Film
Friday the 13th
1980· R· 1h 35m· Horror
“They were warned...They are doomed...And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them.”
In 1980, Wes Craven's "Friday the 13th" introduces the slasher genre's iconic killer, Jason Voorhees, as an unseen force of vengeance, stalking and murdering a group of counselors at Camp Crystal Lake, site of a tragic drowning decades earlier. The film's atmospheric tension and visceral horror lay bare the summer camp's dark history, turning the idyllic setting into a nightmare landscape where survival is the ultimate test of will.
1980-05-09
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Key Crew
DirectorSean S. Cunningham
WriterVictor Miller
ProducerSean S. Cunningham
Director of PhotographyBarry Abrams
Original Music ComposerHarry Manfredini
EditorBill Freda
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Details
Released1980-05-09
Runtime1h 35m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosSean S. Cunningham Films · Georgetown Productions
Budget$550,000
Box office$40M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.4/10 · 3407 votes
Original languageen
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