Richard benjamin, paula prentiss, jeffrey tambor, severn darden, kari michaelsen, kevin brando, rosemary decamp, stacy. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Saturday the 14th is a 1981 american comedy horror film starring reallife husband and wife paula prentiss and richard benjamin, cowritten and directed by howard r. Saturday the 14th quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. Cheaply made but very funny, saturday the 14 cashes in on the holiday horror craze of the 80s but it goes for the laughs. Scream factory has done another great job in bringing us a crisp looking hd picture. Decidedly not a parody of all those very parodyable endangered teenager movies like friday the th though thats what its misleading title implies saturday merely resurrects a passel of hauntedhouse wheezes so antique that even the bowery boys would be driven to groans by them. Monsters of different varieties are unleashed into the world, but theyre given almost nothing to do. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing saturday the 14th near you. Dec 21, 2007 it gets bad on friday the th, but it gets worse on 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. This great comedic horror movie from the early 80s is complete with. Ive never seen this movie look so sharp or detailed. Saturday the 14th is a movie written by someone void of the creativity required to make a movie let alone a clever one.
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. Sep 16, 2019 saturday the 14th is a movie written by someone void of the creativity required to make a movie let alone a clever one. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Despite the implications of the films title, it is a spoof of classic horror movies and not a parody of the friday the th series or slasher. Help arrives unexpectedly in the form of leonard cavendish phil leeds, gramps deceased best friend. Then, there are some rather vague memories of eventually seeing this film on television. A family movies into a strange house that is inhabiated by many strange, undead monsters. Were celebrating with coffee cup bongs, lots of evil dead references, and maggies ultimate celebrity crush bradley whitford, obvi. Saturday the 14th is a 1981 american horror comedy film starring reallife husband and wife paula prentiss and richard benjamin, cowritten and directed by howard r. Rent saturday the 14th 1981 starring richard benjamin and paula prentiss on dvd and bluray.
This was richard benjamins second horror spoof along with love at first bite. Join us for a look at drew goddard and joss whedons loving hate letter to horror the cabin in the woods. New movies, theaters near you, movie tickets, showtimes. I remember being a snotnosed nine year old and seeing the television commercial for saturday the 14th. Watch saturday the 14th movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Benjamin, who is married to prentiss in real life, also appeared in the horror satire love at first bite. If you like saturday the 14th you are looking for scary, humorous and satirical movies about with parody, haunted house, book, supernatural, danger, nothing goes right and eccentric family themes of comedy, fantasy and horror genre shot in usa. Saturday the 14th movie trailer 1981 plot synopsis. It certainly isnt a spoof in the style of the zucker comedies and its more homage than anything. Saturday the 14th is considered a spoof of the various horror sub genres, but in fact it does its own thing while still being a bit of a spoof. Learn about the newest movies and find theater showtimes near you.
Rent saturday the 14th 1981 on dvd and bluray netflix. How often does the 14th day of a month fall on a saturday. Saturday the 14th 1981 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Pennsylvania is beginning to look a lot like transylvania in the horror spoof saturday the 14th.
That threepart extravaganza over there is for our original pilot episode in which we talked all about the first three friday the th movies. This horror spoof follows a family as they move into a creepy house, inhabited by frightening creatures. This is one of a number of slasher movie spoofs made and released during the early 1980s that parodied the current cycle of films in that genre. Saturday the 14th is a 1981 american horrorcomedy film starring reallife husband and wife paula prentiss and richard benjamin, cowritten.
All things that have ever scared you about a horror movie are spoofed in this hilarious film about the day after the infamous day of bad luck, friday the th. So, with today being saturday the 14th, and we talked about the first. Cohen, who would return to the same territory with 1988s saturday the 14th strikes back. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. When bull and bennys client has no memory of the crime due to her mental condition, they enter a not guilty by reason of insanity plea and aim to seat jurors that are. After his family moves to a house, a young boy finds a book which sees a curse hanging on the course of saturday the 14th. The movies include wacko 1982, pandemonium 1982, student bodies 1981, class reunion 1982 and saturday the 14th 1981. Calendars repeat themselves find out which months share the same calendar dates and reuse your calendar. Saturday the 14th 1981 this cover brings back a lot of memories, i think i was one of the few people who ever picked this one up in our video store. Watch saturday the 14th 1981 full movie free online. Such as the mad scientist tasting his potion and saying not bad, but not good, or a mother finding a sixfinger rubber glove. Its great to finally see this childhood favorite in high definition. With richard benjamin, paula prentiss, jeffrey tambor, severn darden.
Saturday the 14th poster in 2020 saturday the 14th movie. Saturday the 14th is considered a spoof of the various horror. Bull a girl without feelings bull confronts his guilt over closing his psychiatric practice to start tac when his former patient, a young woman who is a clinical sociopath, goes on trial for killing her brother. Oct 05, 2019 saturday the 14th movie trailer 1981 plot synopsis. Saturday the 14th part ii 2021 comedy horror set eight months after the events of saturday the 14th, tabatha crane continues her killing spree, returning to her adoptive home and terrorizing her parents. Saturday the 14th 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. On friday the th it gets bad but on saturday the 14th it gets worse for a family that inherits a cursed house in this outrageous and suspenseful comedy spoof.
I especially remember the line i have bats in my belfry. Their locality and opening the book releases a group of critters must combine together to save themselves. A family moves into a house inhabited by scary creatures and a number of close calls ensue. Saturday the 14th strikes back costar avery schreiber spent much of the 80s being distracted by the hearty crunch of doritos snack chips in a longrunning series of tv commercials. This weeks b movie enema is being released in conjunction with the latest threepart episode extravaganza at film seizure. Saturday the 14th part 2 is a 1988 comedy horror film, written and directed by howard r. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. A family richard benjamin, paula prentiss moves into a house inhabited by spooky creatures and a number of close calls ensue. Calendars repeat themselves find out which years share the same calendar dates and reuse your calendar. Saturday the 14th 1981 not even a shark fin in the bathtub is enough to convince people richard benjamin, paula prentiss that their inherited house is haunted.
Saturday the 14th provided the directorial debut for veteran horror screenwriter howard r. Halloween ii was funnier by accident than saturday the 14th manages to be on purpose. According the movie, if friday the th is unlucky, saturday the 14th is the worse. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Saturday the 14th is a 1981 american horror comedy film starring reallife husband and wife paula prentiss and richard.
In 1981, one of the most vile, disgusting, films ever made was brought to the big screen. A family richard benjamin, paula prentiss moves into a house inhabited by spooky creatures and a. Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced. Saturday the 14th movie trailer and videos tv guide. The movies title saturday the 14th spoofed the friday the th movie series being made and released about a year after friday the th 1980 and in the same year as friday the th part 2 1981. Saturday the 14th is a 1981 american comedy horror film starring reallife husband and wife paula prentiss and richard benjamin, cowritten and directed by. We see them occasionally, but they serve no creative purpose. The movie isnt really a 4 star film, but i enjoy it. All things that have ever scared you about a horror movie are spoofed in this hilarious film about the day. Decidedly not a parody of all those very parodyable endangered teenager movies like friday the th though thats what its misleading title implies saturday merely resurrects a passel of hauntedhouse wheezes so antique that even the bowery boys would be driven to. A spoof of classic horror movies, it was followed by saturday the 14th strikes back in 1988. The comedy of this movie is taking a horror scence and putting gags in it. Saturday the 14th 1981 cast and crew not even a shark fin in the bathtub is enough to convince people richard benjamin, paula prentiss that their inherited house is haunted.
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