13th Child

October 2014 February 2026 January 2025 Thirteenth Child 13th Child film poster.jpg Film poster Thomas Ashley Steven Stockage Michael Maryk Cliff Robertson Cliff Robertson Lesley-Anne Down Christopher Atkins Robert Guillaume Howard Krupa Peter Calandra Unipix Entertainment 2002 10 25 $5,000,000 99 minutes United States English 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.Nash Margo The Devil You Think You Know The New York Times 11 October 13, 2002 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/13/nyregion/the-devil-you-think-you-know.html July 27, 2018 June 25, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180625021634/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/13/nyregion/the-devil-you-think-you-know.html live The story is based on The Jersey Devil by James F. McCloy and Ray Miller Jr.Rosen Judith Jersey Devil takes the screen Publishers Weekly 22 November 18, 2002 https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20021118/32197-jersey-devil-takes-the-screen.html 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. 13th Child https://rottentomatoes.com/m/13th_child/ Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media 2018-12-15 2019-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20190523214840/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/13th_child/ live 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.""Review for 13th Child (2002) Charles Tatum from eFilmCritic.com panned the film's script, and character development. 2004-01-14 Tatum Charles Movie Review – 13th Child http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=8565 eFilmCritic.com Charles Tatum 2018-12-15 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070235/http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=8565 live References External links 0273041 13th_child_legend_of_the_jersey_devil 13th Child at Turner Classic Movies Category:2002 films Category:2002 direct-to-video films Category:2002 horror films Category:2000s monster movies Category:Direct-to-video horror films Category:Films shot in New Jersey Category:Films set in New Jersey Category:American monster movies Category:2002 English-language films Category:2002 American films Category:English-language science fiction horror films Category:Films about the Jersey Devil