Filmed in Blairstown, New Jersey at Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco.
All information derived from the motion picture Friday the 13th, written by Victor Miller and directed by Sean S. Cunningham; and from
the novelization of that film, written by Simon Hawke.
People
Alice
The only survivor at Camp Crystal Lake on the night of June 13, 1979. Responsible for the decapitation murder of Pamela Voorhees.
From Los Angeles, California. Interested in art (sketching). Was in a relationship
with Steve Christy before his murder. Her mother is still alive, her father is dead. (Played by Adrienne King)
Barry
Knifed in the stomach by Pamela Voorhees in the summer of 1958 at Camp Crystal Lake. Mrs. Voorhees' first victim.
Boyfriend to Claudette. Also involved with a girl named Maryann. (Played by Willie Adams)
Bill
Pinned to a door by arrows by Pamela Voorhees on June 13, 1979 at Camp Crystal Lake. Mrs. Voorhees' ninth and final victim (seventh that day).
Had worked as a camp counselor every summer for five years prior to his death. Playing guitar was his hobby. Had an uncle in Maine who owns a cabin. (Played by Harry Crosby)
Brenda
Killed on the archery range by Pamela Voorhees on June 13, 1979 at Camp Crystal Lake. Mrs. Voorhees' seventh victim (fifth that day).
Was a vegetarian who enjoyed playing Strip Monopoly. (Played by Laurie Bartram)
Christy, Steve
Stabbed in the stomach with a hunting knife by Pamela Voorhees on June 13, 1979 at Camp Crystal Lake. Mrs. Voorhees' eighth victim (sixth that day).
Owner of Camp Crystal Lake. His father owned it when Jason Voorhees drowned in the lake, and Barry and Claudette were murdered. Tried to reopen the camp
in the summer of 1979. Was involved with Alice. Drove a Jeep. (Played by Peter Brouwer)
Claudette
Knifed offscreen by Pamela Voorhees in the summer of 1958 at Camp Crystal Lake. Mrs. Voorhees' second victim.
Girlfriend to Barry(Played by Debra S. Hayes)
Crazy Ralph
Crystal Lake's 'prophet of doom'. Warns the counselors of impending danger. Alcoholic. Rides an old bicycle. (Played by Walt Gorney)
Dorf
Uptight police officer. One of only four officers on the Crystal Lake Police Force. Rides a Harley-Davidson Electra Glide. (Played by Ron Millkie)
Enos
Truck driver for Elston Oil Supply (phone number, 347-1063) in Stanhope, New Jersey. Gives Annie a ride shortly before her death. (Played by Rex Everhart)
Gilchrist, Marcie
Axed in the face in the bathroom by Pamela Voorhees on June 13, 1979 at Camp Crystal Lake. Mrs. Voorhees' sixth victim (fourth that day).
Girlfriend to Jack. Was planning on going to Boston to school that fall. (Played by Jeannine Taylor)
Kendall, Jack
Killed from below his bed with an arrow through his neck by Pamela Voorhees on June 13, 1979 at Camp Crystal Lake. Mrs. Voorhees' fifth victim (third that day).
Boyfriend to Marcie. (Played by Kevin Bacon)
Phillips, Annie
Throat slashed with a hunting knife by Pamela Voorhees on June 13, 1979 in the woods near Camp Crystal Lake. Mrs. Voorhees' thrid victim (first that day).
Was supposed to be the cook at the camp, never even made it there. (Played by Robbi Morgan)
Rubenstein, Ned
Throat slit in the boathouse by Pamela Voorhees on June 13, 1979 at Camp Crystal Lake. Mrs. Voorhees' fourth victim (second that day).
A prankster. Drove a red pickup with a white camper. Was headed to UCLA in the fall after his death. (Played by Mark Nelson)
Sandy
Worked at the diner Steve Christy ate at prior to his murder. (Played by Sally Anne Golden)
Sgt. Tierney
Police officer that gave Steve Christy a ride. He also brought Alice to the hospital after her ordeal. (Played by Ronn Carroll)
Trudy
Waitress at restaurant Annie stops in to get directions. She tells Enos to give Annie a ride. (Played by Dorothy Kobs)
Voorhees, Jason
Only son of Pamela Voorhees. Was shy, quiet, and strange. Went swimming alone in Crystal Lake in the summer of 1957.
He disappeared and was presumed to have drowned. According to Alice, he reappeared and pulled her underwater in the lake on June 14, 1979,
but he was never found. June 13 is his birthday. (Played by Ari Lehman)
Voorhees, Pamela
Murderer responsible for nine murders, two in 1958 and seven on June 13, 1979. Mother of Jason Voorhees.
Became so upset at the camp counselors for the apparent drowning of her son that she went on a killing spree to exact revenge
and prevent the camp from reopening. Decapitated by a machete in an act of self defense by Alice on the night of June 13, 1979.
Drove a Jeep. (Played by Betsy Palmer)
Winslow
Ed Bryant's old dog. Greets Annie as she enters the town of Crystal Lake.
Places
Camp Crystal Lake
Also known as Camp Blood. Established in 1935. Owned by the Christys, most recently Steve Chisty, who tried to reopen it in 1979 at a cost
of approximately $25,000. Site of an assumed drowning in 1957, a pair of murders in 1958, a series of fires in 1959, rumored water poisoning in 1962,
and seven murders in 1979.
Crystal Lake
The lake near Camp Crystal Lake. Jason Voorhees was believed to have drowned in the lake in 1957. Also the name of the town nearest the lake.
Dates
1935
Camp Crystal Lake opens.
1957
Jason Voorhees is believed to have drowned in Crystal Lake.
1958
Two counselors, Barry and Claudette are murdered at Camp Crystal Lake. Their bodies are found horribly mutilated
in the barn. Claudette's bunkmate found them.
1959
A series of fires are started at Camp Crystal Lake.
1962
The Christys attempt to reopen Camp Crystal Lake but the water
is bad, possibly poisoned.
June 13, 1979
In an attempt to reopen Camp Crystal Lake, eight people are killed, including
killer Pamela Voorhees.
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