Parents Guide for
Friday the 13th (1980)

Barry and Claudette kiss passionately a few times and are later shown making out (nothing explicit is shown) while starting to undress, but they are immediately interrupted after this. Marcie and Jack kiss passionately and playfully fondle each other as they begin undressing (Marcie's upper buttocks are visible as she removes her pants) and are later shown in bed nude having sex (this scene is quite explicit; thrusting is shown in heavy detail along with an image of Jack's bare buttocks being groped; moaning is heard.) At the end of this scene, Marcie rolls over, revealing her bare right breast, which is exposed for a few moments.

Barry is stabbed in the stomach. Claudette backs against a wall while the killer chases her and screams as she is presumably killed. Annie jumps out of a jeep, spraining her ankle, and her throat is slit. Jack is impaled through the neck with an arrow. Marcie is stabbed in the head with an axe. Brenda's death is implied when she runs out into the archery range, her scream is heard off-screen, and her bloody corpse is later hurled through a glass window. Steve is stabbed in the chest. Mrs. Voorhees (who turns out to be the killer) is hit over the head with a skillet and decapitated with a machete. All of these scenes are reasonably graphic and most of them contain blood or gore.

Some strong language such as "sh-t" and "g-ddamn" is moderately used, as well as mild profanities and some sexual references/innuendo. There are also numerous slang terms for various drugs (e.g. "Colombian gold," "hash," "grass," "weed.")

Jack and Ned horse around with a policeman while they appear to be under the influence of marijuana. Jack smokes a cigarette as he lies in bed in one scene. Alice, Bill, and Brenda share a marijuana joint and drink beer while playing Strip Monopoly.

Several scenes involving a mysterious killer who is never seen until the end of the film are incredibly terrifying, while accompanied by suspenseful/intense music. The film contains many graphic death scenes and numerous "jump" scenes, mostly throughout the final scenes when Alice is being stalked by the killer and when the decomposing corpse of Jason (his appearance is quite grotesque) pulls Alice and her boat underwater. Also, the scene in which Jason drowns may be intense and disturbing for some audiences.