Friday the 13th Part III

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Friday the 13th Part 3

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Directed by Steve Miner
Produced by Frank Mancuso Jr.
Written by Martin Kitrosser
Ron Kurz (characters)
Victor Miller (characters)
Carol Watson
Petru Popescu (uncredited)
Starring Dana Kimmell
Paul Kratka
Richard Brooker
Music by Harry Manfredini
Michael Zager
Cinematography Gerald Feil
Editing by George Hively
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) Flag of the United States August 13, 1982
Running time 95 minutes
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Budget $2,500,000 (estimated)
Gross revenue $36,700,000 (domestically)
Preceded by Friday the 13th Part 2
Followed by Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
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Friday the 13th Part 3 is the second sequel to Friday the 13th. The 1982 movie made horror film history as the first film to feature Jason Voorhees in the hockey mask that has become synonymous with the character and his image. The film was released theatrically in 3-D, but the 3-D version is now available only in Japan on Video High Density disc home video.

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[edit] Plot summary

Jason gets his trademark hockey mask
Jason gets his trademark hockey mask

Picking up almost directly where Part 2 left off, Jason has survived his attack at the hands of Paul and Ginny, and migrates to a store where he changes clothes and kills the store owners before moving on to a nearby lake front property named Higgins Haven.

At the same time, Chris Higgins, who was attacked by a mysterious, disfigured stranger in the woods near Crystal Lake two years earlier, returns to the property with her friends; Debbie, Andy, Shelly, Vera, Chuck and Chilli. They all meet Chris' boyfriend Rick at their destination. Chris intends to face their fears, however none of the kids know that an unmasked and reclusive Jason has taken refuge in the barn. Shelly and Vera get into trouble with a biker gang who then comes to Higgin's Haven for revenge. However, they are dealt with by Jason before they can do any real damage except for taking the gas out of the gang's van.

While Chris and Rick go out for a walk in the woods, Jason wanders out to hunt again. He slashes Shelly's throat and takes his hockey mask. Now with a mask to cover his face, he then precedes to kill Vera (spear shot to eye), Andy (sliced in half while walking on hands), Debbie (knifed from under hammock), Chuck (thrown on fuse box and electrocuted) and Chilli (impaled with fireplace poker). When Chris and Rick return they find the place empty when they split up to find out what's going on. Rick is attacked by Jason who squeezes his head so hard his eyeball pops out.

Jason then confronts Chris, the two exchanging attacks until Chris leads Jason to the barn. She seemingly defeats Jason by tying him to a rope and hanging him. Jason survives the hanging and shows his real face to Chris and she recognizes him as the man who attacked her two years ago. As Jason proceeds to attack Chris, one of the bikers (Ali), who survived his attack eariler, attempts his revenge but meets his doom. While Jason is busy hacking Ali, Chris picks up an axe and strikes Jason on the head, apparently killing him. Chris then wanders over to the lake and falls asleep in a canoe that drifts into the middle of the lake. She subsequently suffers a nightmare of first a revived Jason running out to the lake to attack, and then being grabbed and taken into the water by a decomposing Mrs. Voorhees. At some point later, the police take a clearly mentally disturbed Chris off the property as the camera fades out on Jason's body.

[edit] Alternate ending

An infamous alternate ending depicted Jason actually decapitating Chris in a dream sequence (as opposed to the dream sequence in the finished film featuring Mrs. Voorhees). It is featured in the 1982 novel by Michael Avallone, which was based on the original shooting script. Some photos of the scene also appear in Peter Bracke's 2005 book, Crystal Lake Memories.

[edit] Cast

Actor/Actress Role
Richard Brooker Jason
Gloria Charles Fox
Rachel Howard Chili
David Katims Chuck
Dana Kimmell Chris Higgins
Paul Kratka Rick
Cheri Maugans Edna
Steve Miner Newscaster
Kevin O'Brien Loco
Catherine Parks Vera Sanchez
Jeffrey Rogers Andy
Nick Savage Ali
Tracie Savage Debbie
Steve Susskind Harold
Perla Walter Mrs. Sanchez
David Wiley Abel
Larry Zerner Shelly


[edit] Box office

The film opened in 1,079 theaters in 3D taking in $9,406,522 its opening weekend. Domestically, the film made $36.7 million, nearly double the earnings of the second movie.[1]

[edit] Trivia

  • Released on a Friday the 13th.
  • No one in the film actually speaks the name Jason (not including the flashback scenes of Part 2).
  • Contains homages to Part 1, Debbie sees drops of blood falling from above she looks up and a knife goes through her chest. This scene is much like Kevin Bacon's scene in the first film. - After Chris thinks she had killed Jason she goes to sleep in a canoe on the lake much like Alice did in the first film. - When Chris awakes from the canoe Mrs. Voorhees comes out of the water and drags her under water much like what Jason did to Alice in the first film.
  • In one scene, Vera looks into Shelly's wallet and finds a photo of Shelly with his mother. The photo used for that scene is of Larry Zerner and his real life mother.
  • The house, barn, and lake in the film were all man-made. The lake wasn't properly sealed and leaked during filming.
  • Apparently, due to the outhouse, there is no running water in the house, though there is a shower.
  • This is the first movie to have Jason wear his trademark hockey mask.
  • Before the scene where Debbie dies, she is reading Fangoria magazine. When she is flipping through the pages, you can clearly see Tom Savini's name. He worked on the 1st and 4th Friday the 13th films.

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