Friday the 13th Part III

Infobox Film
name = Friday the 13th Part III


image_size =
caption = Film poster
director = Steve Miner
producer = Frank Mancuso Jr.
writer = Martin Kitrosser
Ron Kurz (characters)
Victor Miller (characters)
Carol Watson
Petru Popescu (uncredited)
narrator =
starring = Dana Kimmell
Paul Kratka
Richard Brooker
music = Harry Manfredini
Michael Zager
cinematography = Gerald Feil
editing = George Hively
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = flagicon|USA August 13, 1982
runtime = 95 minutes
country = USA
language = English
budget = $2,500,000 (estimated)
gross = $36,700,000 (domestically)
preceded_by = "Friday the 13th Part 2"
followed_by = ""
website =
amg_id = 1:18660
imdb_id = 0083972

"Friday the 13th Part III" is the third film in the "Friday the 13th" series. The 1982 movie was the first film in the series 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. Much like its sequel , this film was intended to [http://fridaythe13thfilms.com/blog/catherine-parks-vera-friday-the-13th-part-3/ end the series] . Unlike its sequel and the later film, Jason Goes To Hell, this film did not include a moniker in its title to indicate as such.

Plot summary

Picking up one day after the events of "Part 2", Jason has survived his attack at the hands of Paul and Ginny, and after attacking Ginny once more through a window and then killing and dismembering Paul, migrates to a store where he changes clothes, kills the store owners and stitches up his shoulder wound before moving on to a nearby lake front property named Higgins Haven.

At the same time, a girl named Chris, 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 Chili. On the road they meet Abel, a drunk religious fanatic who found Paul's eyeball (and other body parts) and kept it as proof of God. The kids drive away and later 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 Higgins Haven for revenge. However, they are dealt with by Jason before they can do any real damage except for taking the gas out of Chris' van.

While Chris and Rick take a drive, 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 proceeds to murder the rest of the gang. 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 until his eyeballs pops out.

Jason then attacks Chris, the two exchanging attacks until Chris leads Jason to the barn. She seemingly defeats Jason by placing a noose around his neck 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 earlier. 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.

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".

Cast

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. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083972/business]

Trivia

*Some of the deaths were edited in order to avoid an "X" rating, including: Andy's death, which showed his right leg being cut off and his stomach being torn open; Vera's death was cut of bloodshed and her subsequent reaction (this was cut for supposedly looking "too real"); Edna's death was cut of excessive blood flow; Chili's impailment with the red-hot poker was cut of steaming blood hitting the floor; Debbie's original death showed blood spraying across her chest and face.

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* [http://www.campcrystallake.com/thefilms/part3.htm Film page at the "Camp Crystal Lake" web site]