the films.
Friday the 13th: The Series | Introduction
Form and Fuller also mentioned that the "Friday the 13th" sequel may be a 3‑D film, should it ever again be green-lit for production by the studios. In February 2011, Fuller announced via Twitter that Shannon and Swift had completed writing a script for the sequel. He was ready to begin production, but that New Line Cinema was not. In June 2013, Warner Bros. relinquished its film rights to the "Friday the 13th" series to Paramount as part of a deal that would allow Warner Bros. to co-produce "Interstellar". One week later, Derek Mears revealed that Paramount was working with Platinum Dunes to make a new installment "as fast as possible".
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Future
The series and the films have several cast and crew ties, however. The show's producer, Frank Mancuso, Jr., was producer of the film series from "Friday the 13th Part 2" (1981) until the final installment distributed by Paramount ("" in 1989, a year before the TV series ended). The show's star, John D. LeMay, went on to star in "", guest star John Shepherd played Tommy Jarvis in "", and episode director David Cronenberg appeared in "Jason X". Fred Mollin, Rob Hedden, and Tom McLoughlin worked behind the scenes of both series.
Friday the 13th: The Series | Introduction
When "Friday the 13th Part III" was released, it was initially supposed to end the series as a trilogy, however there was no moniker to indicate it as such. In 1983, there were rumors that Paramount Pictures billed the fourth film as "The Final Chapter" as a result of them feeling embarrassed by their association with the series. Despite how Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel claimed this in their review of the film on "At the Movies", Paramount Pictures was aware that the slasher genre had been declining in interest. However, the idea came from producer Frank Mancuso, Jr. (the son of Paramount CEO Frank Mancuso, Sr.) as he began to resent the series due to how he felt nobody respected him for working on "Friday the 13th Part 2" as a production assistant and "Part III" as producer, regardless of how much money the films earned.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Production
They wanted to create a quick, loose Jason. The writing team decided to create a version of Jason "who was actually in the woods surviving off the land", and whose killings are presented as a way of defending his territory rather than randomly murdering whoever came along. The writers did not want to spend a lot of time covering Jason's childhood experiences, which they felt would remove the sense of mystery from the character. They tried to write scenes that would add verisimilitude, like the audience finding a deer carcass lying on the ground as they follow Jason through his tunnels.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Writing
There have been two books released chronicling the making of the "Friday the 13th" films and one about making "" "- Curious Goods: Behind the Scenes of Friday the 13th: The Series". In February 2005, FAB Press published their book containing interviews with the cast and crew of the "Friday the 13th" series of films. David Grove, a film journalist who has written for "Fangoria", "Cinefantastique", and various other British magazines detailing the creation of the "Friday the 13th" films, wrote the comprehensive book, "Making Friday the 13th: The Legend of Camp Blood". Grove interviewed over 100 "key personnel involved in making the films" to collect "detailed production histories of each of the 11 films", not including interviews with other film professionals like Wes Craven.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Books
Maltin complimented the film's imaginative direction but criticized the film's running time as being too long.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Critical response
Shortly after the 2009 reboot's theatrical release, producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form expressed an interest in producing another "Friday the 13th" film, citing the enjoyment they had working on the reboot. In October 2009, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that it planned to release the "Friday the 13th" sequel on August 13, 2010. Subsequently, on December 10, Warner Bros. announced that it had pulled the sequel from the planned release slot and listed its release as "TBD" (to be determined). Warner Bros. also announced that Damian Shannon and Mark Swift were penning the sequel. In April 2010, Fuller announced on his Twitter page that a sequel to the 2009 remake was no longer in the works, declaring it, "dead — not happening".
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Future
Cunningham, Randall Emmett, George Furla and Mark Canton were to be the executive producers. In August 2016, the network announced that they decided to not move forward with the series. The CW president Mark Pedowitz explained: "We had better pilots. The bottom line is we felt we had stronger things to go with, and we didn’t go forward with it. It was well-written, it was darker than we wanted it to be, and we didn’t believe it had sustainability... We didn’t believe that it was a sustainable script, a sustainable series. It was a very good pilot, but not a sustainable series".
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Television
Much like "Part III", the film was originally supposed to be the final installment in the series. Mancuso Jr. wanted to conclude the series as he felt nobody respected him for his assisting work on the series regardless of how much the films earned at the box office, as well as wanting to work on other projects. Paramount Pictures supported the decision, as they were aware of the declining popularity of slasher films at the time of its release. As a result, the film was marketed as "The Final Chapter" to ensure it as such. Make-up artist Tom Savini, who worked on the first film, returned because he wanted to help kill off Jason, whom he helped create.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Introduction
Fullerton's look for the adult Jason was abandoned in the sequel, "Friday the 13th Part 3", despite the fact that the film took place the following day and was helmed by the same director, Steve Miner. Some fans have theorized that the sequence showing Jason with a beard and long hair reflects a "dream" rather than a reality because the following sequel picks up with the events showing his face having not happened, and therefore what was represented was Ginny's "guess" at what he looked like under the burlap sack rather than what he "actually" looked like, which would excuse the break in continuity.
Friday the 13th Part 2 | Filming
In closing, Karnick suggested that these films were not puritanical, but proved that audiences "could be just as indifferent and callous as the characters in the films".
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Impact
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan is a 1989 American slasher film written and directed by Rob Hedden, and starring Jensen Daggett, Scott Reeves, Peter Mark Richman, and Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees, reprising his role from "". The eighth installment in the "Friday the 13th" film series, it follows Jason as he stalks a group of high school graduates on a ship en route to New York City. It was the final film in the series to be distributed by Paramount Pictures in the United States until 2009, with the subsequent installments being distributed by New Line Cinema.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Introduction
In September 2020, it was announced that the uncut footage had been located by Samuelson Studios and was included as an extra on the upcoming box set release from Scream Factory. After Paramount discovered actress Marta Kober was underage, a scene showing her with full frontal nudity was completely deleted.
Friday the 13th Part 2 | Post-production
Leonard Maltin awarded the film no stars, writing: "A clever title (after... "The Final Chapter") for more gore galore, as gruesome and disgusting as ever."
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning | Critical response
In keeping with the tone of the film, Jason's mask was recreated from a mold of the original mask used for "Part III"; though there were subtle changes. "Friday the 13th" includes some of Harry Manfredini's musical score from the previous "Friday the 13th" films because the producers recognized its iconic status. "Friday the 13th" was theatrically released in the United States on February 13, 2009, by New Line Cinema in North American territories and by Paramount Pictures internationally. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who felt that it did not add anything new to the franchise. Despite this, it grossed $92.7 million at the box office on a budget of $19 million, becoming the second-highest-grossing film in the franchise after "Freddy vs.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Introduction
"Friday the 13th Part III" was shot on location at the Valuzet Movie Ranch in Saugus, California. It was the first film in the series not to be shot on the East coast. The house, barn, and lake featured in the film were all custom-built. The house remained on the ranch lot until it burnt down in 2012. Additional photography for the film's grocery store scenes took place at a small market in Green Valley, California.
Friday the 13th Part III | Filming
Friday the Thirteenth is a 1933 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale and Muriel Aked. The film depicts the lives of several passengers in the hours before they are involved in a bus crash.
Friday the Thirteenth (1933 film) | Introduction
Still, any movie that spawns this many sequels must have done "something" right".
Friday the 13th (1980 film) | Original theatrical reviews
Principal photography took place from October 3 and finished in November 1980, and primarily occurred in New Preston and Kent, Connecticut. Special effects artist Tom Savini was asked to work on the film but declined because he was already working on another project, "Midnight" (1982). In addition, he was not receptive to the concept of Jason as the killer in the film. Savini was then replaced by Stan Winston. Winston, however, had a scheduling conflict and had to drop out of the project. The make-up effects were ultimately handled by Carl Fullerton. Fullerton designed the "look" for the adult Jason Voorhees and went with long red hair and a beard while following the facial deformities established in the original film in the make-up designed by Tom Savini for Jason as a child.
Friday the 13th Part 2 | Filming
In addition to weak box office returns, the film received mostly negative reviews from critics.
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning | Introduction
The film was written by Ava DuVernay, who wrote and directed "Selma" (2014), and Spencer Averick. Averick also edited the film. Produced and filmed in secrecy, "13th" was revealed only after it was announced as the opening film for the 2016 New York Film Festival, the first documentary ever to open the festival.
13th (film) | Production
The filmmakers wanted Joseph Zito, who had previously worked on "The Prowler", to direct and write the screenplay for the film. He initially claimed that he wasn't a writer, but he later accepted it when the contract offered him double payment for directing and writing. Zito secretly used the extra salary to hire Barney Cohen to write the script. Their process entailed Zito taking one-hour phone calls every night with Phil Scuderi to discuss the film's screenplay and story. He then met Cohen in a New York apartment to use the ideas Scuderi had offered, which then they would turn into script pages sent that day to Scuderi in Boston to be discussed again over the phone.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Writing
On August 8, Breck Eisner was in talks to direct the reboot. In September, Paramount pushed back the reboot's release date from January 13, 2017 to October 13, 2017. In January 2017, the reboot's working title was reported as "Friday the 13th: Part 13", Platinum Dunes was looking for someone to play a young Jason Voorhees, and production to begin in March 2017, slated for October 13, 2017 release date. On February 6, Paramount officially canceled the project, and Paramount assigned the planned October release date to its upcoming film, "Mother!". On October 10, Shannon and Swift revealed the title of their proposed sequel, "Friday the 13th: Camp Blood – The Death of Jason Voorhees".
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Future
A full one-sheet poster, featuring a group of teenagers imposed beneath the silhouette of a knife-wielding figure, was designed by artist Alex Ebel to promote the film's U.S. release. Scholar Richard Nowell has observed that the poster and marketing campaign presented "Friday the 13th" as a "light-hearted" and "youth-oriented" horror film in an attempt to draw interest from America's prime theater-going demographic of young adults and teenagers. Warner Bros. secured distribution rights to the film in international markets.
Friday the 13th (1980 film) | Marketing
When the franchise was sold to New Line Cinema, Cunningham returned as a producer to oversee two additional films, in addition to a crossover film with character Freddy Krueger from "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film series. Under New Line Cinema, thirteen novellas and various comic book series featuring Jason were published. Although the films were not popular with critics, "Friday the 13th" is considered one of the most successful media franchises in America—not only for the success of the films, but also because of the extensive merchandising and repeated references to the series in popular culture. The franchise's popularity has generated a fanbase who have created their own "Friday the 13th" films, fashioned replica Jason Voorhees costumes, and tattooed their bodies with "Friday the 13th" artwork.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Introduction
Then my agents got involved, and I don't know if it was a money issue or a script issue, but I didn't do it." Screenwriter Ron Kurz, who had written "Part II", was offered to draft a screenplay, but also turned the project down. Husband-and-wife screenwriting duo Martin Kitrosser and Carol Watson instead were hired to write the screenplay for "Part III", completing the first draft. Paramount subsequently brought in Petru Popescu to alter the screenplay and make it "more sinister and menacing." Though the final filmed version of the script contained significant contributions from Popescu, he remained uncredited. The script for "Part III" called for Jason to wear a mask to cover his face, having worn a bag over his head in "Part 2"; this mask would become a trademark for the character, and one instantly recognizable in popular culture in the years to come.
Friday the 13th Part III | Development
Titles loom toward you. Yo-yos spin. Popcorn bounces. Snakes dart toward the camera and strike. Eventually, the novelty wears off, and what remains is the now-familiar spectacle of nice, dumb kids being lopped, chopped and perforated." Writing for the "Los Angeles Times", Linda Gross wrote: "Ironically, "Friday the 13th Part 3" is so terrible that "Friday the 13th Part 1" and "Friday the 13th Part 2" don't seem so bad." Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" stated that it "would be a little better than "Part I" or "Part II" even without 3-D". In continuing to compare the film to its predecessors, Maslin commented that "it's a little more adept at teasing the audience." Richard Schickel of "Time" magazine wrote: "Maybe all sequels should be made in 3-D...
Friday the 13th Part III | Critical response
just the sort of appreciatively ludicrous interlude that's generally been sorely missing from this pervasively dull series". However, he felt the bulk of the film, while an improvement over the previous two installments, suffered from tedious pacing and a lack of gore. He gave it two out of four stars, the same rating he gave to six out of the series' ten installments.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Critical response
Friday the 13th Part III is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Steve Miner, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., and starring Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, and Richard Brooker. It is the third installment in the "Friday the 13th" film series. Set directly after the events of "Friday the 13th Part 2", the plot follows a teenage girl (Kimmell) and her friends who go on a trip at a house near Crystal Lake where a wounded Jason Voorhees (Brooker) has taken refuge until reemerging for another killing spree. The film marks the debut of Voorhees wearing his signature hockey mask, which has become a trademark of both the character and the franchise, as well as an icon in American cinema and the horror genre in general.
Friday the 13th Part III | Introduction
Additional scenes were shot on location at Camp Fern near Marshall, Texas.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Development
Haney stated that "She wanted it to be unlike any other "Friday the 13th" movie. She wanted it to win an Academy Award". Several high-profile directors were considered for the job, including Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini.
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | Conception
The film has been scripted by Najeem Koya, who has scripted "Apoorvaragam" previously. The film was mostly shot in Alappuzha where the film is set. Shoot was almost over in May 2012 and the film was expected to be on theaters by June. Since the film has several story threads and thus a lot of actors, the editing and post production work took time, and the release was pushed to 18 August.
Friday (2012 film) | Production and release
It is all so gruesome that horror turns to humor and fun comes from the appreciation of being cleverly conned by Steve Miner. The way the eyeball of one of Jason's victims pops out of his skull and seems to sail over the audience's head is alone worth buying a ticket and putting on funny glasses." Gene Siskel praised the film's "impressive" 3-D effects, particularly in the opening credits, also noting its slowburn approach, as the "heavy-duty slaughter doesn't come until one hour into the film," but criticized it for "lingering over the impending deaths of the young women, who are stalked by the camera so we find ourselves in the revolting position of stalking them too."
Friday the 13th Part III | Critical response
The budget for the film was estimated at around $5 million. At the time, it was the most expensive film produced in the series.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Filming
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Joseph Zito, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., and starring Kimberly Beck, Corey Feldman, Crispin Glover, and Ted White. It is the fourth installment in the "Friday the 13th" film series. Picking up immediately after the events of "Part III", the plot follows a presumed-dead Jason Voorhees (White) who escapes from the morgue and returns to Crystal Lake to continue his killing spree. The film also introduces Tommy Jarvis (Feldman), a young boy who serves as a major foil to Jason and would return as the protagonist of the following two installments.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Introduction
Although Goodykoontz acknowledges the unique touches the film brings to certain characters' deaths, he was unimpressed with the acting and said Padalecki's presence gave the film a "less-good episode of "Supernatural"" vibe. "The Washington Post"'s Dan Zak wrote that the film fails to provide laughs, scares, suspense, or gore. Zak also said it fails to provide the exhibition of nudity expected of horror films that cannot deliver on the previously listed criteria. Mark Olsen of the "Los Angeles Times" said Nispel captured the despair he created with his "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake. Olsen also said the film failed to provide the "giddiness", "teenage lust", and "rambunctiousness" that made the previous "Friday the 13th" films work.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Critical response
He gave it a bomb. Susy Flory of the Santa Clarita "Signal" wrote: "It's Hollywood's idea of every teenager's dream—a bunch of lovely, nubile young girls, a rustic cabin in the woods, a stash of marijuana, and, gore galore courtesy of a zombie superhuman psycho killer." The "Star-Gazette"s Amnon Kabatchnik wrote that the film is "geared to appeal to the viewers' baser instincts, horrific moments of graphic mutilation are interwoven with nude-and-sex sequences," adding: "The offbeat Tina is reminiscent of Stephen King's "Carrie", but unlike Sissy Spacek, Lar Park Lincoln is unable to flesh out a human dimension. Cult devotees of the series probably won't care." John Carl Buechler, the director, who also created the special make-up effects for the film, is credited with creating "the definitive Jason" in the audio commentary of the film from the series' DVD box set.
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | Critical response
Georgetown Productions, who had produced the previous two installments in the "Friday the 13th" series, was initially involved in the pre-production of "Part III", agreeing with distributor Paramount Pictures to shoot the film with 3-D cameras, making it the first Paramount film produced in 3-D since "Jivaro" in 1954. Paramount leased two 3-Depix cameras from the photography company Marks Polarized Corporation to shoot the film. Simultaneously, Paramount executive Al Lo Presti was researching current 3-D camera technology with the intention of developing a 3-D lens to be owned and used exclusively by Paramount. According to a September 1982 issue of "Forbes" magazine, Sirius II Corp.
Friday the 13th Part III | Filming
We miss them."
Friday the 13th (1980 film) | Filming
The creators wanted to tie‑in Jason's trademark hockey mask to the series, but the idea was discarded so that the show could have a chance to exist on its own. Mancuso, Jr. was afraid that mentioning any events from the films would take the audience away from "the new world that we were trying to create". The decision to name the show "Friday the 13th" over the original title was made because Mancuso, Jr. believed a ""Friday the 13th"" moniker would better help to sell the show to networks. Filming took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. "Friday the 13th: The Series" initially aired in first-run syndication in a late-night spot; the success of the series as a late-night show prompted some broadcasting stations to move it to primetime.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Television
Crews; Dr. Crews's death showed Jason's tree-trimming saw violently cutting into his stomach, sending a fountain of blood and guts in the air; Melissa's original death had Jason cleaving her head in half with an axe with a close-up of her eyes still wriggling in their sockets. The boxed set DVD release of all of the films and the single deluxe edition have all these scenes available as deleted scenes in rough workprint footage; however, the deluxe edition features more additional footage than the boxed set.
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | Post-production
Producer Sean S. Cunningham originally conceived an action-horror film in which Jason Voorhees would battle Freddy Krueger of the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" series. Paramount Pictures, who had released the previous eight "Friday the 13th" films, negotiated with New Line Cinema over the rights to the series, and ultimately granted New Line rights to the Jason Voorhees character, but retained control of the "Friday the 13th" title. New Line placed Cunningham's idea for a Freddy-versus-Jason film on hold, prompting him to generate a different script to precede that plot line. Cunningham's original idea would later manifest as "Freddy vs.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Development and writing
When Shannon and Swift began writing the script for "Friday the 13th", they imposed some rules based on their experiences of writing "Freddy vs. Jason" on themselves. They wanted their teenage characters to "sound normal". Shannon and Swift said they did not want the characters to know Jason's name or to become what they considered "the "Scooby-Doo" cliché where it's a bunch of kids trying to figure something out". The writers also wanted to distance themselves from self-referential slasher films such as "Scream" and to give the film a gritty, more 1980s feel that had been lost in recent films.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Writing
They liked elements from the first four filmssuch as plot points and ways particular characters are killedand planned to use these in their remake, which they did with Paramount's approval. Fuller said, "I think there are moments we want to address, like how does the hockey mask happen. It'll happen differently in our movie than in the third one. Where is Jason from, why do these killings happen, and what is Crystal Lake?" The producers initially expressed an interest in using Tommy Jarvis, a recurring character who first appeared in "", but the idea was scrapped. Though the producers decided that "Friday the 13th" would not be an origin story, they said that they wanted to work out a logical origin story for Jason that would provide a sense of history as the film progressed.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Development
In addition to the shift in setting, Hedden stated he wanted to examine the character of Jason Voorhees as a child, which appears in the film in the form of hallucinations experienced by Rennie Wickham, the heroine. To conceal the fact that it was a "Friday the 13th" film, the initial working script circulated under the title "Ashes to Ashes."
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Development
Paramount Pictures sought a partnership with New Line Cinema to create a crossover film between the "Friday the 13th" and "Nightmare on Elm Street" series which would not come to fruition until New Line bought the rights to the franchise, releasing "Freddy vs. Jason" in 2003. After several failed concepts, screenwriter Daryl Haney suggested an idea akin to "Jason vs. Carrie", in which Jason would battle a teenage girl with psychokinetic abilities. The film was released on May 13, 1988 to mostly negative reviews from critics, and grossed $19.1 million at the U.S. box office on a budget of $2.8 million.
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | Introduction
Hedden commented: "Everything about New York was going to be completely exploited and milked. There was going to be a tremendous scene on the Brooklyn Bridge. A boxing match in Madison Square Garden. Jason would go through department stores. He'd go through Times Square. He'd go into a Broadway play. He'd even crawl onto the top of the Statue of Liberty and dive off." Ultimately, after receiving approval from Paramount Pictures of both concepts, Hedden decided to combine them, with the first act of the film occurring aboard a ship, and the second on the streets of Manhattan. This decision was mainly due to budgetary restrictions from Paramount, as filming exclusively in New York City cost more than the studio was willing to spend.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Development
Five years later, a group of teenagers arrive at Crystal Lake to set up a new camp, but Jason murders them. Ginny Field (Amy Steel), the last counselor Jason attempts to kill, finds a cabin in the woods with a shrine built around the severed head of Mrs. Voorhees. Ginny fights back and slams a machete through Jason's shoulder. Jason is left for dead as Ginny is taken away in an ambulance. During the events of "Friday the 13th Part III" (1982), Jason (Richard Brooker) removes the machete from his shoulder and finds his way to Chris Higgins' (Dana Kimmell) local homestead.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Plot
Friday the 13th Part 2 is a 1981 American slasher film produced and directed by Steve Miner in his directorial debut, written by Ron Kurz, and starring Amy Steel and John Furey. The film also features the return of Adrienne King, Betsy Palmer and Walt Gorney, who respectively portrayed Alice Hardy, Pamela Voorhees, and Crazy Ralph in the first film. It is the second installment in the "Friday the 13th" film series. Set five years after the events of "Friday the 13th", the plot again follows a group of camp counselors who arrive at a training camp at Crystal Lake, only to be murdered one by one by an unknown assailant.
Friday the 13th Part 2 | Introduction
Laurie Holden was Adam Marcus' and Dean Lorey's choice for the role of Jessica Kimble, but Sean Cunningham overruled them and pushed for Kari Keegan instead. The film marked Adam Marcus' debut feature; having just graduated from film school, Marcus was originally attached to direct "My Boyfriend's Back" (1993) for Touchstone Pictures, but the studio's parent company, Walt Disney Studios, did not want to hire a first-time director, and Marcus was dropped from the project. Marcus, who was a lifelong fan of the "Friday the 13th" series, developed a story in which Voorhees is destroyed at the beginning of the narrative, only to manifest in the bodies of other people and continue his rampage.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Development and writing
Filming commenced in October 1983 to January 1984 in Topanga Canyon and Newhall, California, 6 weeks over-schedule. It was originally set to be released in October 1984, but Frank Mancuso, Sr. pushed the release date to April 13, leaving them 6 weeks to complete post-production. The only time Paramount helped with the film's production, they rented a house in Malibu for the filmmakers to stay and conduct editing sessions, with food brought to them by the studio. The film had a troubled production on set. As a result of the director's poor treatment and the film's budget, many of the actors had to perform uncomfortable or dangerous stunts for the movie.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Filming
After the previous installment, "", which reintroduced the Jason Voorhees character, "Part VII" was originally intended to be a crossover film between Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. With each "Friday the 13th" sequel, the box office profits were diminishing, with the films in the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series grossing nearly twice the amount of the "Friday" films. Paramount Pictures proposed the crossover idea to New Line Cinema, the rival company who held the rights to the "Elm Street" films, with Paramount controlling domestic distribution and New Line controlling international distribution. The idea was abandoned after the two companies failed to come to an agreement, with the concept only coming to fruition after New Line purchased the rights to the "Friday the 13th" franchise, releasing "Freddy vs.
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | Conception
Overflowing crowds forced the Blairstown Theater Festival, the sponsoring organization, to add an extra screening. A 30th Anniversary Edition was released on March 10, 2010. A 35th-anniversary screening was held in the Griffith Park Zoo as part of the Great Horror Campout on March 13, 2015.
Friday the 13th (1980 film) | Box office
Produced on a budget estimated below $500,000 per episode, the first season placed second in the male 18- to 49-year-old demographic, just behind Paramount's "". In addition, the first season placed fifth in the female 18- to 49-year-old demographic. In September 2003, during a panel session at the Maniafest convention, Sean S. Cunningham spoke about the possibility of bringing "Friday the 13th" to television, with the series focusing on a group of teenagers living in the Crystal Lake area. On October 2005, Cunningham discussed the potential series further. He explained that the idea was to call the series "Crystal Lake Chronicles", and "set [it] in a town with all this Jason history".
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Television
A bidding war over distribution rights to the film ensued in 1980 between Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and United Artists. Paramount executive Frank Mancuso, Sr. recalled: "The minute we saw "Friday the 13th", we knew we had a hit." Paramount ultimately purchased domestic distribution rights for "Friday the 13th" for $1.5 million. Based on the success of recently released horror films (such as "Halloween") and the low budget of the film, the studio deemed it a "low-risk" release in terms of profitability. It was the first independent slasher film to be acquired by a major motion picture studio. Paramount spent approximately $500,000 in advertisements for the film, and then an additional $500,000 when the film began performing well at the box office.
Friday the 13th (1980 film) | Distribution
All of the sequels repeated the premise of the original, so the filmmakers made tweaks to provide freshness. Changes involved an addition to the title—as opposed to a number attached to the end—like "" and "", or filming the movie in 3-D, as Miner did for "Friday the 13th Part III" (1982). One major addition that would affect the entire film series was the addition of Jason's hockey mask in the third film; this mask would become one of the most recognizable images in popular culture. A reboot to "Friday the 13th" was released theatrically in February 2009, with "Freddy vs.
Friday the 13th (1980 film) | Sequel and franchise
Make-up artist Tom Savini, who had not returned for "Part 2" and "Part III", agreed to work on the film to help kill off Jason, who he helped create in the original film.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Casting
The Extra-Terrestrial", and a nod to Green's dog, Arwen.
Adam Green (filmmaker) | "Friday the 13th: The Game"
Though one contemporary critic noted that the film is "nearly devoid of blood and gore by '80s slasher standards," several explicit scenes of gore were cut in order to avoid an X rating. Among these were the murder sequences of Maddy, who originally had a sickle jammed through her neck; Ben's death, which showed Jason crushing his head into a bloody pulp; Kate's death revealed the gory aftermath of a party horn to her eyeball; Eddie's head hit the floor; a shot of Russell's face splitting open with a large blood spurt; Dan's original death had Jason ripping out his guts; Amanda Shepard's death originally showed Jason stabbing her from behind, with the resulting blade going through her chest and subsequent blood hitting Dr.
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | Post-production
The producers used Asylum Visual Effects to create digital effects for "Friday the 13th". Although director Marcus Nispel is a proponent of practical effects, Asylum had to digitally create some shots to protect the actors and to allow the director to achieve a specific look. Visual effects supervisor Mitchell Drain assigned ten crew members to work on the visual effects; they first analyzed the script in pre-production to decide which shots would need digital effects. Asylum worked on 25 shots for the film. One of the first scenes Asylum was given was the scene depicting the death of Amanda, in which Jason ties her into her sleeping bag and hangs her over a campfire.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Visual effects
In 2020, to celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary, "Shout! Factory" released a 4K scan of the original film, as well as parts 2-4, in a complete series box set.
Friday the 13th (1980 film) | Home media
And wait till you see what happens when Jason traps this one poor guy in a porta-loo!" Henry Edgar of the "Daily Press" wrote: "If you like the others in this series, you'll like this one. If you didn't, stay away. Jason has his own followers, and he seems willing to continue the bloodshed forever." Steve Davis of "The Austin Chronicle" criticized the film's redundant violence, noting that the film consisted of the "Same screaming, same endless chases, same breasts, same blood, same axe, same lack of explanation, same ending primed for another sequel. Is there a pattern emerging here? In short: same as it ever was, same as it ever was." Scott Meslow of "GQ" called the film "the bloodiest, most deranged" installment in the series, noting its total of 22 murder sequences.
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning | Critical response
A bidding war ensued over the finished film, ending with Paramount Pictures acquiring the film for domestic distribution, while Warner Bros. Pictures secured European 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, score, and performances, 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.
Friday the 13th (1980 film) | Introduction
The film was shot in and around the townships of Hardwick, Blairstown, and Hope, in Warren County, New Jersey in September 1979. The camp scenes were shot on a working Boy Scout camp, Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco which is located in Hardwick. The camp is still standing and still operates as a summer camp. The cinematography in the film employs recurrent point-of-view shots from the perspective of the villain. Savini was hired to design the film's special effects based upon his work in George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" (1978). Savini's design contributions included crafting the effects of Marcie's axe wound to the face, the arrow penetrating Jack's throat, and Mrs.
Friday the 13th (1980 film) | Filming
The film was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Apple TV on June 16, 2009. The DVD and Blu-ray releases contain the theatrical release and an extended cut of the film. The film was re-released on September 13, 2013 for "Friday the 13th: The Complete Collection", a box set featuring all twelve films in the franchise.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Home media
The film marks the debut of Jason Voorhees as the main antagonist, a role which the character would maintain for most subsequent sequels. Originally, "Part 2" was intended to be an anthology film based on the Friday the 13th superstition. However, after the popularity of the original film's surprise ending, the filmmakers opted to continue the story and mythology surrounding Camp Crystal Lake, a trend which would be repeated in every film in the franchise. Like the original film, "Part 2" faced opposition from the Motion Picture Association of America, who noted its "accumulative violence" as problematic, resulting in numerous cuts being made to allow an R rating.
Friday the 13th Part 2 | Introduction
A direct sequel, "Friday the 13th Part 2", was released one year later.
Friday the 13th (1980 film) | Introduction
Initially, one of the earlier drafts for "Part III" was Ginny (Amy Steel) from the previous film being sent to a psychiatric hospital and confined there. Suffering from the events of "Part 2", she eventually finds out that Jason Voorhees survived from his wound and tracks her down to the hospital, murdering the staff and other patients at the hospital. At the time, Steel turned down the role due to her involvement in other projects, resulting in significant script changes. Steel recalled: "They really wanted me for "Part III". They didn't have a script, but they were just going to show me some sort of outline.
Friday the 13th Part III | Development
Inspired by "Friday the 13th", Stephen Carpenter co-wrote the script with Stacey Giachino while films students at the University of California, Los Angeles. The original title of the film was "The Third Night", and later became "Death Dorm" after the production wrapped. To secure funding for the film, Obrow and Carpenter shot footage for a pre-emptive promotional trailer in order to pitch the film to investors. Casting was done by Obrow and Carpenter independent of a casting director, as they could not afford to hire one. In the film, the casting director is credited as "Wesley Lou David," which is an amalgam of the directors' and producers' middles names.
The Dorm That Dripped Blood | Conception and casting
Daskawisz received rug burns around his eye from the tape from wearing the rough flour sack material for hours. The use of the sack hood was similar to the 1976 film "The Town That Dreaded Sundown".
Friday the 13th Part 2 | Filming