Saturday the 14th
“Just when you thought it was safe to look at the calendar again.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 67, rated by 1 admin.
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A family moves into a house where opening a book releases a collection of familiar monsters. Despite the title, the spoof is more interested in classic horror creatures than modern slasher rules. An amiable old-dark-house curiosity with scattered visual jokes and very broad silliness.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 5.5/10
- Plot
- 8.5/10
- Effects
- 5.5/10
- Dialogue
- 7/10
- Rewatchability
- 7/10
“The new house has a library policy that should have been explained earlier.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 67
Synopsis and movie facts
After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood.
- Released
- 1981
- Directed by
- Howard R. Cohen
- Running time
- 76 min
Starring
- Richard Benjamin as John
- Paula Prentiss as Mary
- Jeffrey Tambor as Waldemar
- Severn Darden as Van Helsing
- Kari Michaelsen as Debbie
- Kevin Brando as Billy
- Rosemary DeCamp as Aunt Lucille
- Carole Androsky as Marge
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 20472.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review distinguishes the classic-monster parody from slasher spoofing and praises the bathtub creature gag.
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