Question 1

Is Friday the 13th (1980) scary?

Accepted Answer

Moderately so — Friday the 13th (1980) mixes scares with other modes. As a slasher film, it scored 6.0/10 for fear, 7.5/10 for atmosphere, and 7.4/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

Is Friday the 13th (1980) streaming?

Accepted Answer

Friday the 13th (1980)'s US theatrical release date is May 9, 1980. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Friday the 13th (1980)?

Accepted Answer

Friday the 13th (1980) has 10 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Friday the 13th (1980) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Friday the 13th (1980) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 6.0/10 for fear, 6.0/10 for gore, and 7.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 10 jump scares. Content warnings on file: animal death and body fluids.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Friday the 13th (1980)?

Accepted Answer

Adrienne King plays Alice, Betsy Palmer plays Mrs. Voorhees, Kevin Bacon plays Jack, Jeannine Taylor plays Marcie, Harry Crosby plays Bill, Laurie Bartram plays Brenda, Mark Nelson plays Ned, Peter Brouwer plays Steve Christy.

Question 6

Does Friday the 13th (1980) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

Friday the 13th (1980) has an ambiguous ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like Friday the 13th (1980)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Friday the 13th (1980) on Watch Darkly include A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), The Burning (1981), Thanksgiving (2023), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

Friday the 13th

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