Friday the 13th: Directed by Sean S. Cunningham. With Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan. A group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.

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?

Friday the 13th (1980) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

Is 'Friday the 13th' an original film in terms of overall story? No, having been, and still is, compared to 'Halloween' (released two years earlier). One can see why somewhat, it is derivative in a way but to me it didn't come over as a direct rip off.

Friday the 13th: Part 3: Directed by Steve Miner. With Terry Ballard, Richard Brooker, Gloria Charles, Anne Gaybis. Jason Voorhees stalks a group of friends who have just arrived to spend the weekend at a cabin near Crystal Lake.

Feb 13, 2009 · Friday the 13th: Directed by Marcus Nispel. With Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle. A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.

The film earned $39,754,601 at the domestic box office on a budget of $550,000. Its worldwide gross was $59,754,601. Tom Savini was one of the first crew members on board for the film because the producers idolized his special make-up effects in Dawn of the Dead (1978) .

Friday the 13th Movies by michaelyarremake • Created 12 years ago • Modified 12 years ago The second-popular oldest slasher franchise created by Paramount Pictures since 1980.

Friday the 13th Part 2: Directed by Steve Miner. With Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne King, Kirsten Baker. Five years after the events of the first film, a summer camp next to the infamous Camp Crystal Lake is preparing to open, but the legend of …

After an exciting prologue involving your usual sex and pot crazed teenagers being dispatched by murderous woodsman, Jason Voorhees, Friday the 13th flies off the handle and populates the rest of the film with some of the most unlikable characters ever showcased in a slasher film and expects us to care when they're murdered one by one.