FILM

The Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks presents presents Friday the 13th.  An "Only at the Alamo" event.

Director Sean S. Cunningham
Year 1980
Rating R
Run Time 105min
Age Policy 18 and up. No one under 18 admitted.

Can you smell it? Summer's approaching. As school begins to let out and you dig in your drawers for cutoff jeans and tank tops — dreaming of that perfect summer vacation — why not take an early trip to Camp Crystal Lake? It's been more than thirty years since director Sean S. Cunningham introduced the world to Friday the 13th and the Alamo Drafthouse is celebrating by throwing the biggest summer camp party that you can imagine.

In the years since the original movie's release, popular culture has become entrenched with the legacy of everybody's favorite hockey masked killer. It's impossible to swing a dead cat in this modern world of horror films and not spot the legacy of Friday the 13th. This May, spend the night in a theater full of your fellow horror fanatics as we pay tribute to the original classic in all its bloody goodness. If you've never seen the film that started it all on the big screen, don't you think it's about time?

Arrive early because we've got a whole night of surprises lined up for Houston's horror fan community — including trivia contests, prizes and more.

Come dressed up as your favorite victim from the Friday the 13th film series and be eligible to win an amazing prize package that'll make all your fellow film fans drool with jealousy!