John Carpenter Calls Friday the 13th Cynical, Says it Doesn’t Rise Above its Cheapness

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John Carpenter recently made an appearance on the Brett Easton Ellis Podcast. And when the American Psycho author asked the director to compare and contrast Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Friday the 13th Carpenter offered his unfiltered disdain for the latter. In so many words, he suggests that Friday the 13th was a Halloween knockoff that was made on the cheap. And he’s not exactly wrong. Director Sean S. Cunningham has been fairly transparent about his intentions in making the film. But, [...]

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