Back home

Saturday the 14th

109 votes

Producing House

After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1981-10-30

Runtime: 76 mins

Director: Howard R. Cohen

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Original title: Saturday the 14th

Production Companies: New World Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Reviews

W

Wuchak
***Fun horror spoof, albeit one-dimensional and underwhelming*** A normal family (Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, et al.) inherits a creepy mansion in Erie, Pennsylvania, but a centuries-old vampire & his bride (Jeffrey Tambor & Nancy Lee Andrews) are also interested in the house. Severn Darden shows up as Van Helsing. Fun shenanigans ensue. “Saturday the 14th” (1981) is comedy-horror that _doesn’t_ spoof, “Friday the 13th,”, as the title implies, but rather Dracula flicks, “Jaws,” “The Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “The Birds,” and various other creature features. The movie has a good heart and is amusing in a silly way, but the setting is limited to the mansion and the story’s not compelling enough. The potential of the script needed further milked. Nevertheless, Kari Michaelsen as the daughter perks things up on the feminine front. She was 19 during shooting, but looks 15-16. Meanwhile Nancy Lee Andrews as the vampire bride is sharp, but not enough is done with her (she, incidentally, was engaged to Ringo Starr at one point). The film runs 1 hour, 15 minutes. GRADE: C
2020-03-23

Recommendations

Operation Ragnarok
2.8

Operation Ragnarok

2018-12-07

A town in south of Sweden is isolated after a viral outbreak. The Swedes and immigrants still inside

Action Is Not Missing
0.5

Action Is Not Missing

1987-12-25

The members of the group are sent to Vietnam. The war between North and South is still in full swing

Qui Veut Gagner de l'Argent en Masse
3

Qui Veut Gagner de l'Argent en Masse

2003-09-12

The Haunting of Alice D
2.5

The Haunting of Alice D

2014-09-27

In the late 1890s the Davenport House was a famous and successful brothel, until a young prostitute

Eli
3

Eli

2019-10-18

A boy named Eli with a rare autoimmune disorder is confined to a special experimental clinic for his

Sangu Chakkaram
0

Sangu Chakkaram

2017-12-29

A group of kids, a couple of kidnappers, and two men who are planning to murder one of the children

Interior
2.6

Interior

2014-10-26

What starts as a simple paranormal investigation inside a mundane Florida house soon becomes a terri

The Black Demon
3

The Black Demon

2023-04-26

Oilman Paul Sturges' idyllic family vacation turns into a nightmare when they encounter a ferocious

Mosquito Man
2.6

Mosquito Man

2005-03-05

Police lieutenant detective Thomas 'Thom' Randall's steady girl-friend, Dr. Jennifer 'Jen' Allen, is

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
2.8

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

1995-10-20

Thrill-seeking teenagers resurrect a demon from his grave and a bloody rampage for revenge begins.

Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes
2.7

Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes

2006-10-28

He threw their loved ones into a swamp. Now they want revenge... But when a demon does their dirty w

Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud
2.8

Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud

2007-02-05

During a bitter family feud, Jodie Hatfield, and her boyfriend Ricky McCoy, decide to leave town to

The Turning
2.9

The Turning

2020-01-23

A young woman quits her teaching job to become a private tutor and governess for two wealthy young k

What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon
2.5

What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon

1983-01-01

Z-grade horror flick "The Hideous Sun Demon" re-dubbed and re-edited into a monster-movie spoof abou

Voodoo Woman
2.3

Voodoo Woman

1957-04-11

Deep in the jungles a mad scientist is using the natives' voodoo for his experiments to create an in

Voyage of the Rock Aliens
2.4

Voyage of the Rock Aliens

1984-03-09

Aliens land in the mythical town of "Speelburgh, U.S.A" searching for the source of rock & roll. Wha

Camping 2
2.4

Camping 2

2010-04-21

Jean-Pierre Savelli is a forty-something employee of an insurance company in Clermont-Ferrand who fi

Devilman
3

Devilman

2004-10-09

A scientific exploration in search of a new energy source unleashes a group of powerful demons who b

The Passenger
2.9

The Passenger

2006-09-05

A six years spent in a bedroom with a computer. It began in 1998 as a proposed showreel piece, but t

Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid
2

Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid

1994-10-20

It's the final chapter in the cult classic Class of Nuke'Em High Trilogy, and this time the fate of