---
title: 'Friday the 13th (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sean S. Cunningham'
released: '1980-05-09'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/friday-the-13th-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080761/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Friday the 13th (1980)

1980 · 91 min · Horror, Crime, Mystery, Thriller · United States

Part of: Friday the 13th

## Synopsis

Friday the 13th is a 1980 American slasher film produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham, written by Victor Miller, and starring Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan, and Kevin Bacon. The plot follows a group of teenage camp counselors who are murdered one by one by an unknown killer while they are attempting to reopen an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sean S. Cunningham](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-s-cunningham)
- **Producer:** [Sean S. Cunningham](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-s-cunningham)
- **Screenplay:** [Victor Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-miller)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harry Manfredini](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-manfredini)

## Cast

- [Jeannine Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeannine-taylor)
- [Robbi Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robbi-morgan)
- [Rex Everhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-everhart)
- [Betsy Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/betsy-palmer) as Pamela Voorhees
- [Adrienne King](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrienne-king) as Alice Hardy
- [Ari Lehman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ari-lehman) as Jason Voorhees
- [Harry Crosby](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-crosby)
- [Laurie Bartram](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurie-bartram)
- [Kevin Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-bacon)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/friday-the-13th-1980
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