Friday the 13th

Crystal Lake, summer, a machete lies hidden. Counselors arrive to reopen the camp, a place where a child drowned years ago. Sean Cunningham helped define the summer camp slasher genre with this film.

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Sean S. Cunningham directed Friday the 13th in 1980. See Sean S. Cunningham's full filmography, where to start with Sean S. Cunningham, or where to go after you've seen everything by Sean S. Cunningham.

Friday the 13th was released in 1980 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 95 minutes.