How far would you be willing to go to achieve your goals?
Released in 1980, Friday the 13th had a budget of just about $500,000However, its writer, Victor Miller, had hoped to imitate the same success of John Carpenter's Halloween and make a multimillion-dollar box office with his film. Miraculously, Miller succeeded, since managed to raise almost 60 million dollars.
Later, we would have a long list of sequels and even a video game about the film, which in fact, is one of the best psychological horror games.
What is Friday the 13th about?
Crystal Lake will become a lake of blood
The story follows a group of camp counselors arriving at the Crystal Lake Campground in New Jersey to make preparations for a group of campers who will visit them next summer.
Among many other things, the group entertains themselves by taking drugs, having sex, and telling horror stories about Jason Voorhees, a poor boy who drowned in Crystal Lake a few years earlier. due to the carelessness of the monitors who were distracted by their vices.
Shortly after, A mysterious invisible killer begins to stalk to the monitors when night falls. Finishing them off one by one, and now, The group of young people must do everything possible to escape of this terrifying murderer.
Offer! $25 for your blood
A week before the premiere of Friday the 13th, Miller was trying to sell his blood to a Connecticut company.United States, which was conducting a study on antibodies.
After her visit, a few milliliters of blood were drawn to see if she met the antibodies necessary to carry out the study, and if she was given the go-ahead, They would extract a significant amount of blood and he would receive $25 in exchange.However, the next day he was told that he did not have the necessary antibodies and therefore would not receive the $25.
It is still unknown to this day whether Miller's goal was to finance his film a little more or if he wanted a little cash to pay bills or for some other personal reason. But the truth is that This is a clear indication of how desperate he was financially..
In fact, Many of those involved in the film only went through with the project because it was easy money.Even actor Kevin Bacon claimed that he had no money for rent, so he was glad to have made the film, since in addition to covering him financially, he had also had his first contact as an actor in a horror film.
Major copyright issues
Friday the 13th has a few problems that not many people know about
The original script of Friday the 13th His name was A long night at Camp Bloodbut producer and director Sean Cunningham ordered screenwriter Victor Miller to rework it as “Friday the 13th”. Since then, Miller would be nominated for eight Emmy awards.
However, it has not all been good news, as the real rights of Friday the 13th have long been in doubt, and for some filmmakers they were not even allowed. That is why There are two Jason Voorhees sequels that do not have the phrase “Friday the 13th” in their titles.at least in its original language.
Sean Cunningham and Victor Miller have been in court for years to determine who had the true idea for the saga and who, therefore, should own the rights. In 2018, it was determined that Miller should retain the rights, and for the next three years, Cunningham appealed the ruling. However, because Miller was not a contract employee, received the rights to the first film in 2021.
These rights issues have made the saga of Friday the 13th It is quite difficult to followas Miller created the character named Jason Voorhees, with the twist that Jason’s mom was also a killer. Cunningham, on the other hand, was the one who resurrected Jason and put a hockey mask on him, turning him into the pop culture icon we all know. So, Cunningham can create a movie about a killer wearing a hockey mask, but not named Jason Voorhees. Whereas Miller can do a story about the killer Jason, but without his trademark mask.
Although, after 12 films, We probably won't have to deal with this director problem again.. And we might as well just leave them as movies from the 2000s that we need to rewatch.
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