Friday the 13th Uncut [Deluxe Edition]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

One of the longest-running horror film series began with this gory shocker from director Sean S. Cunningham, who had previously produced Wes Craven's classic Last House on the Left. Entrepreneur Steve Christie (Peter Brouwer) re-opens Camp Crystal Lake after many years during which it has been cursed by murders and bad luck. The young and nubile counselors all begin to die extremely bloody deaths at the hands of an unseen killer during a rainstorm which isolates the camp. A woman is chopped in the face with an axe, another has her throat sliced in amazingly gruesome fashion, a male counselor (Harry Crosby) is pinned to a door with arrows, and a young Kevin Bacon has an arrow shoved through his throat from below a bed. Victor Miller's script is not particularly impressive, but Cunningham's tense direction, and some remarkable special-effects by acclaimed makeup artist Tom Savini are enough to make it worthwhile. 1950s quiz show regular Betsy Palmer appears as the cook whose son, Jason (Ari Lehman), drowned 25 years earlier while neglected by romancing counselors. Palmer was reportedly cast because she was willing to drive her own car to and from the set. Trivia buffs should note the decapitation scene near the end, in which the female killer exhibits rather hirsute hands clutching at the air. The hands belong to Savini's assistant, Taso N. Stavrakis. Friday the 13th made over 20 million dollars at the box office and spawned numerous sequels. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Features:
  • cc
  • Commentary by Director Sean S. Cunningham with Cast and Crew
  • Fresh Cuts: New Tales from Friday the 13th
  • The Man Behind the Legacy: Sean S. Cunningham
  • A Friday the 13th Reunion
  • Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part 1
  • Theatrical Trailer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Betsy Palmer - Mrs. Voorhees
       Adrienne King - Alice
       Harry Crosby - Bill
       Laurie Bartram - Brenda
       Mark Nelson - Ned
       Jeannine Taylor - Marcie
       Kevin Bacon - Jack
       Ari Lehman - Jason
       Peter Brouwer - Steve Christy

• Director:

  Sean S. Cunningham

• Producer:

  Sean S. Cunningham

• Screenwriter:

  Victor Miller, Ron Kurz

• Cinematographer:

  Barry Abrams

• Composer (Music Score):

  Harry Manfredini

• Editor:

  Bill Freda, Joel Goodman

• Art Director:

  Virginia Field

• Associate Producer:

  Steve Miner

• Executive Producer:

  Alvin Geiler

• Stunts:

  Tom Savini

• Makeup Special Effects:

  Tom Savini