 | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "13th Child" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Thirteenth Child | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Thomas Ashley Steven Stockage |
| Written by | Michael Maryk Cliff Robertson |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Howard Krupa |
| Music by | Peter Calandra |
| Distributed by | Unipix Entertainment |
| Release date |
|
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5,000,000 |
13th Child (or The 13th Child: Legend of the Jersey Devil) is a 2002 direct-to-video horror film directed by Thomas Ashley and Steven Stockage. It is inspired by the Jersey Devil. The screenplay was written by Michael Maryk and Cliff Robertson, the latter also starring in the film. The story is based on The Jersey Devil by James F. McCloy and Ray Miller Jr. The film was shot in New Jersey at Wharton State Forest, Batsto Village, and Hammonton in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.
Cast
- Cliff Robertson as Mr. Shroud
- Lesley-Anne Down as District-Attorney Murphy
- Christopher Atkins as Ron
- Robert Guillaume as Riley
- John Wesley as Jones
- Peter Jason as Coroner
Reception
Critical reception for the film has been negative. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 40% based on 5 reviews. David N. Butterworth panned the film, as he felt that "Anyone who quickly denounced Madonna's "Swept Away" as being the worst film of 2002 clearly hadn't seen "13th Child."" Charles Tatum from eFilmCritic.com panned the film's script, and character development.
References
- ^ Nash, Margo (October 13, 2002). "The Devil You Think You Know". The New York Times. p. 11. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- Rosen, Judith (November 18, 2002). "Jersey Devil takes the screen". Publishers Weekly. p. 22.
- "13th Child". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- Review for 13th Child (2002)
- Tatum, Charles (2004-01-14). "Movie Review – 13th Child". eFilmCritic.com. Charles Tatum. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
External links
 | This article about a 2000s horror film is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- 2002 films
- 2002 direct-to-video films
- 2002 horror films
- 2000s monster movies
- Direct-to-video horror films
- Jersey Devil in fiction
- Films shot in New Jersey
- Films set in New Jersey
- American monster movies
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s American films
- English-language science fiction horror films
- 2000s horror film stubs