Enos/Friday the 13th

Enos is a fictional truck driver and a minor character featured in the Friday the 13th horror film series. Played by actor Rex Everhart, he appeared in the original 1980 introduction to the franchise, Friday the 13th.

Biography
Enos was a truck driver who lived in a town outside of Crystal Lake Township. He often ate lunch at a diner and chatted with a waitress named Trudy. In June of 1979, a young hitchhiker named Annie Phillips came into the diner asking how far it was to Camp Crystal Lake. Enos offered to drive Annie to her new job at the Crystal Lake campground. Before getting into the vehicle, a local doomsayer named Ralph accosted them, warning Annie that Crystal Lake had a "death curse". Enos shooed Ralph away and drove Annie for a leg of her journey. Despite the dismissive way he acted towards Ralph, Enos likewise tried to discourage Annie from taking the summer job, claiming that Camp Crystal Lake was jinxed. Annie countered by telling him that he was starting to sound like Crazy Ralph. When it became clear that Annie was not going to turn down the work, Enos called her a "dumb kid" and dropped her off.

Notes & Trivia

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 * The character of Enos was created by director Sean S. Cunningham and writers Victor Miller and Ron Kurz.


 * Playing the part of Enos was actor Rex Everhart's eighth film role and his third theatrically released film (the other films were television movies).


 * A comic book version of Enos was adapted in issue #1 of the Friday the 13th: Pamela's Tale limited series by WildStorm Productions.

Appearances

 * Friday the 13th (1980)
 * Friday the 13th (novelization)