Friday the 13th is a 1980 slasher film about counselors reopening Camp Crystal Lake and being picked off one by one.
At a glance
| Release date | May 9, 1980 (United States) |
| Director | Sean S. Cunningham |
| Writer | Victor Miller |
| Starring | Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Kevin Bacon |
| Runtime | 95 minutes |
| Rating | R |
Plot summary
The killer is not Jason. It is his mother, Pamela Voorhees, avenging a drowning the counselors did not prevent. Jason appears in the last shock, in the lake. The sequels moved the mask onto him.
Trivia
- Tom Savini did the effects.
- Focus keyword: Friday the 13th 1980.