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Friday the 13th Part III
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Overview

User Rating:
5.1/10   10,313 votes
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Director:
Steve Miner
Writers:
Martin Kitrosser (screenplay)
Ron Kurz (character creator)
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Release Date:
13 August 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Tagline:
A New Dimension In Terror... more
Plot:
Having escaped in the last episode, Jason is back, hockey mask and all, to continue his murderous rampage across Crystal Lake. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(17 articles)
C'mon Hollywood #228
 (From JoBlo. 2 November 2009, 11:36 PM, PST)

Satanic Panic (DVD Review)
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User Comments:
My favorite Friday the 13th installment more (318 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Crystal Japan (USA) (fake working title)
Friday the 13th Part 3 (USA) (video title)
Friday the 13th Part 3-D (USA) (trailer title)
Friday the 13th Part 3: 3-D (USA) (trailer title)
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Runtime:
95 min | Sweden:91 min (2002 re-rating)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:(Banned) | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 (re-rating) | UK:15 (re-rating) (2008) | Brazil:14 | Spain:18 | Ireland:18 | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-12 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (Banned) | Italy:VM18 | Mexico:C | Finland:K-18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1993) | Norway:(Banned) (1983-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Able (the old man) is much like Crazy Ralph from the first two films. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Loco looks up to where Fox is for the second time, after he has told her to get down and has grabbed the container of gasoline, she is gone, but we can see a foot (probably Jason's) stepping out of view of the camera in the lower right corner of the upper barn doorway. more
Quotes:
Shelly: Is that all you're gonna do this weekend? Smoke dope? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Cheerleader Massacre (2003) (V) more

FAQ

What Happens at the end in the lake?
What Happened Between Chris and Jason in the Past?
Is the new 'Deluxe Edition' DVD in 3-D?
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10 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
My favorite Friday the 13th installment, 19 July 2003
10/10
Author: allgood_2000 from Abingdon, VA

Although this installment was not too original, I thought it stood out from the others. If you watch the series in order, this is the first time the victims are just vacationing teenagers and not camp counselors. I also thought the character developement was better than the first two (yes, I know "character developement" and "slasher movies" aren't birds of a feather, but I though it worked in this particular slasher). I actually became attached to some of the characters and didn't want them them to die. Most people, however, think the time spent developing characters slowed the pace and made the movie boring. This was also the first Friday the 13th movie to have it's climax in a barn. I thought the fact that it took place on a ranch was kind of neat, I was getting kind of tired of camp.

Most of the death scenes were original, the gore level was average, not a whole lot of suspense (but what do you expect? This is Friday the 13th, not The Sixth Sense), but the characters were really cool. It had some continuity errors with the previous movies, so I'm deducting one point. 9 out of 10.

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