Hollywood's remake machine still droning on, and eighties semi-classic Friday the 13th is the latest film to get the unwelcome treatment. I can't say I'm a massive fan of the Friday the 13th series; certainly it's one of the better slasher film examples, but that's not saying much in a niche so lacking in good films.The Friday the 13th franchise has amassed 12 feature-length films between 1980 and 2009 (not to mention Friday the 13th: The Series from 1987), spawning many pop culture references, and short
The opening kill from an unmade Friday the 13th sequel has been revealed, featuring a character named Val being brutally killed by Jason Voorhees. The script had an extended winter opening
For a long time, you could almost set your watch by a new Friday the 13th movie, with 10 of them produced between 1980 and 2002, followed by Freddy vs. Jason in 2003.
But those franchises had solid pedigree; Friday the 13th was ALWAYS a shameless rip-off of Halloween. It was creatively bankrupt by design, but the movies are still enjoyable because the creators mostly managed to have fun with them. But there's really nowhere to go but up, with a remake of something like Friday the 13th.
Friday the 13th’s Box-Office Performance. Technically, the franchise crossover Freddy Vs Jason was the biggest financial hit in Friday the 13th history, a fact that would seemingly give the crown of most successful slasher villain to Freddy. However, this is a little misleading. 2009’s Friday the 13th remake made $92 million in 2009 while
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