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
lake
new jersey
drowning
summer camp
sadism
villain
woods
revenge
murder
stalking
serial killer
cabin
camp
slasher
summer
series of murders
1950s
teenager
suspenseful
antagonistic
b-horror
Rank
#33 in 1980·#6749 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.0 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Adrienne King
Alice
Betsy Palmer
Mrs. Voorhees
Kevin Bacon
Jack
Jeannine Taylor
Marcie
Harry Crosby
Bill
Laurie Bartram
Brenda
Mark Nelson
Ned
Peter Brouwer
Steve Christy
Robbi Morgan
Annie
Rex Everhart
Truck Driver
Ronn Carroll
Sergeant Tierney
Ron Millkie
Officer Dorf
Crew
Sean S. Cunningham
Director
Victor Miller
Writer
Harry Manfredini
Original Music Composer
Sean S. Cunningham
Producer
Tom Savini
Makeup Artist
Tom Savini
Stunts
Steve Miner
Unit Production Manager
Taso N. Stavrakis
Special Effects Assistant
Lee Dichter
Sound Recordist
Michael Hirsh
Second Assistant Camera
Willie Adams
Production Assistant
Michael Barry
Production Assistant
Popular Reviews
3911 reviews
vi
5.0★ · 07/11/16
don't 👏 call 👏 yourself 👏 a 👏 friday 👏 the 👏 13th 👏 fan 👏 if 👏 you've 👏 never 👏 murdered 👏 teenagers 👏
don't 👏 call 👏 yourself 👏 a 👏 friday 👏 the 👏 13th 👏 fan 👏 if 👏 you've 👏 never 👏 murdered 👏 teenagers 👏
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vi
5.0★ · 05/25/21
ok pamela well why was jason outside in the dark in the first place
ok pamela well why was jason outside in the dark in the first place
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Adrian LopesPRO
4.1★ · 12/04/25
Was aiight, didn’t know Kevin bacon was in this. The slashing is not great wasn’t too many kills either. It’s Jason’s mom she blames Jason’s death on some random kids looking after this cabin. Nice jump scare at the end though.
Was aiight, didn’t know Kevin bacon was in this. The slashing is not great wasn’t too many kills either. It’s Jason’s mom she blames Jason’s death on some random kids looking after this cabin. Nice jump scare at the end though.
2
Vampire67PRO
9.0★ · 10/14/25
Noo Kevin bacon don’t get impaled through the neck with an arrow you’re so sexy aha
Noo Kevin bacon don’t get impaled through the neck with an arrow you’re so sexy aha
2
Vampire67PRO
9.0★ · 02/13/26
‘You see, Jason was my son, and today is his birthday...’
Happy Friday the 13th 🔪🩸🪓
‘You see, Jason was my son, and today is his birthday...’
