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.
Directed by Sean S. Cunningham. Runtime 95 minutes. Genres: Horror.
Cast
Adrienne King as Alice
Jeannine Taylor as Marcie
Robbi Morgan as Annie
Kevin Bacon as Jack
Betsy Palmer as Mrs. Voorhees
Harry Crosby as Bill
Laurie Bartram as Brenda
Mark Nelson as Ned
Rating on Cinema Circle
Friday the 13th (1980) is rated 8.25/10 on Cinema Circle by 1 film club member across 1 community.
Reviews from film clubs
Vermilion45 (The 5 Dollar Bin), 8.25/10: The blueprint for what would be the one of the biggest types of horror films in the 80's, the backwoods slasher. And rightly so. Although not as filled with blood and nudity as they would later become, it's still moody and plays out like a murder mystery at times. Looking back it's easy to dismiss with its lack of masked killer, but at the time and when viewed on its own it's a well-played twist that's very down to earth and realistic compared to the seemingly indestructible killers to come.
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