# 13th Child

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***13th Child*** (or ***The 13th Child: Legend of the Jersey Devil***) is a 2002 [direct-to-video](/source/Direct-to-video) [horror film](/source/Horror_film) directed by Thomas Ashley and Steven Stockage. It is inspired by the [Jersey Devil](/source/Jersey_Devil).[1] The screenplay was written by Michael Maryk and [Cliff Robertson](/source/Cliff_Robertson), the latter also starring 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](/source/Wharton_State_Forest), [Batsto Village](/source/Batsto_Village), and [Hammonton](/source/Hammonton,_New_Jersey) in the [Pine Barrens](/source/Pine_Barrens_(New_Jersey)) of [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey).

## Cast

- [Cliff Robertson](/source/Cliff_Robertson) as Mr. Shroud
- [Lesley-Anne Down](/source/Lesley-Anne_Down) as District-Attorney Murphy
- [Christopher Atkins](/source/Christopher_Atkins) as Ron
- [Robert Guillaume](/source/Robert_Guillaume) as Riley
- [John Wesley](/source/John_Wesley_(actor)) as Jones
- [Peter Jason](/source/Peter_Jason) as Coroner

## Reception

Critical reception for the film has been negative. On [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/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](/source/Swept_Away_(2002_film))*" 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. Nash, Margo (October 13, 2002). ["The Devil You Think You Know"](https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/13/nyregion/the-devil-you-think-you-know.html). *The New York Times*. p. 11. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180625021634/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/13/nyregion/the-devil-you-think-you-know.html) June 25, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 27, 2018.

1. Rosen, Judith (November 18, 2002). ["Jersey Devil takes the screen"](https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20021118/32197-jersey-devil-takes-the-screen.html). *Publishers Weekly*. p. 22.

1. ["13th Child"](https://rottentomatoes.com/m/13th_child/). *[Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes)*. [Fandango Media](/source/Fandango_Media). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190523214840/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/13th_child/) 2019-05-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2018-12-15.

1. [Review for 13th Child (2002)](https://web.archive.org/web/20150321172410/https://www.imdb.com/reviews/332/33227.html)

1. Tatum, Charles (2004-01-14). ["Movie Review – 13th Child"](http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=8565). *eFilmCritic.com*. Charles Tatum. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070235/http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=8565) 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2018-12-15.

## External links

- [13th Child](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273041/) at IMDb
- [13th Child](https://web.archive.org/web/20121020234620/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/535275/13th-Child-Legend-of-the-Jersey-Devil-Volume-1/) at [Turner Classic Movies](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies)

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