Friday the 13th (1980)
- Release Date
- May 9, 1980
- Director
- Sean S. Cunningham
- Cast
- Betsy Palmer , Adrienne King , Jeannine Taylor , Robbi Morgan , Kevin Bacon , Harry Crosby
- Runtime
- 1hr 35min
- Main Genre
- Horror
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, Georgetown Productions Inc., Sean S. Cunningham Films
- Writers
- Victor Miller , Ron Kurz
- Franchise
- Friday the 13th
Summary
In 1957, a young boy named Jason drowns in a lake near Camp Crystal Lake. The next year, two counselors are murdered. 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?
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