Friday the 13th

"They were warned...They are doomed...And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them."

May 9 1980 R 1h 35m
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Plot

In 1957, a young boy named Jason drowns in a lake near Camp Crystal Lake. The next year, two counselors are murdered. In 1980, a descendant of the original owners reopens Camp Crystal Lake with some counselors' help. The counselors gets killed one by one by a mysterious person. Could it be Jason, out for revenge?

Written by

Victor Miller, Ron Kurz

Directed by

Sean S. Cunningham

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount, Sean S. Cunningham Films, Georgetown Productions Inc.

Languages

English

Awards

6 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
165,291
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
22
Popularity
NA