In the mid 80s I dined with Betsy Palmer on several occasions when we were guests at monthly parties hosted by our mutual GP. She was lovely and treated me kindly. Im embarrassed to think how shallow my conversations must have been at the time. I hated horror films & had never seen Friday 13th. so Im sure Mrs Palmer must have found me to be an escape. The truth was that I didnt have a clue! A truly lovely down-to-earth lady with an innate charm!
I met her in person a couple of weeks ago and was wearing casual shirts with a polo shirt. I told her I was dressed as a camp counselor. She said she would go easy on me because she said I looked like a nice young man...... if she only knew (lol). Still, she's a super nice lady.
She was a bit put off in the beginning. However, by this time, she ended up embracing her cult status. That’s why she showed up to so many of these events. When I met her, she was the warmest and most gracious of any celebrity I’ve ever spoken with. Although such movies weren’t her cup of tea, she really appreciated her fans and it showed. And I agree with you, nobody could’ve pulled this off as well. She’s the reason the franchise took off.
I love this woman. I saw her years ago in a Joan Crawford film. She's a real actress who is notorious for playing a villain. FTT is a terrible film but she makes it worth watching.
@thedarthflagger not true, there a few other Pamela Voorhees after Betsy, in part 3, Pamela was played by Marilyn Poucher and in Freddy vs. Jason, she was played by Paula Shaw while in the remake, Pamela was played by Nana Visitor
@pinoyguyable Actually your right....they way she spoke in Jason's voice "Kill her mommy, kill her. Don't let her get away mommy! Don't let her live" Mrs. Voorhees: I won't Jason, I won't.
Best movie serial killer ever. Sorry Freddy and Hannibal Lecter, but Mrs Voorhees was the most terrifying. She could bake you a nice tray of cookies.....then chop your fucking head off, drink your blood and make a shrine from your bones if you complained that the cookies were a little too sweet.
Yeah, but Jason's mom, and jason killed pot-smoking, fornicators too. Remember F13 part 1? After Kevin Bacon's finished with his girlfriend, he smokes a doobie and gets stabbed through the neck by Jason's mom. Angela was great too. Bruce Springstein's sister played angela. I think her first name is Pam.
