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Friday the 13th

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Friday the 13th
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R,1hr 35min
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Release:
1980
Distributor:
Paramount
Synopsis: One of the longest-running horror film series began with this gory shocker from director Sean S. Cunningham, who had previously produced Wes Craven's classic Last House on the Left. Entrepreneur Steve Christie (Peter Brouwer) re-opens Camp Crystal Lake after many years during which it has been cursed by murders and bad luck. The young and nubile counselors all begin to die extremely bloody deaths at the hands of an unseen killer during a rainstorm which isolates the camp. A woman is chopped in the ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Mrs. Voorhees
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Julianna Guill, left, Danielle Panabaker and Jared Padalecki in "Friday the 13th" (Warner Bros....
Willa Ford, left, Julianna Guill, Arlen Escarpeta, Aaron Yoo and Ryan Hansen in "Friday the 13th"...
Nick Mennell, left, and Amanda Righetti in "Friday the 13th" (Warner Bros. Pictures/New...
Travis Van Winkle in "Friday the 13th" (Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line/Paramount)
Willa Ford, left, and Ryan Hansen in "Friday the 13th" (Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line/Paramount)
Julianna Guill in "Friday the 13th" (Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line/Paramount)
Arlen Escarpeta, left, and Aaron Yoo in "Friday the 13th" (Warner Bros. Pictures/New Line/Paramount)
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