Pack your sleeping bags and don’t stand with your back to a window because it’s time for Sean S. Cunningham & Victor Miller’s FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) to prove that a movie capitalizing on a trend can become a trendsetter in its own right.

We then look at how FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 (1981), directed by Steve Miner, altered the trajectory of the franchise and overall trend.