Friday the 13th (2009 film)

Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Marcus Nispel
Screenplay by	Damian Shannon; Mark Swift
Story by	Damian Shannon; Mark Swift; Mark Wheaton;
Based on	Characters; by Victor Miller
Produced by	Sean S. Cunningham; Michael Bay; Andrew Form; Brad Fuller;
Starring	Jared Padalecki; Danielle Panabaker; Aaron Yoo; Amanda Righetti; Travis Van Winkle; Derek Mears;
Cinematography	Daniel C. Pearl
Edited by	Ken Blackwell
Music by	Steve Jablonsky
Production; companies	New Line Cinema; Paramount Pictures; Platinum Dunes; Crystal Lake Entertainment;
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures (United States and Canada); Paramount Pictures (International);
Release dates	February 9, 2009 (Mann's Chinese Theater); February 13, 2009 (United States);
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$19 million
Box office	$92.7 million

Friday the 13th is a 2009 American slasher film serving as a reboot and the twelfth installment overall in the Friday the 13th franchise.^[3]^[4] Directed by Marcus Nispel from a screenplay by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, the film stars Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, and Derek Mears. The story follows Clay Miller (Padalecki) as he searches for his missing sister, Whitney (Righetti), who is captured by Jason Voorhees (Mears) while camping in woodland at Crystal Lake.

The film was originally conceived as an origin story, but the project evolved into a reboot of the franchise where elements of the first four Friday the 13th films were used as inspiration for the story and characters. Voorhees was redesigned as a lean, quick killer with a backstory that allows the viewer to feel sympathy for him but not enough that he would lose his menace. In keeping with the tone of the film, Jason's mask was recreated from a mold of the original mask used for Friday the 13th Part III (1982) with minor changes. The film includes some of Harry Manfredini's musical score from the previous Friday the 13th films because the producers recognized its iconic status.^[5]

Friday the 13th was theatrically released in the United States on February 13, 2009. It received negative reviews, while grossing $92.7 million at the box office on a budget of $19 million, becoming the second-highest-grossing film in the franchise after Freddy vs. Jason (2003).

^ ^a ^b "Friday the 13th (2009)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
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^ Joal Ryan (February 16, 2009). "Sorry, Shopaholic, Hockey Masks Are the New Black". E! Online. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
^ Nathan Lee (February 13, 2009). "A Slice of Life". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
^ Ryan Stewart (November 28, 2008). "Friday the 13th: The Producers". SuicideGirls.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2008.

[NUM-1] "Friday the 13th (2009)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[DBO-2] Cite error: The named reference DBO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Joal Ryan (February 16, 2009). "Sorry, Shopaholic, Hockey Masks Are the New Black". E! Online. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2009.

[Lee-4] Nathan Lee (February 13, 2009). "A Slice of Life". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2009.

[SG-5] Ryan Stewart (November 28, 2008). "Friday the 13th: The Producers". SuicideGirls.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2008.

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