Was there really a gory opening death filmed for Friday The 13th? Friday The 13th was a low-budget horror movie conceived by director Sean S. Cunningham as a way to cash in on the shock success of John Carpenter's Halloween.
Friday The 13th took the basic formula of Halloween and pumped up the amount of sexuality and gore, which proved to be a winning combination. Special makeup effects wizard Tom Savini became the unofficial star of the movie for this reason, with his gruesome work shocking and
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