Max (Friday the 13th)

Max is a fictional truck driver and a minor character featured in the Friday the 13th film series. Played by actor Cliff Cudney, he appeared in the 1981 movie Friday the 13th Part 2.

Biography
Max owned a gas station in Crystal Lake Township, New Jersey and drove a tow truck. He was also friends with a junior camp counselor named Ted, who worked at nearby Packanack Lodge near Camp Crystal Lake. Max conspired with Ted to play a prank on his friends Jeff and Sandra by towing Jeff's truck after they arrived in town. Jeff and Sandra were at a pay phone across the street at the time that Max was hooking the truck up to his vehicle and did not take notice until he began driving down the road. The two teens took off after him and Jeff rapped on the driver's side window, demanding Max to stop and calling him an asshole. Max kept them going until he rounded the corner, at which point he stopped. Jeff and Sandra saw Ted waiting for them, laughing.

Notes & Trivia

 * The character of Max was created by director Steve Miner and writer Ron Kurz based on concepts originally developed by Sean S. Cunningham and Victor Miller.


 * Actor Cliff Cudney is also stunt coordinator who has worked on over forty films between 1971 and 2005. In addition to playing the role of Max, Cliff also worked as a stunt coordinator on Friday the 13th Part 2.


 * As an actor, this is Cliff Cudney's fifth film work and his second role in a horror film.


 * The character of Max also appeared in the novelization of Friday the 13th Part 2, which was written by Simon Hawke and published in 1988.