One scene said to be filmed at the friday 4 house, is the scene where jason is standing outside the window looking in and robins death scene which had been reshot. Friday the th part 8 filming location facts and photos. Betsy palmer became pamela voorhees because her car broke down. By bob deakin the friday the th part 2 theater poster from 1981 it was 1980. Jason lives, is a tale that was told through a local lens in newton county. Was any of friday the th movies filmed in florida answers. Horror movies had just made a comeback, perhaps inspired by director john carpenters halloween. The series follows micki and ryan, owners of an antiques store, and their friend, jack marshak, as they try to recover cursed antiques, to put them into safety in the stores vault. A new camp crystal lake overnight stay allows horror fans to spend the night at the camp where the original friday the th movie was filmed.
Dec 27, 2019 the iconic summer camp from friday the th is camp nobebosco at 11 sand pond rd in blairstown, nj. Aug 31, 2017 nj camp where friday the th was filmed opens to fans. Since jason was not present as the killer in the original film, this is the only map where, technically, jason wasnt supposed to be in. A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which was the site of a childs drowning and a grisly double murder years before. The film follows voorhees who, after being accidentally resurrected. So up until friday, may th, 2011 fans of the film were rarely granted access. The 2009 film was given the widest release of any friday the th film, including the crossover film with a nightmare on elm street. In 2009, a new friday the th film which restarted the film series continuity was released. As annie robbi morgan arrives in town on her way to a job at summer camp, its obviously not going to be a good day what with the nickname camp blood being bandied about, and the local wacko warning camp crystal lake has a death curse. Camp nobebosco 11 sand pond road, blairstown, new jersey, usa. The film follows jason voorhees stalking a group of high school.
Friday the th was the first independent slasher film to be acquired by a major studio. When paramount abruptly cancelled the planned friday the th reboot film in february 2017, disappointed friday the th fans were left to wonder if a new friday the th film would ever get made. All of the actual inside shots were filmed at a different location at hartungs store in hope. The next friday the th movie should completely retcon jason. Jason voorhees, from friday the th infamy, has been one of the most solid, iconic killers throughout horror, but everything needs a change now and then, so maybe its time for jason to get a full retcon. The iconic summer camp from friday the th is camp nobebosco at 11 sand pond rd in blairstown, nj.
We discuss upcoming dvd and bluray releases, sequel news, actor updates and so much more. The production for friday the th part 2 was kept in the new england area which gave a nice continuity to the sequels predecessor. The story line of the new film will be familiar to long time friday the th fans a group of young men and women set up camp at the now. Friday the th is a 2009 american slasher film directed by marcus nispel and written by damian shannon and mark swift from a screen story by shannon, swift and mark wheaton. With terry kiser, jennifer banko, john otrin, susan blu. Friday the th movie filming locations the 80s movies rewind. On friday, february, 2009, friday the th was released in 3,105 theaters in north america. Tour nj camp where friday the th was filmed chatham, nj heres how you can better your chances for grabbing tickets to the next tour. Blairstown diner 186 state route 94, blairstown, nj. The making of friday the th covers the creation, planning and filming of the iconic 1980 film, friday the th in a way that no other film has been documented before.
The game presently, there are seven maps based on 4 locations from the films. Camp nobebosco, 11 sand pond road, hardwick, new jersey camp cystal lake. Camp crystal lake is most famous for being the home of serial killer jason voorhees. Original friday the th camp is offering an overnight. The tunnels they filmed in were originally made for carrying mail from the train station to the post office. Camp crystal lake overnight stay lets you relive friday. It is the sixth installment in the friday the th film series. With betsy palmer, adrienne king, jeannine taylor, robbi morgan. Most of the actors had hairstyles modeled after the cast of tv shows c. Our guided tours will take you to all of the major filming locations in the camp that have been made famous on television and film. Friday the th 1980 was filmed at the small town of blairstown and camp nobebosco, both located in northern new jersey. The former home of the beloved author, located in concord, massachusetts, welcomes visitors from all over the world.
Because the first film debuted on may 9, 1980, which means its 40th. The film starred jared padalecki and danielle panabaker, as well as a host of other young actors to play jasons latest batch of victims. The new blood was partially filmed around byrnes lake in baldwin county in 1987. Aug 09, 2018 a visit to the filming location of the 1982 horror classic friday the th part 3. Tour the new jersey camp where friday the th was filmed.
Part of 8 pages of info for the 1980 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. As most diehard fans know, the original friday the th was filmed at camp no bebosco, a stillactive boy scouts camp located in hardwick. If a new friday the th film does get made, dont expect to see the paramount pictures logo attached to it when paramountbased production company platinum dunes, the company behind the 2009. As most diehard fans know, the original friday the th was filmed at camp nobebosco, a stillactive boy scouts camp located in hardwick, new jersey. Friday the th is an american horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television. Friday the th, part 1 filming location tour to protect the health and safety of our youth campers, the camp is not open to visitors at any time outside an official tour date. A bucket list item for any friday the th, part 1 super fan. The friday the th franchise the friday the th films 19802009 friday the th part 2 anybody ever been to kent, ct where its filmed. Friday the th was released into theaters on may 9th, 1980. Friday the th was the first classic horror film franchise to get the reboot treatment all the way back in 2009.
The friday the th superstition is said to date back pretty far all the way to norse mythology. Camp crystal lake, later known as camp forest green for a time, and colloquially known as camp blood, is a fictional summer camp for kids in the friday the th film series. The series is an americancanadian horror television series that ran for three seasons, from october 3, 1987 to may 26, 1990 in firstrun syndication. While parts of the park are still closed for repairs after the 2018 eruption, now is a great time to visit. Filming locations 9 filming dates 1 filming locations. Friday the th movie filming locations the 80s movies. Feb 24, 2020 the next friday the th movie should completely retcon jason. A few lucky horror fans will live out their dreams or nightmares touring the camp from friday the th on the titular. The sixth film in the horror series, friday the th vi. Friday the th helped put slasher films on the map and birthed a franchise of 12 movies including a crossover.
Baldwin countys relationship with friday the th links. Hope moravian cemetery, delaware road, hope, new jersey annie dropped off. The film tells the story of a group of teenage camp counselors who are murdered one by one by. Was a lot of fun matching up all the spots and standing in the locations.
Betsy palmer is known mesmerising portrayal of jasons mum, troubled killer mrs voorhees, in the very first friday the th film. It is located in crystal lake, cunningham county, new jersey previously forrest green county and wessex county. Cunningham, whos admittedly stated that his whole motivation for the film was to attempt to capitalize off the success of halloween. Friday the th part 2 set up camp 30 years ago in kent and new preston, ct. Friday the th is a 1980 film, which kickstarted the slasher subgenre and is regarded as one of the best known slasher films in history. Here i discovered not much remains from part 7 of the clas. Nj camp where friday the th was filmed opens to fans. On release, friday the th was dismissed by most critics as schlock but by some as reprehensible schlock, including gene siskel who was so outraged by the film that he called cunningham one of. May 9, 1980 theatrical release october 19, 1999 home media.
It starred adrienne king, kevin bacon, harry crosby, taso stavrakis, laurie bartram and betsy palmer as mrs. Celebrities, activists, and local schoolchildren all marched together along a 3mile stretch of martin luther king jr. I travelled to these locations in may of 2001, and the following photos are from that trip. Having trespassers on the property makes it harder for us to get approval for the official tours. Paramount won us rights, while warner bros distributed the film internationally. Hard labor creek state park 2 miles north of rutledge, ga this beautiful park is mostly a large golf course, but it does have two group camps on it, one of them being camp daniel morgan. Main street, blairstown, new jersey annie arrives in town. Friday the th history, superstitions, and things to do to. There are many ideas surrounding the origin of friday the th and no clear answer on which one is correct or agreed on the most. The most common thing fans remember about part vi for is that it was his return from the dead after part v left us with the final chapter. Friday the th s iconic villain, jason voorhees, will likely return in the next movie, but a complete retcon might be good for the character. Years after tommy jarvis chained him underwater at camp crystal lake, the dormant jason voorhees is accidentally released from his prison by a telekinetic teenager. The film was made in 1980 and was directed by sean s. Its plot follows a group of teenage camp counselors who are murdered one by one by an unknown killer while attempting to reopen an abandoned.
All of the actual inside shots were filmed at a different location at hartungs store in hope, nj. The opening scene for part 2 as well as all downtown crystal lake shots and the casinobar the counselors visit were all filmed in new preston, connecticut. The counselor training center was filmed on north spectacle pond, just east of the town of kent, connecticut. Friday the th, part vii was the seventh known movie filmed in the mobile area following, most famously, 1977s close encounters of the third kind, which was also filmed in baldwin county. Blairstown diner, 186 state route 94, blairstown, new jersey owner steve relaxes. Also filmed in new jersey are goodfellas and additional horror movie the amityville horror 1979.
Original friday the th filming location offering overnight. Since the original friday the th film in 1980 there has been a myriad of media releases from the franchise, ranging from films, novels, comics, albums and a television series. Cunningham, written by victor miller, and starring betsy palmer, adrienne. To make the experience of staying the night at the place where friday the th was filmed even more appealing, adrienne king, one of the stars of the movie, will be on hand at the event. Mar 07, 2020 friday the th history is interesting, but a tad confusing too. Cunningham, written by victor miller, and starring betsy palmer, adrienne king, harry crosby, laurie bartram, mark nelson, jeannine taylor, robbi morgan, and kevin bacon. It also brought hockey masks to the halloween costume shop and made us all terrified to go camping. Friday the th is one of my alltime favourite movies, and so visiting the town and camp was a dream come true. Friday the th, part 1 filming location tour details. A visit to the filming location of the 1982 horror classic friday the th part 3.
Friday the th part vi is a 1986 american slasher film written and directed by tom mcloughlin, and starring thom mathews, jennifer cooke, david kagen, and c. Alices scenes are secluded from the rest of the film, so they may have filmed all of that in another location not near where the rest of the. In my neverending quest to hunt down movie spots i trekked to alabama. Camp crystal lake itself is camp nobebosco, 11 sand pond road at nobebosco road in hardwick about six miles north of blairstown. Nispel also directed the 2003 remake of tobe hoopers the texas chain saw massacre 1974, while shannon and swift wrote the screenplay for the 2003. The original friday the th was filmed at camp nobebosco, in blairstown, new jersey. Asked in statistics, horror and suspense movies, friday the th how many friday th film there are. Friday the th part 3 the filming locations higgins. Blairstown diner, 53 new jersey 94, blairstown, new jersey, usa. Filming ran from september 4th, 1979 to october 3rd, 1979. Aug 31, 2017 tour nj camp where friday the th was filmed chatham, nj heres how you can better your chances for grabbing tickets to the next tour. Jason takes manhattan is a 1989 american slasher film written and directed by rob hedden, and starring jensen daggett, scott reeves, peter mark richman, and kane hodder as jason voorhees.
In his iconic form he wears a hockey mask, which he gained in the third film, he uses a potato sack in part 2. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be cursed and is the setting for a. These are the most popular movie scenes filmed in your state. Each small group of fans will be led by a member of our volunteer tour staff that knows the camp very well. The following is a list of locations for friday the th. The cemetery scenes were thought to be filmed in covington at one time due to filming in the downtown location, but it was discovered recently that the daytime cemetery scenes were filmed in madison. It was at this camp that most of the cabin scenes were filmed, as well as all of the lake scenes. Filming locations include austin, bastrop, round rock and wimberley, tx. The town in which she arrives is blairstown, off i80, northwest new jersey, towards the pennsylvania border.
The original friday the th, directed by sean cunningham and released in 1980, was filmed at camp nobebosco, a boy scouts retreat in new jersey. It is a reboot of the friday the th film series, which began in 1980. While not a complete retcon of the character, michael myers increased brutality and efficiency worked wonders for 2018s halloween reboot, and saw john carpenters iconic slasher affecting. Filming locations include blairstown, hardwick and hope, nj. The friday the th franchise is a series of slasher films, usually following the storyline of jason voorhees, an later undead serial killer who uses various weapons to kill teenagers under the spiritual direction of his dead mother pamela.
Home crystal lake tours friday the th, part 1 filming. Friday the th is a 1980 american slasher film produced and directed by sean s. It is the eighth installment in the friday the th film series and the final installment of the original storyline. Film locations for friday the th 1980, in new jersey. Friday the th is an american horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and tie. The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character jason voorhees, who drowned as a boy at camp crystal lake due to the negligence of the camp staff. However in later updates, potentially there will be more featured locations from the rest of the friday the th series. The map is modeled after the setting of the same name from the original friday the th 1980. Friday the th 1980 filming locations jason parker may 06, 2011.