Thirteenth Child
Film poster
Directed byThomas Ashley
Steven Stockage
Written byMichael Maryk
Cliff Robertson
Starring
CinematographyHoward Krupa
Music byPeter Calandra
Distributed byUnipix Entertainment
Release date
  • October 25, 2002 (2002-10-25)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.[1] The screenplay was written by Michael Maryk and Cliff Robertson, who also stars in the film.[1] The story is based on The Jersey Devil by James F. McCloy and Ray Miller Jr.[2] The film was shot in New Jersey at Wharton State Forest, Batsto Village, and Hammonton in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.

Cast

Reception

Critical reception for the film has been negative. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 40% based on 5 reviews.[3] 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.""[4] Charles Tatum from eFilmCritic.com panned the film's script, and character development.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Nash, Margo (October 13, 2002). "The Devil You Think You Know". The New York Times. p. 11.
  2. ↑ Rosen, Judith (November 18, 2002). "Jersey Devil takes the screen". Publishers Weekly. p. 22.
  3. ↑ "13th Child". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  4. ↑ Review for 13th Child (2002)
  5. ↑ Tatum, Charles (2004-01-14). "Movie Review – 13th Child". eFilmCritic.com. Charles Tatum. Retrieved 2018-12-15.


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