Friday the 13th (2009)

Friday the 13th is a 2009 horror film of the slasher sub-genre. Directed by Marcus Nispel, it is a remake of the original 1980 film Friday the 13th by Sean S. Cunningham as well as the 1981 sequel Friday the 13th Part 2. The film premiered on February 9th, 2009 in Los Angeles, California and opened nationally on Friday the 13th of that year. The film has received mixed reviews by both critics and fans. The film offers a truncated version of the climax to the original Friday as a prologue, providing a snapshot of the death of Pamela Voorhees, the killer from the first film, thus allowing the main thrust of the movie to center on her son, serial killer Jason Voorhees. As per typical Friday formula, Jason Voorhees murders several youths who encroach upon his territory near Camp Crystal Lake. A subplot of the film involves Clay Miller, who is searching for his sister Whitney who has been missing for over a month. He soon learns that Whitney is a prisoner of Jason Voorhees and is held captive inside the dungeon basement of the Voorhees family home.

Notes & Trivia

 * Friday the 13th: The Killer Cut was made available on DVD and Blu-ray on June 16th, 2009.


 * Although this is the fourth Friday film produced by New Line Cinema, it is the first film to actually use Friday the 13th as part of its title.


 * Actor Jared Padalecki, no stranger to the horror genre or remakes, appeared in the 2005 remake of House of Wax. He is also known for playing the role of Sam Winchester on the CW Network television series Supernatural.


 * In this film, Jason acquires his signature hockey mask from a man named Donnie. In the original series, he took the mask from a character named Shelly Finkelstein in Friday the 13th Part III.


 * Harry Manfredini's signature "ki-ki-ki Ma-ma-ma" sound effect is noticeably absent from the film. It is briefly played in the beginning of the cold open, but is otherwise unused.


 * The setting for the film takes place in New Jersey, which was the established setting in the first few Friday films. Later installments in the series left the location of Camp Crystal Lake and its surrounding environs ambiguous. The license plate on Trent's truck, as well as the registry number on his boat show that the film takes place in New Jersey. The movie itself was actually filmed in Austin, Texas.