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Friday the 13th/Faith Healer

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Faith Healer
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Season 1, Episode 12
Airdate February 13, 1988
Written by Christine Cornish
Directed by David Cronenberg
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Faith Healer is the twelfth episode of the first season of Friday the 13th.

Starring: John D. Le May (Ryan Dallion), Robey (Micki Foster)

and Chris Wiggins (Jack Marshak)

Guest Stars: Miguel Fernandes (Stewart Fishoff), Robert Silverman (Jerry Scott)

with John Bethune (Man In Wheelchair), Lynne Gorman (Sylvia), David Robertson (Cop), Catherine Gallant (Woman (with dog)), Eddie Roy (Joey Lessing), Robert King (Faith Healer)

Contents

Plot Overview

A debunked faith healer happens upon a cursed glove. With it he soon recovers his glory by actually healing ill individuals, only to have to transfer it to someone else who receives a deadly amplified version of the affliction.

Notes

Manifest

  • Sforza glove (recovered)
  • Cape

Arc Advancement

Happenings

  • Micki mentions to Jack about a cape in the manifest.

Characters

Referbacks

Trivia

The Show

  • Appropriately directed by filmmaker David Cronenberg who's known for his work in the "body horror" genre.
  • Guest star Robert Silverman is a fixture of Cronenberg's films, although he is also a local Toronto actor and would later appear in "Hate on Your Dial".
  • Cronenberg and Silverman would later appear in the Friday the 13th film Jason X, which happened to have its first theatrical premiere exactly 13 years later in 2001.

Behind the Scenes

Allusions and References

Memorable Moments

Quotes