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Saturday the 14th

Saturday the 14th

  • Status: Released
  • 30-10-1981
  • Runtime: 76 min
  • Score: 5
  • Vote count: 104

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.

Richard Benjamin

John

Paula Prentiss

Mary

Jeffrey Tambor

Waldemar

Severn Darden

Van Helsing

Kari Michaelsen

Debbie

Kevin Brando

Billy

Rosemary DeCamp

Aunt Lucille

Carole Androsky

Marge

Roberta Collins

Cousin Rhonda

Stacy Keach, Sr.

Attorney

Allen Joseph

Uncle Bert

Nancy Lee Andrews

Yolanda

Paul "Mousie" Garner

The Major

Annie O'Donnell

Annette Muldowney

Thomas Newman

Cousin Phil

Craig Coulter

Deliveryperson

Renee Braswell

Stuntperson

Elizabeth Charlton Davey

French Maid

Irwin Russo

Truck Driver

Michael Miller

Ernie Muldowney

Patrick Campbell

Mailman (uncredited)

Bob Esensten

Attorney Delivering Boxes #1 (uncredited)

Stephen Kurzfeld

Attorney Delivering Boxes #2 (uncredited)

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