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Friday The 13th (1980 Film)
''Friday the 13th'' is a 1980 American slasher film produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham, written by Victor Miller, and starring Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Mark Nelson, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan, and Kevin Bacon. Its plot follows a group of teenage camp counselors who are murdered one by one by an unknown killer while attempting to re-open an abandoned summer camp. Prompted by the success of John Carpenter's ''Halloween'' (1978), director Cunningham put out an advertisement to sell the film in ''Variety'' in early 1979, while Miller was still drafting the screenplay. After casting the film in New York City, filming took place in New Jersey in the summer of 1979, on an estimated budget of $550,000. A bidding war ensued over the finished film, ending with Paramount Pictures acquiring the film for domestic distribution, while Warner Bros. secured international distribution rights. Released on May 9, 1980, ''Friday the 13th'' was a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ebel
Alex Ebel (November 14, 1932 – December 6, 2013) was a science fiction and fantasy illustrator. Ebel painted the poster for the original '' Friday the 13th'' (1980), and an unused poster for ''Friday the 13th Part 2''. Books His illustrations for book covers include ''Galaxies'' and ''The Sun'' by Isaac Asimov, ''Evil Earths'' by Brian Aldiss, ''Ability Quotient'' by Mack Reynolds, ''Homefaring'' by Robert Silverberg and one of his most famous, ''The Left Hand of Darkness'' by Ursula K. Le Guin. Magazines His art for magazines includes ''Space Science Fiction'', '' Heavy Metal'' and '' Fantastic Story Magazine''. In addition, he illustrated for World Book The ''World Book Encyclopedia'' is an American encyclopedia. The encyclopedia is designed to cover major areas of knowledge uniformly, but it shows particular strength in scientific, technical, historical and medical subjects. ''World Book'' w .... External links * AskArt - Example artwork* * * Alex Ebel 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Gorney
Walter J. Gorney (April 12, 1912 – March 5, 2004) was an Austrian-American actor. He was best known for his role as "Crazy" Ralph in the 1980s slasher films '' Friday the 13th'' (1980) and ''Friday the 13th Part 2'' (1981). He returned to the series in '' Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'' (1988) as the narrator. His other film credits include ''Heavy Traffic'' (1973), ''King Kong'' (1976), and ''Day of the Animals'' (1977). Walter's character Ralph was parodied by Robert Donner Robert Donner (April 27, 1931 – June 8, 2006) was an American television and film actor. Early life and career Donner was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, Michigan and Texas. He spent four years in the United States Navy ... in the 1983 film '' Hysterical''. Gorney died in New York City on March 5, 2004, aged 91. Filmography References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorney, Walt 1912 births 2004 deaths Male actors from New York City American mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronn Carroll
Ronn Carroll is an American actor known primarily for his work on Broadway, with over twenty credits to his name. Career highlights include ''Oklahoma!'', directed by Trevor Nunn, ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' with Matthew Broderick, and two productions of '' Annie Get Your Gun'' with both Ethel Merman and Bernadette Peters. He appeared with Tyne Daly in the 1990 revival of ''Gypsy''. Other Broadway credits include the original casts of '' On Golden Pond'', '' Crazy for You'' and '' Steel Pier''. His appearances at Lincoln Center include '' A Man of No Importance'' with Roger Reece, ''Room Service'' with John Lithgow and Richard Thomas, Woody Allen's ''The Floating Light Bulb'', and ''Carousel'' with John Raitt. Theatre credits Filmography * 1980 '' Friday the 13th'' as Sergeant Tierney * 1981 ''Friday the 13th Part 2'' as Sergeant Tierney (uncredited) * 1983 '' Spring Break'' as Arresting Officer * 1986 ''House'' as Police Officer * 1987 '' 84 Charing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Everhart
Rex Everhart (June 13, 1920 – March 13, 2000) was an American film and theatre actor. Everhart appeared in such films as ''Superman'', in 1978. He was also known for his role as Enos the Truck-Driver in the horror film, '' Friday the 13th'' (1980). He provided the voice of Maurice, Belle's father, in the 1991 musical animated Disney film, ''Beauty and the Beast''. Everhart performed in numerous roles on Broadway including ''1776'', ''Chicago'', ''Woman of the Year'' and the revival of ''Anything Goes''. He was nominated for a 1978 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for ''Working''. Early life and education Everhart was born on June 13, 1920, in Watseka, Illinois to Dr. Arthur McKinley Everhart and Jeanette M. (née Dodson) Everhart. His mother died when Everhart was 15. Everhart attended Western Military Academy in 1935 and graduated in 1938. Everhart studied at the University of Missouri. He received a degree in theater at the Pasadena Playhouse and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Voorhees
Jason Voorhees () is a character (arts), character from the Friday the 13th (franchise), ''Friday the 13th'' series. He first appeared in ''Friday the 13th (1980 film), Friday the 13th'' (1980) as the young son of camp-cook-turned-killer Pamela Voorhees, Mrs. Voorhees, in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created by Victor Miller (writer), Victor Miller, with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S. Cunningham and Tom Savini, Jason was not originally intended to carry the series as the main antagonist. The character has subsequently been represented in various other media, including novels, video games, comic books, and Freddy vs. Jason, a crossover film with another iconic horror film character, Freddy Krueger. The character has primarily been an antagonist in the films, whether by stalking and killing the other characters, or acting as a psychological threat to the protagonist, as in the case of ''Friday the 13th: A New Beginning''. Since Lehman's portrayal, the character has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Voorhees
Pamela Voorhees () is a character (arts), fictional character and the overarching antagonists, antagonist of the Friday the 13th (franchise), ''Friday the 13th'' series of horror films. She was created by Victor Miller (writer), Victor Miller, and first appeared in Sean S. Cunningham's ''Friday the 13th (1980 film), Friday the 13th'' (1980), played by Betsy Palmer. Pamela is the main antagonist of the first film, in which she is known only as Mrs. Voorhees, and remains an antagonistic presence in its sequels, in which she is seen mostly as a severed head or a figment of her son's imagination. In ''Friday the 13th Part III'' (1982), the character appears as a reanimated corpse in a hallucination, played by Marilyn Poucher. Paula Shaw played Pamela in the crossover ''Freddy vs. Jason'' (2003); according to Palmer in ''Friday The 13th Reunion'', she was asked to reprise her role in the film, but turned it down after reading the script. Nana Visitor played Pamela in the Friday the 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
