Exclusive: Kevin Bacon reflects on Friday the 13th 40th Anniversary
While chatting with the Golden Globe winner for his latest film, the Blumhouse psychological thriller You Should Have Left, ComingSoon.net took a look back with Kevin Bacon to reflect on the 40th anniversary of the iconic slasher Friday the 13th, which saw one of the star’s earliest performances. The interview can be viewed in the player below!
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Originally released on May 9, 1980, Friday the 13th captured audiences’ imaginations and permeated our collective psyche. The film spawned one of the longest-running and most successful horror franchises in film history with 11 subsequent movies and, 40 years later, the iconic machete-wielding killer continues to haunt, fascinate and terrify new generations.
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Friday the 13th follows a group of young counselors preparing for the reopening of Camp Crystal Lake, where a boy drowned years earlier. One by one, the counselors are stalked by a mysterious and violent killer. The film stars Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, and Kevin Bacon.
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You Should Have Left is available to rent and purchase on digital platforms now!