As it happens once or twice a year, this Friday is a somewhat special day for the most superstitious among us, as it is decorated with the number 13, loaded with superstition, synonymous for some with bad luck or, conversely, luck. others.
If this symbolic number may appear in different forms in the cinema, as you can see through this quiz, in the seventh art world it is primarily associated with the horror franchise Friday the 13th, launched in 1980 by director Sean S. Cunningham.
Before you tackle these seven questions about the number 13 in cinema, here are a few secrets from the making of this original cult horror film.
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The beginning of a long saga
Filmed in 1980, Friday the 13th is the first part of the legendary horror film saga, in which the killer Jason Voorhees became one of the biggest figures with his hockey mask and knife. Eleven films will follow, in which he will again appear.
A film that pays dearly
Made for a modest $700,000, Friday the 13th grossed over $17 million in the US alone, 24 times its original budget! In France, the feature film received more than 600,000 participants. By comparison, Nightclaws, the opening episode of the Freddy saga, had a total of 465,864 in France.
A multi-faceted killer
The Friday the 13th saga will put a variety of actors behind the mask of Jason Voorhees. If Ari Lehmann plays the would-be killer, still a young guy, in the opening episode, he will then give Warrington Gillette, Richard Brooker, Ted White, CJ Graham (once each), Kane Hodder (four times) and Ken Kirzinger (Freddy vs. Jason) a chance to star in a horror film. The embodiment of this mythical figure.
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