They were warned...They are doomed...And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them.
A group of camp counselors arrives at a summer camp to prepare it for reopening, which was previously closed after a tragic drowning incident involving a young boy. As they work on the camp, they begin to encounter strange occurrences and realize they are being stalked. One by one, the counselors are hunted down and killed by an unknown assailant, leading to a night of terror as they try to survive and uncover the identity of their attacker.
Cast
Betsy Palmer
Mrs. Voorhees
Adrienne King
Alice
Jeannine Taylor
Marcie
Robbi Morgan
Annie
Kevin Bacon
Jack
Harry Crosby
Bill
Laurie Bartram
Brenda
Mark Nelson
Ned
Peter Brouwer
Steve Christy
Rex Everhart
Truck Driver
Ronn Carroll
Sergeant Tierney
Ron Millkie
Officer Dorf
Walt Gorney
Crazy Ralph
Willie Adams
Barry
Debra S. Hayes
Claudette
Dorothy Kobs
Trudy
Sally Anne Golden
Sandy
Mary Rocco
Operator
Ken L. Parker
Doctor
Ari Lehman
Jason
Noel Cunningham
Boy in 1958 Camping Circle (uncredited)
Irwin Keyes
Busboy (uncredited)
Tom Savini
Knife Killer (uncredited)
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- Release Date 05/09/1980
- Language English
- Director Sean S. Cunningham
- Writer Victor Miller
- Editor Bill Freda
- Cinematographer Barry Abrams
- Producer Sean S. Cunningham
- Companies Georgetown Productions Inc., Sean S. Cunningham Films, Paramount Pictures
- Budget $550,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | May 9, 1980 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Canada | May 9, 1980 | Theatrical | R |
| United States | May 9, 1980 | Theatrical | R |
| Australia | Jun 12, 1980 | Theatrical | R 18+ |
| IE | Jun 13, 1980 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Spain | Jun 13, 1980 | Theatrical | 18 |
| United Kingdom | Jun 13, 1980 | Theatrical (originally rated X) | 18 |
| DK | Jul 25, 1980 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Spain | Aug 13, 1980 | Theatrical | 18 |
| Japan | Aug 15, 1980 | Theatrical | R15+ |
| Italy | Sep 9, 1980 | Theatrical (Limited) (Mystfest) | 18+ |
| Italy | Sep 12, 1980 | Theatrical (Milan) | 18+ |
| NO | Oct 21, 1980 | Theatrical | 18 |
| CO | Oct 23, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| Germany | Oct 23, 1980 | Theatrical | 18 |
| AR | Oct 30, 1980 | Theatrical | +18 |
| Mexico | Oct 30, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| SE | Nov 10, 1980 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Brazil | Dec 1, 1980 | Theatrical | 18 |
| France | Feb 11, 1981 | Theatrical | 16 |
| PT | Mar 13, 1981 | Theatrical | M/18 |
| Netherlands | Mar 19, 1981 | Theatrical | 16 |
| South Korea | Jul 25, 1981 | Theatrical | 19 |
| UY | Jan 28, 1982 | Theatrical | — |
| Japan | Aug 9, 1985 | Premiere (Splatter Movie Festival) | — |
| NO | Jul 15, 1986 | Theatrical (re-release) | 18 |
| Netherlands | Mar 24, 1990 | Premiere (The Weekend of Terror) | — |
| FI | Jun 13, 2003 | TV (TV premiere) | K-18 |
| United Kingdom | Sep 29, 2003 | Theatrical (uncut version) | 18 |
| CZ | Oct 6, 2003 | Physical (DVD premiere) | 15+ |
| GR | Oct 9, 2003 | Physical (DVD) | K18 |
| IE | Oct 31, 2003 | Premiere (Dublin Horrorthon Film Festival) | 18 |
| United States | Apr 13, 2012 | Premiere (RiverRun International Film Festival) | — |
| PE | Oct 29, 2015 | Theatrical (Limited) (re-release) | — |
| CL | Oct 31, 2015 | Theatrical (re-release) | — |
| United States | Nov 13, 2015 | Premiere (Denver International Film Festival) | — |
| Spain | Nov 6, 2016 | Theatrical (Limited) (Barcelona - Phenomena) | 18 |
| SG | Aug 1, 2017 | Physical (DVD) | M18 |
| TH | Aug 1, 2017 | Physical (DVD) | 15 |
| Poland | Oct 31, 2018 | Premiere (Splat!Nights) | 16 |
| Netherlands | Apr 12, 2019 | Premiere (Imagine Film Festival) | — |
| PH | Aug 1, 2019 | Digital | R-18 |
| SK | Sep 13, 2019 | Premiere (International Film Festival Cinematik) | — |
| PT | Jun 12, 2020 | TV | M/18 |
| AE | Aug 21, 2020 | Physical (Blu-ray) | — |
| IN | Oct 13, 2020 | Physical (Blu-ray) | A |
| Spain | Nov 13, 2020 | Theatrical (Limited) (re-release) | 18 |
| TR | Jun 15, 2021 | Theatrical | 16+ |
| EC | Jul 20, 2021 | Physical (DVD premiere) | — |
| IL | Sep 13, 2022 | Physical (Blu-ray) | — |
| United Kingdom | Oct 29, 2022 | Theatrical (Limited) (Prince Charles Cinema) | 18 |
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