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Friday the 13th/Faith Healer
From The TV IV
| Faith Healer | |
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| Season 1, Episode 12 | |
| Airdate | February 13, 1988 |
| Written by | Christine Cornish |
| Directed by | David Cronenberg |
| ← 1x11 Scarecrow |
1x13 → The Baron's Bride |
| Friday the 13th — Season One | |
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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)
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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.
