Friday the 13th (2009 film)

Friday the 13th
A film poster with the title "Friday the 13th" appearing in red letters just below "From the producers of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Above the title stands Derek Mears dressed in full Jason Voorhees make-up and a machete in his right hand. Fog and a moonlit wilderness appear in the background. The production credits appear in small font at the bottom of the poster.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarcus Nispel
Screenplay byDamian Shannon
Mark Swift
Story by
  • Damian Shannon
  • Mark Swift
  • Mark Wheaton
Based onCharacters
by Victor Miller
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDaniel C. Pearl
Edited byKen Blackwell
Music bySteve Jablonsky
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
Running time
97 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$19 million[2]
Box office$92.7 million[1]

Friday the 13th is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel, and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, from a story by Shannon, Swift, and Mark Wheaton. It is the twelfth installment in the Friday the 13th franchise.[3][4] The film stars Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, and Derek Mears. It follows Clay Miller (Padalecki) as he searches for his missing sister, Whitney (Righetti), who is captured by Jason Voorhees (Mears) while camping in woodland at Crystal Lake.

The film was originally conceived as an origin story, but the project evolved into a re-imagining of the first four Friday the 13th films. Voorhees was redesigned as a lean, quick killer with a backstory that allows the viewer to feel sympathy for him but not enough that he would lose his menace. In keeping with the tone of the film, Jason's mask was recreated from a mold of the original mask used for Friday the 13th Part III (1982) with minor changes. The film includes some of Harry Manfredini's musical score from the previous Friday the 13th films because the producers recognized its iconic status.[5]

Friday the 13th was theatrically released in the United States on February 13, 2009. It received negative reviews, while grossing $92.7 million at the box office on a budget of $19 million, becoming the second-highest-grossing film in the franchise after Freddy vs. Jason (2003).

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