Friday the 13th Celebrates 25 years...

[kybearfuzz]

Last night I was flipping through channels and landed on AMC that was playing the original Friday the 13th on "DVD on TV." I really enjoyed watching this because they had trivia facts about the movie and the stars at the bottom of the screen. I thought that was really interesting. For example,

• Betsy Palmer only did the movie so she could buy a new car and thought the script was a piece of crap.
  
• The filming was racing against the clock as the trees at the camp were turning color. The movie was set in the Spring, but it was turning Autumn.
  
• The producers wanted Sally Field to play the surviving character and Estelle Parsons to play Mrs. Voorhees. Both declined.

I wish I could have taped it for the trivia facts. This was one of the first movies that really scared me. Okay, sue me, I'm a horror movie geek :D

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first film, it seems there was a get together of actors, directors and such. I caught this Yahoo! News story about the event. It seems there's also a book about the movie series as well and talk about one more sequel and plans to remake the original.

Friday the 13th Celebrates 25 Years

Comments

[cincycub.livejournal.com]

I can't say I would mind a remake.

But ANOTHER sequel? Nyah. Jason X was TEH-RIH-BULL.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I'd be curious how a modern take on it would go, newer special effects. I think the original does a grand job of hiding a mystery killer though. The trivia on the movie actually stated that the filmer actually pre-exposed the film to be used because it gave more contrast in the darker scenes, which made it seem eerie. Newer technology might kill some of the atmosphere, which would be my worry.

And Jason X was crap, true...

[pariahcub.livejournal.com]

And Jason X was crap, true...

It's also proof of the existence of hard drugs in Hollywood. There's no way anyone can tell me that the concept of Jason in outer space didn't involve some very potent weed and the mother of all bongs.