Betsy Palmer thought this would go nowhere, but little did she know that this movie would make her an American Icon. I loved her in this role. I don't care how many great movie quotes there are, one of my favorites will always be "Jason was my son...and today is his birthday."

Betsy Palmer calling the script a piece of shit, then cutting to Pamela Voorhees saying "what monster could have done this?". Now THAT's funny!

I always get a kick out of hearing Betsy Palmer tell the story about how she got the role and why she agreed to be in it. She didn't think anyone would even watch the movie, let alone like it. How wrong she was. I'm glad she finally embraced it. RIP, dear lady.

R.I.P. BETSY PALMER

RIP Betsy😢🙏

Mrs Voorhees is probably the most iconic female character of the '80s horror films

6:25 "Well I-I'm Mrs. Voorhees. An old friend of the Christies." My favorite line.

"It will come and it will go and I'll have my sherocco." Lmao to funny

It's funny to think that she really didn't want this role, but of course how many of us would have acted differently if we had suddenly needed a new car? I respect her for playing the role she didn't want to the max. Come to think of it, this may be why Volkswagens were so prevalent in the later "Friday the 13th" films. There's one in 2, 3, and 6.

I love Betsy Palmer! What a character.

Adrienne king is really pretty, she has not changed in looks

"What MONSTER Could Have Done This?" Hahaha Poor Victor Miller!

Betsy is so hilarious😂

R.I.P Ms. Palmer. You and Sean scared the hell out of me as a child. Thank you.

This movie was filmed in my town.

Awesome movie. Never gets old. Inspiring how a small crew and small budget can make a simple, powerful movie and it become a success.

"Kill her mommy, kill her don't let her get away mommy, don't let her live." " I won't Jason, I won't!"👵🔪👩🏕😱🌕

So Mrs. Voorhees killed 2 camp counselors and 7 would be counselors all so she could buy a car? Sounds legit.

Betsy Palmer is one of the nicest people I've ever met.

These movies launched so many great careers. Just give me a few minutes to think of them.

Great documentary. Betsy Palmer scared the hell out of me, and she's so nice.

feels kinda relaxing watching this seeing everyone alive now

haha - i slept at the camp in the early 1970s on a class trip. By the way, Enis didn't do Annie any favors when he gave her a lift from the diner, about 10 miles in the opposite direction of Camp Crystal Lake

I enjoyed how the original and reimaging of the film came out to be but ive had 2nd thoughts about it: If Friday the 13th was remade, 1st half of it should focus on Mrs. Voorhees' rampage in Camp Crystal Lake right after Jason's supposedly drowning, let her murder her husband first, then the Camp Crystal Lake founders/owners the Christys, then the teen counsellors whom she felt responsible for ignoring Jason outside in the lake before she finally gets killed by the sole surviving counsellor like Alice. Then the 2nd half would jump forward 20 years or 30 years later with Jason as the next Camp Blood killer terrorising a new group of people who came into the now abandoned campsite like a family of a mother, father and two daughters (one older and younger) and another group of teens who are like into partying and sex who are camping out in another side of the woods. You remember how Rob Zombie's Halloween was presented? 1st half being a prequel while 2nd half was a straight forward remake? This would have Friday the 13th was supposed to be like, but without the frequent use of the f-word and no removal of the famous theme tune hook you know the ki-ki-ki-ki, ma-ma-ma-ma. Cause if it's removed then it isn't a F13 film, avoiding the mistake that Rob zombie made which was not including any Halloween related music (e.g. the theme tune) until the end credits.

Funny to see Sean and victor talking normally and not trying to kill each other for the rights to the movies

This is way better Friday the 13th out of all the whole series.

Adrienne King hasn't aged at all. She looks better now than she did when she was younger.

Betsy Palmer’s performance in this film was just SO captivating. It really made this film special.

Part 1 and part 4 were the best.

Yep, in October of 2007. She made an appearance at horror collectibles store. She answered all of my questions and gave me a hug before I left. Yeah I had to pay like 10 bucks for a ticket but it was worth it. She even wore a light blue sweater like in the movie!

Adrienne King God bless her, she was so beautiful.

They were playing Pokemon in the woods while that young boy drowned.

RIP Horror Legend Betsy Palmer 😩

Mrs. Voorhees is scarier than her son Jason.

RIP Betsy Palmer.

ITS GOT A DEATH CURSE!!!!!

There will never be a horror movie like this one, remember sitting with my friends in the theater watching it over and over. Going in smoking Kona Bud from Hawaii very high, good days in America back then. Now we have it on Blu-ray.

It still amazes me to this day how a low budget slasher with random B Level actors from would blow up and turn into an iconic franchise….don’t judge a book by its cover

38 years old and still spooked out watchin nis shit

Friday the 13th made close to $40, million in mid - 1980 !!!

Very interesting spin on Mrs. Voorhees. She is of course killing several people, but according to Ms. Palmer, her character just didn't want more children to die. I suppose we can except her evil in the film as a sort of 'ruined goodness.'

RIP Pamela Voorhees AKA besty Palmer. She was and is the greatest horror movie actor ever.she is the queen of horror and her son is the King.

Betsy Palmer beautiful woman, but my introduction to her was this movie at 11 years old, and yeah she still freaks me out.

OMG! It's Kevin Bacon! RUN FOR YOUR LIIIIIVES!!!

Thank u for posting!

Fun fact: Victor Miller, the writer of Friday the 13th, was also a longtime writer for a little soap opera called All My Children.

There's a Crystal Lake in Connecticut & I lived next to an Elm St. as a kid & my friend lived on Elm St & after I saw that movie, it took me months before I was brave enough to go back to my friend's house on Elm St., lol

The music in this movie gives me chills

It's interesting that they openly admit it's a Halloween rip-off.

The reason I watch movies like Friday the 13th is that I know no matter how gory a slasher movie is, no screenplay can ever be as scary as the real world, and horror movies help me realize that!

Ralph is my favorite, he owned every scene he was in. Would love to have hung out with him.

There's an Elm street where I live (Melbourne, Australia) as well. Just goes to show that what Freddy said is true. "Every town had an Elm street"

I did not think these kids or anyone one in this film overacted as a person here suggested; they all acted convincingly.

Rip betsy :(

Iconic horror/slasher. Horror movie history.

Also Palmer: nobody will watch this it will come and go Friday the 13th: makes 12 movies and has some games

What I always loved about this movie was that it could actually happen! The only fiction was Jason at the end

Let it be a movie lesson that nothing films like Halloween, Friday the 13th, Scream, etc.. will always end up becoming movie icons.

They should do a friday the 13th where all the survivors come together to finally kill Jason

I'll tell you what.Betsy Palmer seems like one cool lady lol.Well a real cool old lady now.

Yea meanwhile Kevin Bacon never talks about this movie. I wonder why.

Despite People saying that Friday the 13th copied this off of Halloween this was much Scarier movie (in my opinion) than Halloween from Friday the 13th's Score ,to the Setting being in the woods and the Suspense of not knowing who the killer is until the very End of the movie ,the Gore and kills ft Tom Savini's make up Effect's and the shock value of the Killer being Jason's mother and then the Chair Jumper when kid Jason comes from the lake and Attacks Alice ,Halloween you know who the Killer is Michael Myers ,you obviously know there something wrong with him but what makes Halloween so much more interesting is why he was trying to kill the Jamie Lee Curtis character until part 2 and the fact on what is he obviously not Human since he was shot stabbed and Shot 6 times but otherwise Friday is by far way better than Halloween

Thank God 4 Sean Cunningham who created such a CLASSIC masterpiece. Halloween and Friday the 13th remakes can GO 2 HELL!!!

I used to live right next to an Elm Street. It's quite a common street-name. But it's cool that there actually is a Crystal Lake in Iowa.

"Crazy Ralph" was the muthafuckin' MAN!

Adrienne King was the first of the truly beautiful women in the series...but Betsy Palmer was very beautiful in her day as well.

The first teenage girl that was killed “Annie”( Robbi Morgan) was sooooo damn cute! 😍

6:39 Betsy Palmer was very hot in her younger years. She reminds me of some other blonde screen goddess. Jayne Mansfield, maybe.

think its fucked up you never hear KB talk about his start in acting and being in Friday the 13th

Tom Savini clearly saved this movie Betstsy gave zero fucks the others sounded like they got counfused part way through, thank you Tom!

Kevin Bacon...thumbs up in this movie

Betsy Palmer: "What a piece of..." Lol

One of my favorite horror movies

It took me 4 years to find out that the mom was the killer in the original. I was retarded ;p;

I liked 4 and 8 the best, I know there wasn't much new York in jason takes manhattan but I really like it for some reason

It's so freaky, I live in Iowa. There's a Crystal Lake, Iowa and in Osage, there's a Elm St.

Who'd figure the Horror Movie Connection -- Last House On the Left - Sean Cunningham Directs ( and goes on to do the FT13th - works with Wes Craven who wrote the script ( and went on to do the N.O.E.S movies ). Mrs Palmer is so kick a** in this movie and still seems like that when i watch this documentary btw... she'll always be Mrs Voorheese to the Friday fans

Fab. Thanks :)

scariest music in horror movies.

Storm Lake and Crystal Lake are in two totally different locations in Iowa...

Alice still looks hot, damn!

Sweet, man.

Much like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a low budget helped make this film scarier and more iconic

Pamela only been shown in 1 movie, except her head in the others, but at least she became a mystery for Friday the 13th

@captainonetake Well THIS first one actually WAS indipendently PRODUCED. But a major hollywood studio ( Paramount ) bought and distributed it .

I wish they would have showed Mrs Voohrees decent in madness

There's a Crystal Lake in Haliburton Ontario, I seen it myself when I was a kid and thought Jason was gonna get my friends.

I absolutely adore slasher movies but I found Halloween & Friday the 13th boring, now A Nightmare on Elm Street, that's where it's at! I appreciate the films and what they've done for the slasher genre and I'll have to watch the sequels sometime

There is a Elm St. in GA and in NY!

Betsy Palmer is getting up there folks

I know, I read that it was why his stuff was some of the closest things to real blood and gore.

Mrs. Voorhees would be considered a hardcore KAREN these days. Beware.

awesome!haha have you been to both places?

13 years ago, nice

@donniedarkodevotte No, he did not say it opened in 1979, he said it was racking up dollar amounts in hollywood during 1979 which that is true, Halloween was not a smash right at the very beginning, it took it a couple of months after it was released to be a great smash hit

I know everyone always wants Jason. But I would love a remake of the orginal, Charlize Theron could kill it (pun intended) as Mrs. Vorhees. See her in Monster?

Greatest and most underrated character in the series ... Crazy Ralph ... ( Played by the late Walt Gorney )..... Raph: Your going to Camp Blood .... aint ya?" as looney as he was he wasnt soo out of his minds after those kids faced their doom was he? poor stupid kids

Honestly after watching all the original Friday films I have to say I think Betsy’s performance as mrs. voorhees creeps me out more then Jason but Kane hodder Jason is a close second

The original Halloween & the original Friday the 13th movies are awesome, so much better then there remakes by far!! The new ones dont compare....

"The book jason, give me the book." -mrs voorhees 6:29