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The Society delves into the original Friday the 13th movie. Was Jason Voorhees even necessary? What did Sean S. Cunningham want to do differently? Why is Jason Voorhees so popular? All these questions are answered and more.
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Time Stamps
00:00:00 = Opening Theme
“Harry Manfredini (born August 25, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American film composer and jazz soloist, who has scored more than one hundred films, including the Friday the 13th film series. He has had years of classical training, as well as twenty years in the popular music scene. In conversation with Russian journalist and composer Tony Vilgotsky, Harry Manfredini said that his musical tastes and style were influenced by such composers like Giacomo Puccini, Igor Stravinsky, Maurice Ravel and others.” (credit: Wikipedia). Buy the official movie soundtrack on Audio CD and Vinyl.
00:02:18 = The Killer Cut Edition
“The longer cut will give you more of the stuff that you probably watch this movie for. But the theatrical cut is on the disc if you want it, as well as a couple of 11-minute featurettes on the new movie and the franchise, three deleted scenes (a different version of Jason getting his mask, the police response to the phone call, and a revised climax), and “The 7 Best Kills,” which provides behind-the-scenes info on key deaths. A commentary track, which combines movie and franchise trivia with picture-in-picture footage of crew members discussing the film, is pretty sporadic (it tends to appear more frequently on the important scenes) and repeats some of the info in other features (which is pretty common).” –David Horiuchi
Buy the Killer Cut Edition on Bluray + DVD Combo
00:02:24 = The Cast
The cast and crew featured Sean S. Cunningham (Producer/Director), Victor Miller (Writer), Betsy Palmer as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees, Adrienne King as Alice, Harry Crosby as Bill, Laurie Bartram as Brenda, Mark Nelson as Ned, Jeannine Taylor as Marcy, Robbie Morgan as Annie and the infamous Kevin Bacon as Jack. That means it’s time to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon!
00:04:40 = The Original Halloween
John Carpenter’s masterpiece Halloween, like it or not, is at the very least indirectly responsible for the birth of Friday the 13th. It can be argued that without the existence of Halloween the idea of another spooky calendar date-based movie would have not been pitched. It’s a pretty interesting dichotomy to say the least.
00:05:42 = Return To Camp Crystal Lake
This mini documentary covers the making of the movie. We reference it in the podcast. Watch it in our vault for episode #001 on Youtube.
00:10:03 = Jaws
Another horror classic referenced in this episode.
Buy the reason you are afraid to go in the water on Blu-ray
00:15:10 = Camp NoBeBoSco
Camp Nobebosco is located at 11 Sand Pond Road, Blairstown, NJ. It’s an actual Boy Scouts of America camp. You can take tours through places like crystallaketours.com
00:16:16 = Tom Savini
Tom Savini is an American actor, stunt performer, film director, and prosthetic makeup artist. He is known for his makeup and special effects work on many films directed by George A. Romero, including Martin, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Creepshow and Monkey Shines; he also created the special effects and makeup for many cult classics like Friday the 13th, Maniac, The Burning, The Prowler and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
00:17:52 = PETA
PETA didn’t officially form until 1980 which put this film out of it’s range for investigation due to the scene where a real snake was killed.
00:18:57 = Camp Crystal Lake in Starke, FL
Yet another Camp Crystal Lake; but this one is in Starke, Florida.
00:19:19 = Blairstown, Hardwick and Hope
Blairstown, Hardwick and Hope are all townships in New Jersey. Check out cool things to do in Blairstown, Hardwick and Hope over at Groupon.
00:21:05 = Voorhees & Haddonfield
How coincidental is it that Haddonfield and Voorhees are less than ten miles from one another somewhere in New Jersey (of all places)?! Haddonfield is approximately 8 miles away from Voorhees…in New Jersey.
00:21:50 = Cannibal Holocaust
Legendary. Legendary in film itself (let alone the singular genre of horror). We highly recommend the 25th Anniversary edition for full exposure to this film experience. We still can’t get over that turtle scene. Oddly enough, a film like this is actually available on Amazon Prime Video.
Buy the 25th Anniversary Edition of Cannibal Holocaust on DVD.
00:22:39 = Camp Crystal Lake in Warsaw, IN
Yet another Camp Crystal Lake but, this one is in Warsaw, IN. Check out cool things to do out in Warsaw, IN
00:23:14 = The Last Angry Man
The Last Angry Man was the last film Betsie Palmer had done before her long time away from Hollywood roles. Her return to Hollywood came in the form of Friday the 13th and the only reason she did the movie was to have money enough to buy a new car. Still have a VCR? Good. You can check out The Last Angry Man on VHS.
00:27:24 = Friday The 13th & Superstition
Believe it or not there is no definitive origin for Friday The 13th. There are a few possible origins though. You can get a pretty good list of superstitions attached to the day over here
00:29:11 = Pepsi Commercials
When Pepsi commercials with wholesome kids were mentioned, we were thinking something along the lines of this one
00:32:33 = Beta Max
Betamax is the long, defunct home video format that lost to VHS. Fun fact: whatever home video formats the porn industry gets behind are the ones that are successful. Food for thought.
00:32:39 = Barbarella & The Marathon Man
Both Barbarella and Marathon Man are available on Amazon Prime Video.
00:33:45 = Harry Crosby
Harry Crosby is the son of famed crooner Bing Crosby. He only spent four years solely in film before becoming an investment banker. Originally it was thought that Harry was cast on the film because of his name and not his acting skill thereby garnering more attention to the film when it was released. Harry himself stated that he didn’t even want to use his real name to attach to the project and wanted to be judged on his acting merit alone in order to make his own name in Hollywood.
00:34:21 = Jamie Lee Curtis & Her Parents
Much like Harry Crosby, Jamie Lee Curtis was also thought to have been cast in the original Halloween movie simply because her parents (Tony Curtis & Janet Leigh) were once Hollywood royalty.
00:34:56 = Friday The 13th on VHS
After all the business given to Harry Crosby over usage of his famous last name, intended or not, during a first run of the VHS tape they misprinted his name to read “Harry Crosy”. It’s rare but there are a few out there. You might want to check eBay and see if you can find this hard-to-find collectible on the cheap!
00:37:06 = Boris Karloff
The original Frankenstein monster himself, Boris Karloff. He was also the voice of The Grinch in the animated Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
00:38:25 = A Massacre, A Race & A Holiday
Texas Chainsaw Massacre / Race With the Devil / Halloween
Texas Chainsaw Massacre, one the three genre-mates we mention in the podcast celebrated it’s 40th anniversary in 2014 (October 14th) and the occasion was marked with a limited edition home video release on blu-ray. The limited edition release offers packaging in the shape of the famous Black Maria semi truck from the film. It also includes a blood splattered Leatherface apron, the official theatrical mini poster and a 5th bonus disc exclusive to the limited edition release. You can get the 40th anniversary blu-ray boxed set here. Halloween also celebrated a 40th anniversary with the release of a long-awaited sequel in 2018
Limited Edition packaging (built as a replica of the famous Black Maria semi-truck from the film)
• Includes a blood-spattered Leatherface apron, the official theatrical mini poster, as well as a 5th bonus disc exclusive to this release
00:41:11 = Freddy vs. Jason
A battle for the ages. This was one of those ideas that tons of fans dreamed of and wanted to see. Did it lose something in translation? If you’re not familiar then you should pick up a copy right here. The soundtrack to the movie is also available here. There’s also a book about the process of the movie finally getting made that was put out by Harker Press. It’s called Slash of the Titans: The Road to Freddy Vs. Jason and is also available here.
00:41:16 = Scream
00:44:06 = Friday The 13th: The Remake (2009)
00:44:50 = Michael Bay & His Platinum Dunes
00:47:20 = Siskel & Ebert
00:48:46 = The 20 x 20 Ring Crew
00:49:45 = Richard Roeper
00:54:44 = Born Under a Bad Sign
00:54:52 = Anecdote & Maps
01:08:08 = Masters of Horror
01:10:00 = CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
01:13:44 = Jeepers Creepers
01:15:07 = Friday The 13th by Simon Hawke
01:16:49 = Hereditary
01:18:19 = Ordinary People
01:25:44 = Brian DePalma’s Carrie & Stephen King
01:29:56 = Ari Lehman
01:30:57 = The Hills Have Eyes
01:31:54 = Saturday the 14th
01:32:02 = Leslie Nielsen
01:32:32 = Creature From The Black Lagoon
01:32:59 = Stampede Wrestling & Jason The Terrible
Karl Moffat
01:33:17 = Roberto Rodriguez, Tracy Smothers & FMW
01:34:00 = WWE 2K18
01:34:35 = Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns & The Universal Title
01:34:47 = Friday the 13th on Home video
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