| Saturday the 14th | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Howard R. Cohen |
| Screenplay by | Howard R. Cohen |
| Story by | Jeff Begun |
| Produced by | Julie Corman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Daniel Lacambre |
| Edited by | Kent Beyda Joanne D'Antonio |
| Music by | Parmer Fuller |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4 million[2] or $2.2 million[3] |
Saturday the 14th is a 1981 American comedy horror film starring real-life husband and wife Paula Prentiss and Richard Benjamin, co-written and directed by Howard R. Cohen and produced by Julie Corman.
Despite the implications of the film's title, it is a spoof of classic horror movies from the 1930s and 1940s, and not a parody of the Friday the 13th series or of slasher films of that type from the 1980s.[4][5] It was followed by Saturday the 14th Strikes Back in 1988.
In the film, the Hyatt family inherits the house of a deceased uncle and a magical book. The family's son reads the book and unwittingly unleashes monsters from its pages. The family has interactions with the vampire Waldemar and the would-be world-conqueror Van Helsing, who each want to acquire the book.
- ^ "Saturday the 14th". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles, California: American Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020.
- ^ Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp! The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009. p. 200
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 295. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
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