Northtribe3 I decided to watch this movie late at night maybe around midnight at Saturday the 14th (hehe yeah I know very clever) so I was quite tired and maybe should'nt have checked it out at this late hour but I found this movie to be very charming and cosy. The film is about a family moving into a house which looks like a big dump but unbeknown to them this house has a curse of some sort. The son in the family starts to read and look into a book and as fast as he do this the creatures in the book comes to life! Meanwhile the parents find a note in the kitchen left there by the prievous owner telling them not to open the book but they brush it of thinking it's a different kind of book, (im gonna leave it at that plotwise because I do not want to spoil the whole movie for you). Something which I really enjoyed about this movie was the numerous references to other horror movies such as Creature from the black lagoon, Jaws, Dracula and perhaps Evil Dead ( I say perhaps because Im not sure if Evil Dead came out before or after this movie). The humour in it was not the funniest ever or so but I would rather call it charming just like all the references and I think this movie makes a great job of that, much better than the movie called Student Bodies (1981) which had way to many jokes in it which just made it annoying after a while. The acting is ok and I say ok because some of them were good and some of them were annoying or terrible. I Think this movie is more aimed towards a younger audience which maybe explains why this movie was rated PG. If you wanna have a funny and entertaining movie to Watch on your own late at night I can really recommend Saturday the 14th just don't have your expectations that high. 6/10 stars from me

Scott LeBrun Real life couple Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss star in this crude and goofy horror parody from New World and producer Julie Corman (Roger C.s' wife). They play John and Mary, who inherit some property that turns out to be cursed. When their inquisitive son Billy (Kevin Brando) happens to open an all important book, he unleashes unspeakable evil on the house - and potentially the world. A non stop assortment of truly ridiculous monsters show up to terrorize John, Mary, Billy, and teen aged daughter Debbie (Kari Michaelsen).Also along for the ride is top character actor Severn Darden, as an exterminator with the appropriate name of Van Helsing. Jeffrey Tambor, in his second feature film appearance, co- stars as a vampire named Waldemar. As always, these two guys prove to be very valuable. The movie really does hit its stride once Darden shows up. He has most of the best lines.This is going to come off as much too tame and lame for some tastes, but clearly screenwriter / director Howard R. Cohen was going for a family audience. Some characters do die, but mostly off screen, and there isn't much gore to speak of - aside from a fairly nasty severed head. The creature costumes are hysterically dumb looking, and among those horror classics spoofed are "Creature from the Black Lagoon", "Jaws", and "The Birds". The finale is absolutely cartoonish, with sound effects accompanying all the face making that our adversaries are doing.Benjamin and the oh so sexy Prentiss are a hoot as the parents, and are ably supported by Tambor, Darden, and others like Rosemary DeCamp, Stacy Keach Sr., and 70s exploitation starlet Roberta Collins.It might be silly and infantile, but that's not always necessarily a bad thing, and this could appeal to any horror fan who saw it as a kid, or the young at heart.Six out of 10.

waltjrimmer This movie was made as a spoof at a time when it was at about the same quality as what it was spoofing. On other review on this page says that the jokes and costumes are outdated and cheap. Well, maybe if you watch the current horror films. Personally, I prefer the old horror movies, from the black and white to the corny 70's gorror films. This film really does work, but you have to have a certain taste in film and comedy, so it isn't for everyone.If you like Evil Dead, the original Friday the 13th, The Birds or those old, grainy horror films, I suggest that you at least watch it and see if you like it. You won't lose anything and you'll probably get a few laughs out of it. The worst thing about this movie, the one thing that drives me up the wall about it, is that it's usually very hard to find. It's not incredibly popular and it's rather old. Sometimes you can find it from a video retailer or one of those subscription/mail-in DVD dealers, but you're really basing it a bit on luck. As an overall, something to seriously check out, if you can find it. I hope you enjoy it.

gavin6942 A family inherits an old house, but unknown to them it houses the Book of Evil. Well, it is not long before the son, Billy (Kevin Brando), finds the book and unleashes a bevy of nasty monsters into the home. And if you thought Friday the 13th was bad, Saturday the 14th is even worse.This film is written and directed by Howard R. Cohen, the writer of "Vampire Hookers". You do not have to see that film to understand what sort of person Howard is. Also, he wrote some songs for some 1980s children's cartoons. So, yeah, the guy is probably a little strange.Simply put, this film is bad. But so bad it is good in many cases. The costumes are not believable, the jokes are lame, the acting is average... but I think that was the intent. It sure was not meant to be a good film, and unlike what the title implies, it is not a spoof of "Friday the 13th" (or really any other film). I mean, if you are calling bats "owls", you are a little wacky.Jeffrey Tambor appears as a vampire... his story is a bit confusing, because his name is Waldemar, but he clearly shares a history with Dracula. I cannot really explain it (but it is not really important). Sadly, his role is smaller than you would expect after his strong start. The other cast is good, too, to be sure -- the dad is fantastic and VanHelsing (Severn Darden) is well-casted.I am a bit unclear about how the daughter (Kari Michaelson) is portrayed. While the film tends to be a family film, they have over-sexualized a girl who seems to be a teenager, having her strip for a bath, and even showing a close-up of her panties coming off. It is not completely clear if a nipple is shown (you would have to freeze the frame), but this takes the film from PG to more questionable territory, for no good reason.To my understanding, this film is only available on a bare DVD. I would love to see some features spruce this up, though I do not know what you could add to improve it: it is what it is. I watched it on an old VHS copied off the television (my girlfriend has a bizarre assortment of old Halloween-themed movies). Frankly, the film's strength is in its humor, so the picture and sound are of little consequence.