Saturday the 14th [Blu-ray]

Director: Howard R. Cohen Howard R. Cohen

Overview

In this early '80s send-up of venerable horror clich?s, Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss star as John and Mary, an ordinary couple who inherit a mysterious house from a deceased uncle. Along with kids Debbie (Kari Michaelsen) and Billy (Kevin Brando), they move into the musty mansion, unaware that vampire Waldemar (Jeffrey Tambor) and his wife are desperately seeking an ancient book housed within its walls. Soon, Billy finds the book and learns that opening it releases an assortment of scary creatures. John and Mary, however, refuse to believe Billy's tall tales, not even after Mary ends up with puncture marks in her neck and an aversion to normal food. Soon, a mer-man is stalking Debbie in the bathtub, relatives are disappearing and monsters have taken over the house. Help arrives in the form of the wise Van Helsing (Severn Darden) -- or does it? Saturday the 14th provided the directorial debut for veteran horror screenwriter Howard R. Cohen, who would return to the same territory with 1988's Saturday the 14th Strikes Back. Benjamin, who is married to Prentiss in real life, also appeared in the horror satire Love at First Bite.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/15/2019
UPC:	0826663192841
Original Release:	1981
Source:	Shout Factory
Language:	English
Sales rank:	651

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Richard Benjamin	John
Paula Prentiss	Mary
Severn Darden	Van Helsing
Jeffrey Tambor	Waldemar
Kari Michaelsen	Debbie
Kevin Brando	Billy
Nancy Andrews	Yolanda
Craig Coulter	Duane
Roberta Collins	Cousin Rhonda
Thomas Newman	Cousin Phil
Rosemary DeCamp	Aunt Lucille
Carol Androsky	Marge
Anne O'Donnell	Annette
Michael Miller	Ernie
Stacy Keach Sr.	Attorney
Paul 'Mousie' Garner	Major
Patrick Campbell	Mailman
Irwin Russo	Truck Driver
Stacy Keach	Attorney
Parmer Fuller	Composer

Technical Credits

Jeff Begun	Producer
Howard R. Cohen	Director
Julie Corman	Producer