And that's why reactors need to see Halloween, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street BEFORE Scream (which is a meta parody of those movies) but so many of them stupidly watch Scream first. 🤷
Fun Fact: Betsy Palmer, the actress of Jason's mother originally turned down the role, but took it because she needed a new car. Also, I love that Jason has become such a known movie monster that the ending to this movie shocks everybody when the killer is revealed.
Further casting fun facts: Harry Crosby (Bill) is the son of legendary singer Bing Crosby, and Truck Driver Enos is the voice of Maurice, Belle's dad in Beauty and the Beast. :)
Yeah because she said that she didn't like it because she was gonna play a revengeful mother to an ugly child who drowned but after she had guest star in TV shows like murder she wrote I only seen her in 2 episodes playing two different characters from season 2 and season 5 I think I might the seasons wrong
This is Kevin Bacon's 2nd movie ever. His first movie was Animal House, which came out a year prior in 1979. He did Footloose 4 years after Friday the 13th in 1984
As much as I'm not a fan of this series...I will *happily* watch it over Animal House...just *nothing* to root for in that one. Still beats Revenge of the Nerds, tho.
I'm still kinda shocked that the reveal of who the killer is hasn't been spoiled by new viewers, especially given Scream. And I'm still amazed at how Jason coming out of the water still gets people. This movie is a product of its time, kinda slow and not a lot of plot, but I still love it as an 80s horror classic.
Harry Manfredini composed the score for this movie (and most of the sequels) and he knocked it out of the park. Tom Savini did the special effects for this one (and Part IV) and is a legend in the business.
It was such a hit, that when it was announced that a sequel was coming out, my brother and a few cousins looked at each other, asking "How...?!?". We grew up on these films, from The Exorcist, The Omen, Halloween, Alien, Westworld, Dracula, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, and a few lesser known films like Silent Scream, Suspiria, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, Willard, Day of the Animals... Good times...!! ❤
Day of the Animals is such a classic..! I would add to your awesome list these other classic films of the '70s... The Food of the Gods, Kingdom of the Spiders, Piranha, Rabid, Dawn of the Dead, Carrie, Phantasm and Sssssss..!.
@@chucksmash1 .. kudos, 👏 . You listed the correct amount of "S's" for that movie. Yeah, there were a lot I left out, but not sure if those films are of interest to TBR and his wife. Fantastic Planet, Damnation Alley, Logun's Run, Grizzly, Prophecy, At The Earth's Core, The Land That Time Forgot, The People That Time Forgot....just so many to see.
What a great post-viewing discussion! Your conversation was just as interesting as the actual movie (for me). Loved that you had no clue who the real killer was 👍🏾
With all its goofy charm, it really was ground breaking back in 1980 and today in a lot of aspects. I love the things that no one really talks about like the cinematography. The use of birds and owls cooing in the night. Love that subtle shot of Ned looking across the lake at Kevin Bacon and his girl frolicking along the shore, like ah, that Kevin Bacon gets all the girls, how he’s clearly feeling like a 3rd wheel. I just appreciate those subtle moments in the film. And of course the use of rain:)
Fun fact: Friday the 13th was inspired by Halloween, during the height of slasher films. When it was released, John Carpenter watched it and noticed it’s high amount of gore. Which inspired him to make the second Halloween more bloody. So the Halloween franchise and Friday the 13th franchise both inspired each other. Could be wrong but I think it’s strangely wholesome lol
Actually it was inspired by Mario Bava’s Bay of Blood. It was released as Last House On The Left II, Sean S. Cunningham produced the original and sued the distributor. The killer in Bay of Blood wears a grey cable knit sweater, It takes place near a lake and it has some similar kills. Yes, he made it to cash in on the success of Halloween but that wasn’t new for him as he also made Here Come The Tigers to cash in on Bad News Bears.
@@LuckyBastardProd and psycho because of the boy's best is his mother line and in this movie spoiler alert for the ones haven't watch the movie go get the whole Friday the 13th DVD set but anyways mrs Voorhees was doing all of the killings until she was beheaded and then a resurrected Jason raised and tooked revenge while mother was talking to him
My parents saw this at the cinema when they were courting. My dad still remembers Kevin Bacon's gruesome death. Any time he sees Kevin Bacon appear in any movie, he says 'Oh what a bad death he had!' 😁
Glad to see this reaction reuploaded. Your reactions to that final jump-scare will never get old! I hope you'll watch the sequels at some point, with 4 and 6 being my favorites.
The kid leaping out of the lake scared the shit out of me as a child. There's a scene from Friday the 13th part 2 that also left me scarred for life, but I don't like talking about it.
Casting Betsy Palmer as Jason's mother was a pretty smart move too. Betsy Palmer was fairly well known for different TV and movie roles and often played kind, compassionate women who were either romantic leads or supportive friend/sister figures to the lead characters. So audience had a certain feeling of comfort with her and were not ready for her to be a creepy mother turned killer.
When I was a Marine in the mid 80's. While returning with my company. From Okinawa, Japan back to Camp leJune, NC. I couldn't sleep so I read a few books on the long flight back. There actually was a Friday the 13 th Novel. I think it was Jason Lives. We'll the story in the book was never used. It gave his true origin. His father was a military scientist who created and took this super soldier serum. Which turned him into this Ahnuld like guy. His wife was pregnant. He injected her and the fetus with the serum. Causing the baby to be badly deformed in the face/head. The mother went nuts, some how a few years later. The mom ran off with Jason I guess. The other kids at the camp were terrified of Jason. Because he was terribly deformed and mentally screwed up too. No one went to save him and he was fought to have drown. Years later after Jason was killing many campers. His father like a Col. in the Army go hunting for himin those woods. After they beat the crap out of each other. The father injected him with some kind of super acid and it kills him. It would of made for his origin and finally killing him off.
Pfft. Probably won't even get enough roles for anyone to even link other actors to any movie he'd be cast in. You could practically make a game out of it with some other actors, but not him.
Wow, good job on you guys getting this reaction video out ON Friday the 13th. One of the best reactions to a movie yet, you guys really got got by this one!
I guarantee everybody here was waiting for your reaction to the ending jump scare, and your reaction was absolutely classic! I saw this movie on TV as a young girl in the mid-80s and I nearly jumped through the roof. It's good to see that this movie hasn't dated and still has the same impact for a new audience. I really loved your discussion afterwards (I think one of your best). I agree, this story is really told well and not your usual run-of-the-mill slasher affair. Friday the 13th is up there with the original Halloween imo. Based on some of your previous reaction choices, I would like to recommend two things for you (Hope you don't mind me doing so)... The first is the TV series "Wayward Pines" (2015) [Season One only, the one with Matt Dillon]. Based on your wonderful reaction videos to Fargo Season One, I think you would both really enjoy Wayward Pines too. They were the two big shows of that time. (Season Two was a totally separate thing and bombed, but the original Season One is magnificent, and I think as strong and as memorable as Fargo). There's no obligation of course, but if you do ever decide to check it out, please don't do any research beforehand because it relies heavily on mystery and reveals. The second recommendation is the Korean psychological horror classic movie "Suddenly in the Dark" (1981), aka: Suddenly in Dark Night (깊은밤 갑자기). The reason being, it was a one-off Korean movie that deliberately aped the styles of the horror movies that were coming out of the west (US/UK) during the late 70s/early 80s. So it will have a somewhat familiar vibe for you while at the same time being something a bit different. It's a brilliant movie that reminds me of The Shining mixed with several other celebrated horror movies of that era. I haven't commented before but I just wanna take this opportunity to say how much I enjoy watching your videos. Your reactions are genuine, your discussions are always interesting and you come across as a very down to earth couple. Congratulations on your new parenthood.
22:35 The look on Samantha's face with that jump scare. 🤣 I think they were starting to annoy her a little. lol This is my favorite movie of all time. I really just enjoy the atmosphere of the rural setting. Please keep watching through at least part four!
This movie was released when I was a senior in high school. It was so fun to see this in the theater! No idea there would be so many sequels to follow!
Many thanks to TBR & Samantha! 😱 This movie never gets old to me. I love the first four in this series. #TBRSchmitt #SeanSCunningham #FridayThe13th #FridayThe13th1980
I first saw this in the theater with friends, then a few years later in the 80s we rented it after getting one o' them 'fancy', 'cutting-edge' VHS VCRs. There was no frame advance, only Pause, and we made a game in the Kevin Bacon death scene of trying to exactly pause on the blood spurt from the arrow piercing his neck, the winner being the one who could freeze it when the arch of blood was the highest, going into his mouth in that instant before the scene switch. Fun times! :) One of our friends had just attended college with actress Laurie Bartram, who had played Brenda in the movie before going to college. When the scene came onscreen where she was playing strip Monopoly in that sexy underwear, all he could do was gaze at the movie with a 'deer in the headlights' expression, muttering lustfully under his breath, "Wow, that's Laurie!" Fun times, indeed.... :)
Yeeaahhh, missed this reaction. I apologize for not being a patron but I have been a subscriber since Alien. Happy Friday the 13th, congrats on the baby girl.
I graduated from high school on Friday the 13th, 1980. I've always had good luck with the number 13. And especially usually on Friday the 13th. I always remember as a 7 or 8 year old. On my way to school I found a tiny black kitten on Friday the 13th. The two boys I recently made friends with. As we were walking and goofing off on the way to school. The other two boys ran off screaming black cat. I picked it up and went to the nearest hour way up on a hill top. A teary eyes really old lady came to the door. It turned out it was her kitten. I was new to the neighborhood and school. So I rushed off. My principal was waiting outside for me. The sweet old lady had called the school. And told him I rescued her kitty. So the principal was cool with me. I think that old lady always brought me good luck maybe after that.
Awesome reaction!!!! Can remember seeing this movie in the theater when it first came out. Even for 1980s standards everyone in the theater was quite surprised about WHO the real killer was in this movie. Literally no one was expecting the MOTHER and, to this day, just about everyone is not aware nor realizes that Jason and the hockey mask appear in the sequels.
The jumpscares with Kevin Bacon in the bed and of course in the "last" scene are extremely effective and well placed. Very goofy acting but great atmosphere. The second and fourth one are pretty good too. A classic for many reasons. A simple horror movie but also an important movie for the genre.
Great review, I like how you guys think about the audience who 1st saw this back in the day. I was one of them! There was no Jason in a mask, just a killer Mom. When I saw it in the theater back then it was, and still is a favorite slasher film. In my opinion, the best of the Friday movies!
This movie was intended to be a tribute to the movie "Psycho" from the 1960s. Victor Miller, the original writer for this movie, never intended for his movie to have multiple sequels.
Fun Fact: Kevin Bacon's first film was Animal House, where he played a one of the members of the rival fraternity under Neidemeyer. He was responsible for the classic line: Thank you Sir may I have another.
I did my first stand-up comedy monologue in Orlando's first Comedy club. It was called The Funny Farm, and this was around 1986. My first ever monologue was all about how to survive a slasher film. One of the most important rules was to find the virgin and stay with them, because you get killed if you fuck around. The monologue was great, but it got even better when one of the other comedians got on a microphone in the back of the club and started doing the "Cha-cha-cha Ha-ha-ha" sounds from this movie. We hadn't planned for it. I din't ask for it. It became a regular part of the routine.
"Chi, chi, chi; ha, ha, ha" in the film's score is actually "Ki, k,i ki; ma, ma, ma." It is meant to resemble Jason's voice saying "Kill, kill, kill; mom, mom, mom."
A few years ago they made a PC game of Friday the 13th and I enjoyed watching people play it together because it's a online multiplayer game where 1 player gets to be Jason the killer and the other players get to be the counselors with the goal to hide and survive. It was really trending for a while, I don't know how many play it today though
Excellent reaction to this classic and beloved masterpiece. I grew up watching the Friday the 13th films in theaters as a kid as they came out during the 80s & 90s. All of them do have a special place in my heart as I continue to revisit some of them every October. Don’t expect all of them to be as good as the first one. Some are good, some are not so much. But regardless of what your take is on each one going forward. I hope you can appreciate the progression in story and the ride they all take you on.
Kevin Bacon was in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) Definitely worth a watch as one of the first college campus comedies, and directed by John Landis (An American Werewolf in London, Trading Places) . Also the character 'Flounder' has a way of saying 'Hello' that seems strangely familiar.
Always remember the infamous Jason sound is Kill Ma and then just echoes. Such a great original story. Not to mention the classic ending of Jason jumping out of the lake is just pure Old School Horror Hollywood. Not to mention the great Tom Savini being behind the blood and effects, it's his hand on Kevin Bacon during that kill and the blood pump came off during the take, Tom's assistant took the pump and blew through it for the gurgling blood shot. Btw I hope you both are doing great
i dont know the lore but I think Jason didnt actually die but he was driven mad and spent the last 25 years living in the woods and at the camp. his mom being killed made him into a killer.
I'm writing that i bought the 2020 Shout Factory and Scream Factory 16 discs Friday the 13th Blu-ray Boxset. I can assure you that you really get your money's worth when it comes to special features and there's 22 audio commentaries and two special features discs too.
It would've been 10x better if they'd given us periodic introductions to more various townsfolk including Pam Vorhees. A pool of suspects to consider. Pam could've worked at the diner, had a line or two, nobody would've suspected her. Instead they just had a reveal at the end. Here's the killer, someone we've never seen before. We do get 5 minute solo scenes of making instant coffee though. It all worked out. I love these movies.
I remember seeing this movie at my local library when I was little (younger than 10 years old). For some odd reason, I was so interested in watching it that I begged my older brother to check out the video for me since I didn't have a library card at the time. After watching it, I was so scared that I refused to touch the video and ask my brother to return it to the library.
Hey, Schmitts! Glad to have this one back! That first time I watched this, I remember laughing so much when Daniel says that confused "Who" after Pamela introduces herself, lol! I hope you continue with the sequels, at least the first four, and you simply _must_ watch the fanmade _Never Hike Alone_ afterwards! Off to check the _Body Snatchers_ !
Did you all see Scream yet? Now i have to look back into your reactions. Glad the twist to it being Jason's mom wasn't spoiled for you. Love your reactions. Hope baby Schmitt is doing well.
I live in New Jersey. I recently visited the filming locations of the movie. The Cemetary is exactly the same plus other locations, Camp Crystal Lake does exist in a city in New Jersey Called Napatcong the Lake where the movie was shot is in Blairstown Where the diner and the underpass that Annie walked under is located the Cemetary is located in a small town right next to Blairstown called Hope both in New Jersey take note the sign at the Cemetary is called Hope Cemetary. Part 3 is my favorite. You will know why.
Jason wasn't intended to be the killer in the first film. They did a retcon in the 2nd film establishing that he actually hadn't drowned at a child, and instead just lived off the lank like a hillbilly.
Guys , the jump scene at the end is classic. As i watched it this woman seated behind me was on the edge of her seat and literally screamed in my right ear and scared the shit out of me as a literally jumped to my feet. I was sitting in the middle of the theater. I waited until everyone left before I left so no one could see me or recognize me later 😂
Freddy and Jason are supernatural. In fact, I wholly recommend the Freddy vs Jason movie! The first movie holds up surprisingly well as a standalone movie, much like the original Halloween. The later movies are fun for the fans, Jason X is probably my favorite.
This was referenced in Scream. If you guys remember, Drew Barrymore’s character gets asked, “What’s the name of the killer in Friday the 13th” She answers, “Jason” several times but Ghost Face corrects her and tell her it’s Jason’s mother.
One movie I will recommend that is very under appreciated so overlooked is 1990 Tales from the Darkside: the movie. I say movie cuz it use to be a television show back in the mid to late 80s.
I love how the twist of Jason's mom being the killer just evolved over time because now people go in expecting Jason and a hockey mask
I love how Scream ruined it for me back in 1996.
And that's why reactors need to see Halloween, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street BEFORE Scream (which is a meta parody of those movies) but so many of them stupidly watch Scream first. 🤷
The hockey mask doesn't come in to play until the third movie.
At the time it wasn’t a twist at all. People went to see a slasher and we knew nothing of Jason.
@@garyglaser4998The worst is when someone watches Scary Movie before anything. 😒
The ending may be the best jump-scare of all time.
No maybe to it. Everyone sh t their pants first time they watch it.. over 40 years later
It's quite boring in fact.
Next to "Carrie".
The Haunting of Hill House was far better.
Try to be mindful of the comments, not everyone has seen this film.
Fun Fact: Betsy Palmer, the actress of Jason's mother originally turned down the role, but took it because she needed a new car.
Also, I love that Jason has become such a known movie monster that the ending to this movie shocks everybody when the killer is revealed.
Further casting fun facts: Harry Crosby (Bill) is the son of legendary singer Bing Crosby, and Truck Driver Enos is the voice of Maurice, Belle's dad in Beauty and the Beast. :)
Yeah because she said that she didn't like it because she was gonna play a revengeful mother to an ugly child who drowned but after she had guest star in TV shows like murder she wrote I only seen her in 2 episodes playing two different characters from season 2 and season 5 I think I might the seasons wrong
I know, it's a minor pet peeve how everyone treats this as the greatest horror twist but it's only a retroactive one :>
It is kind of a cheat, having the murderer not be anyone we've met, but a Deus Ex Machina character dropped in at the last minute.@@wolfwing1
@@kinokind293 oh yeah, but alsothe real twist was it being a woman and not a man :>
This is Kevin Bacon's 2nd movie ever. His first movie was Animal House, which came out a year prior in 1979. He did Footloose 4 years after Friday the 13th in 1984
4th movie. Animal House - 1978. Starting Over-1979. Hero At Large-Feb. 1980. Friday The 13th-May 1980.
Things anyone can learn with Google.
As much as I'm not a fan of this series...I will *happily* watch it over Animal House...just *nothing* to root for in that one.
Still beats Revenge of the Nerds, tho.
I'm still kinda shocked that the reveal of who the killer is hasn't been spoiled by new viewers, especially given Scream. And I'm still amazed at how Jason coming out of the water still gets people. This movie is a product of its time, kinda slow and not a lot of plot, but I still love it as an 80s horror classic.
Daniel’s idea of how Jason resurrects is so much better than what actually happens in the sequel lmao
Harry Manfredini composed the score for this movie (and most of the sequels) and he knocked it out of the park. Tom Savini did the special effects for this one (and Part IV) and is a legend in the business.
It was such a hit, that when it was announced that a sequel was coming out, my brother and a few cousins looked at each other, asking "How...?!?".
We grew up on these films, from The Exorcist, The Omen, Halloween, Alien, Westworld, Dracula, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, and a few lesser known films like Silent Scream, Suspiria, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, Willard, Day of the Animals...
Good times...!! ❤
Willard!
Day of the Animals is such a classic..! I would add to your awesome list these other classic films of the '70s... The Food of the Gods, Kingdom of the Spiders, Piranha, Rabid, Dawn of the Dead, Carrie, Phantasm and Sssssss..!.
@@chucksmash1 .. kudos, 👏 . You listed the correct amount of "S's" for that movie. Yeah, there were a lot I left out, but not sure if those films are of interest to TBR and his wife.
Fantastic Planet, Damnation Alley, Logun's Run, Grizzly, Prophecy, At The Earth's Core, The Land That Time Forgot, The People That Time Forgot....just so many to see.
What a great post-viewing discussion! Your conversation was just as interesting as the actual movie (for me). Loved that you had no clue who the real killer was 👍🏾
With all its goofy charm, it really was ground breaking back in 1980 and today in a lot of aspects. I love the things that no one really talks about like the cinematography. The use of birds and owls cooing in the night. Love that subtle shot of Ned looking across the lake at Kevin Bacon and his girl frolicking along the shore, like ah, that Kevin Bacon gets all the girls, how he’s clearly feeling like a 3rd wheel. I just appreciate those subtle moments in the film. And of course the use of rain:)
Fun fact: Friday the 13th was inspired by Halloween, during the height of slasher films. When it was released, John Carpenter watched it and noticed it’s high amount of gore. Which inspired him to make the second Halloween more bloody. So the Halloween franchise and Friday the 13th franchise both inspired each other. Could be wrong but I think it’s strangely wholesome lol
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And it was also inspired by psycho (1960)
Actually it was inspired by Mario Bava’s Bay of Blood. It was released as Last House On The Left II, Sean S. Cunningham produced the original and sued the distributor. The killer in Bay of Blood wears a grey cable knit sweater, It takes place near a lake and it has some similar kills. Yes, he made it to cash in on the success of Halloween but that wasn’t new for him as he also made Here Come The Tigers to cash in on Bad News Bears.
Common knowledge
@@LuckyBastardProd and psycho because of the boy's best is his mother line and in this movie spoiler alert for the ones haven't watch the movie go get the whole Friday the 13th DVD set but anyways mrs Voorhees was doing all of the killings until she was beheaded and then a resurrected Jason raised and tooked revenge while mother was talking to him
My parents saw this at the cinema when they were courting. My dad still remembers Kevin Bacon's gruesome death. Any time he sees Kevin Bacon appear in any movie, he says 'Oh what a bad death he had!' 😁
Glad to see this reaction reuploaded. Your reactions to that final jump-scare will never get old! I hope you'll watch the sequels at some point, with 4 and 6 being my favorites.
The kid leaping out of the lake scared the shit out of me as a child. There's a scene from Friday the 13th part 2 that also left me scarred for life, but I don't like talking about it.
Best jump scare in movie history when Jason jumps out of the water at the end.
Casting Betsy Palmer as Jason's mother was a pretty smart move too. Betsy Palmer was fairly well known for different TV and movie roles and often played kind, compassionate women who were either romantic leads or supportive friend/sister figures to the lead characters. So audience had a certain feeling of comfort with her and were not ready for her to be a creepy mother turned killer.
Let's be honest here, 29:29 is what we came for
I hope you guys get to watch part two that's my personal favorite Friday the 13th movie of the series
When I was a Marine in the mid 80's. While returning with my company. From Okinawa, Japan back to Camp leJune, NC. I couldn't sleep so I read a few books on the long flight back. There actually was a Friday the 13 th Novel. I think it was Jason Lives. We'll the story in the book was never used. It gave his true origin. His father was a military scientist who created and took this super soldier serum. Which turned him into this Ahnuld like guy. His wife was pregnant. He injected her and the fetus with the serum. Causing the baby to be badly deformed in the face/head. The mother went nuts, some how a few years later. The mom ran off with Jason I guess. The other kids at the camp were terrified of Jason. Because he was terribly deformed and mentally screwed up too. No one went to save him and he was fought to have drown. Years later after Jason was killing many campers. His father like a Col. in the Army go hunting for himin those woods. After they beat the crap out of each other. The father injected him with some kind of super acid and it kills him. It would of made for his origin and finally killing him off.
that Samantha scream at the end was absolutely exquisite. lol loved this one.
She's always looking at Him with such love, Happy Friday 13th beautiful couple 🍂🍁💀❤️
I’m glad that you both enjoyed the movie. Will you be guys be watching the sequels? Part 2 is very good as well
I like that Kevin Bacon actor, I hope we see more of him in the future lol
I got a good feeling about that boy. Hell, maybe he’ll even have a connection game named after him.
Pfft. Probably won't even get enough roles for anyone to even link other actors to any movie he'd be cast in. You could practically make a game out of it with some other actors, but not him.
Wow, good job on you guys getting this reaction video out ON Friday the 13th. One of the best reactions to a movie yet, you guys really got got by this one!
The thumbnail of Sam terrified!😂💀
I guarantee everybody here was waiting for your reaction to the ending jump scare, and your reaction was absolutely classic! I saw this movie on TV as a young girl in the mid-80s and I nearly jumped through the roof. It's good to see that this movie hasn't dated and still has the same impact for a new audience. I really loved your discussion afterwards (I think one of your best). I agree, this story is really told well and not your usual run-of-the-mill slasher affair. Friday the 13th is up there with the original Halloween imo.
Based on some of your previous reaction choices, I would like to recommend two things for you (Hope you don't mind me doing so)...
The first is the TV series "Wayward Pines" (2015) [Season One only, the one with Matt Dillon]. Based on your wonderful reaction videos to Fargo Season One, I think you would both really enjoy Wayward Pines too. They were the two big shows of that time. (Season Two was a totally separate thing and bombed, but the original Season One is magnificent, and I think as strong and as memorable as Fargo). There's no obligation of course, but if you do ever decide to check it out, please don't do any research beforehand because it relies heavily on mystery and reveals.
The second recommendation is the Korean psychological horror classic movie "Suddenly in the Dark" (1981), aka: Suddenly in Dark Night (깊은밤 갑자기). The reason being, it was a one-off Korean movie that deliberately aped the styles of the horror movies that were coming out of the west (US/UK) during the late 70s/early 80s. So it will have a somewhat familiar vibe for you while at the same time being something a bit different. It's a brilliant movie that reminds me of The Shining mixed with several other celebrated horror movies of that era.
I haven't commented before but I just wanna take this opportunity to say how much I enjoy watching your videos. Your reactions are genuine, your discussions are always interesting and you come across as a very down to earth couple. Congratulations on your new parenthood.
I'm 51 and saw Friday when It was new. I would have been 8 or 9. It's really cool to see a younger generation discovering and enjoying these movies.
22:35 The look on Samantha's face with that jump scare. 🤣 I think they were starting to annoy her a little. lol
This is my favorite movie of all time. I really just enjoy the atmosphere of the rural setting.
Please keep watching through at least part four!
This movie was released when I was a senior in high school. It was so fun to see this in the theater! No idea there would be so many sequels to follow!
I was 9 and saw this in the theater -- so, lots of nightmares that night.
Hahaha Sam said Freddy comes while your asleep. And doesn’t even have the decency to clean up afterwards.
Many thanks to TBR & Samantha! 😱 This movie never gets old to me. I love the first four in this series. #TBRSchmitt #SeanSCunningham #FridayThe13th #FridayThe13th1980
I first saw this in the theater with friends, then a few years later in the 80s we rented it after getting one o' them 'fancy', 'cutting-edge' VHS VCRs. There was no frame advance, only Pause, and we made a game in the Kevin Bacon death scene of trying to exactly pause on the blood spurt from the arrow piercing his neck, the winner being the one who could freeze it when the arch of blood was the highest, going into his mouth in that instant before the scene switch. Fun times! :)
One of our friends had just attended college with actress Laurie Bartram, who had played Brenda in the movie before going to college. When the scene came onscreen where she was playing strip Monopoly in that sexy underwear, all he could do was gaze at the movie with a 'deer in the headlights' expression, muttering lustfully under his breath, "Wow, that's Laurie!" Fun times, indeed.... :)
Your wife's physical & emotional reaction, was priceless!!! The very 1st appearance of JASON VOORHHEES!!! KEEP THEM COMING!!!
Yeeaahhh, missed this reaction. I apologize for not being a patron but I have been a subscriber since Alien. Happy Friday the 13th, congrats on the baby girl.
I graduated from high school on Friday the 13th, 1980. I've always had good luck with the number 13. And especially usually on Friday the 13th. I always remember as a 7 or 8 year old. On my way to school I found a tiny black kitten on Friday the 13th. The two boys I recently made friends with. As we were walking and goofing off on the way to school. The other two boys ran off screaming black cat. I picked it up and went to the nearest hour way up on a hill top. A teary eyes really old lady came to the door. It turned out it was her kitten. I was new to the neighborhood and school. So I rushed off. My principal was waiting outside for me. The sweet old lady had called the school. And told him I rescued her kitty. So the principal was cool with me. I think that old lady always brought me good luck maybe after that.
I graduated from High School on Thursday the 12th, 1980 and saw this the next night.
This was Kevin Bacon's second film, his first was a small part in Animal House which I highly recommend.
Awesome reaction!!!! Can remember seeing this movie in the theater when it first came out. Even for 1980s standards everyone in the theater was quite surprised about WHO the real killer was in this movie. Literally no one was expecting the MOTHER and, to this day, just about everyone is not aware nor realizes that Jason and the hockey mask appear in the sequels.
My favorite part is when they do the thing, you know.
Happy Friday the 13th
The camp where this was filmed is in New Jersey and it still exists and still operates today.
The jumpscares with Kevin Bacon in the bed and of course in the "last" scene are extremely effective and well placed. Very goofy acting but great atmosphere. The second and fourth one are pretty good too. A classic for many reasons. A simple horror movie but also an important movie for the genre.
Pamela was under the bed the entire time Jack banged Marcy.
There is an actual lake. I believe in Michigan that has a replica Jason you dive & can see. The water is dark & it just appears.
Great review, I like how you guys think about the audience who 1st saw this back in the day. I was one of them! There was no Jason in a mask, just a killer Mom. When I saw it in the theater back then it was, and still is a favorite slasher film. In my opinion, the best of the Friday movies!
This movie was intended to be a tribute to the movie "Psycho" from the 1960s. Victor Miller, the original writer for this movie, never intended for his movie to have multiple sequels.
Friday the 13th Part II is an absolutely perfect Camp Slasher. Baghead Jason 😚👌 He doesn't het his infamous Hockey Mask until Part III.
You guys must continue with the series
Get ready for Part II guys.
Fun Fact: Kevin Bacon's first film was Animal House, where he played a one of the members of the rival fraternity under Neidemeyer. He was responsible for the classic line: Thank you Sir may I have another.
This was his 5th film. Still early in his career. Still many Togo before plains trains and automobiles
I have been a Friday the 13th fan since I was a kid. I recommend all of them even the bad ones.
Cool reaction as always Schmitt & Samantha, you both have a great weekend
I did my first stand-up comedy monologue in Orlando's first Comedy club. It was called The Funny Farm, and this was around 1986. My first ever monologue was all about how to survive a slasher film. One of the most important rules was to find the virgin and stay with them, because you get killed if you fuck around. The monologue was great, but it got even better when one of the other comedians got on a microphone in the back of the club and started doing the "Cha-cha-cha Ha-ha-ha" sounds from this movie. We hadn't planned for it. I din't ask for it. It became a regular part of the routine.
"Chi, chi, chi; ha, ha, ha" in the film's score is actually "Ki, k,i ki; ma, ma, ma." It is meant to resemble Jason's voice saying "Kill, kill, kill; mom, mom, mom."
A few years ago they made a PC game of Friday the 13th and I enjoyed watching people play it together because it's a online multiplayer game where 1 player gets to be Jason the killer and the other players get to be the counselors with the goal to hide and survive. It was really trending for a while, I don't know how many play it today though
Re-thumbs-up. 👍
There were so many movies with Jason as the killer, people sometimes forget it was his mother in the 1st movie.
Sammantha at 29:59.....lol 😂she's had enough!
Belated congrats on baby!!
Excellent reaction to this classic and beloved masterpiece. I grew up watching the Friday the 13th films in theaters as a kid as they came out during the 80s & 90s. All of them do have a special place in my heart as I continue to revisit some of them every October. Don’t expect all of them to be as good as the first one. Some are good, some are not so much. But regardless of what your take is on each one going forward. I hope you can appreciate the progression in story and the ride they all take you on.
I love the surprise when the killer is revealed, especially if the reactors have already seen ''Scream''!
Kevin Bacon was in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) Definitely worth a watch as one of the first college campus comedies, and directed by John Landis (An American Werewolf in London, Trading Places) . Also the character 'Flounder' has a way of saying 'Hello' that seems strangely familiar.
Always remember the infamous Jason sound is Kill Ma and then just echoes. Such a great original story. Not to mention the classic ending of Jason jumping out of the lake is just pure Old School Horror Hollywood. Not to mention the great Tom Savini being behind the blood and effects, it's his hand on Kevin Bacon during that kill and the blood pump came off during the take, Tom's assistant took the pump and blew through it for the gurgling blood shot. Btw I hope you both are doing great
Happy Friday the 13th!
i dont know the lore but I think Jason didnt actually die but he was driven mad and spent the last 25 years living in the woods and at the camp. his mom being killed made him into a killer.
I'm writing that i bought the 2020 Shout Factory and Scream Factory 16 discs Friday the 13th Blu-ray Boxset. I can assure you that you really get your money's worth when it comes to special features and there's 22 audio commentaries and two special features discs too.
TBR, you came up with a way better theory on the spot than they ever did.
Nobody ever expects the plot twist lmao
Kevin Bacon’s first movie role short but a role was Animal House with Jim Belluci in 1976….
It would've been 10x better if they'd given us periodic introductions to more various townsfolk including Pam Vorhees. A pool of suspects to consider. Pam could've worked at the diner, had a line or two, nobody would've suspected her. Instead they just had a reveal at the end. Here's the killer, someone we've never seen before.
We do get 5 minute solo scenes of making instant coffee though.
It all worked out. I love these movies.
I remember seeing this movie at my local library when I was little (younger than 10 years old). For some odd reason, I was so interested in watching it that I begged my older brother to check out the video for me since I didn't have a library card at the time. After watching it, I was so scared that I refused to touch the video and ask my brother to return it to the library.
A good Kevin Bacon movie you guys would really like and would be good for this month is “Stir Of Echoes”. A cool creepy one.
I know a target brand shirt when I see one
Hey, Schmitts! Glad to have this one back! That first time I watched this, I remember laughing so much when Daniel says that confused "Who" after Pamela introduces herself, lol! I hope you continue with the sequels, at least the first four, and you simply _must_ watch the fanmade _Never Hike Alone_ afterwards! Off to check the _Body Snatchers_ !
YES!!!
LOVE THIS MOVIE!!
I have the entire collection on Blu Ray from Shout Factory.
Its 40th Anniversary Ultimate Collectors Edition.
Can't wait for y'all to watch the next movies. Wonderful summary of this movie. Thanks.
Never keep the weapon like Laurie in Halloween lol.
Did you all see Scream yet? Now i have to look back into your reactions. Glad the twist to it being Jason's mom wasn't spoiled for you. Love your reactions. Hope baby Schmitt is doing well.
We have but we watched this first! Just re-uploading now after it was taken down
I live in New Jersey. I recently visited the filming locations of the movie. The Cemetary is exactly the same plus other locations, Camp Crystal Lake does exist in a city in New Jersey Called Napatcong the Lake where the movie was shot is in Blairstown Where the diner and the underpass that Annie walked under is located the Cemetary is located in a small town right next to Blairstown called Hope both in New Jersey take note the sign at the Cemetary is called Hope Cemetary. Part 3 is my favorite.
You will know why.
Friday the 13th 3D (part 3) has the greatest special effects that i have ever seen.
Jason wasn't intended to be the killer in the first film. They did a retcon in the 2nd film establishing that he actually hadn't drowned at a child, and instead just lived off the lank like a hillbilly.
Guys , the jump scene at the end is classic. As i watched it this woman seated behind me was on the edge of her seat and literally screamed in my right ear and scared the shit out of me as a literally jumped to my feet. I was sitting in the middle of the theater. I waited until everyone left before I left so no one could see me or recognize me later 😂
6, 7, 8 and 10 + jason vs freddy is the one I like the most
My family and I saw this in 2005-2006, and it messed up so bad, my mom couldn't sleep for a week!
Great review. You just made up for Temple of Doom, guys!!! 😅😅
24:29 is a great impression of an Owl. 😜
Friday the 13th is pretty much Psycho in reverse. When I first saw these movies. I had never Psycho yet.
Friday the 12th Part 2 is the best of all the Friday the 12th movies.
All the movies are worth a good watch through at least once
Jason's Mom has got it goin' on.
The 4th one has always been my favorite👍
Even though they gave away who the killer was in the, like, first 10 minutes of Scream, I don't see how it still gets people lol.
This is Bacon's 2nd film his first was the frat comedy Animal House
Funny how many people watched Scream and are still surprised that it's Jason's mother.
We watched this before Scream 😊 this is a re-upload
This was such an amazing movie which makes it so sad when you see what happens to the franchise as it goes along.
Freddy and Jason are supernatural. In fact, I wholly recommend the Freddy vs Jason movie!
The first movie holds up surprisingly well as a standalone movie, much like the original Halloween. The later movies are fun for the fans, Jason X is probably my favorite.
This was referenced in Scream. If you guys remember, Drew Barrymore’s character gets asked, “What’s the name of the killer in Friday the 13th” She answers, “Jason” several times but Ghost Face corrects her and tell her it’s Jason’s mother.
Yes! Thankfully we watched this before Scream. This is a re-upload 😊
@@samantha_schmitt oh cool
You guys should react to parts 2, 3, & 4. See Jason for yourselves.
I think Kevin Bacon’s first movie was Animal House. It’s such a great comedy. It’s epic
One movie I will recommend that is very under appreciated so overlooked is 1990 Tales from the Darkside: the movie. I say movie cuz it use to be a television show back in the mid to late 80s.
Pt 2 is Epic
You are in for a ride. Parts 2, 3 & 4 are great.