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Overview

User Rating:
5.2/10   9,569 votes
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Director:

Joseph Zito

Writers:

Barney Cohen (screenplay)
Martin Kitrosser (character creator)
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Release Date:

13 April 1984 (USA) more

Genre:

Horror more

Tagline:

Three Times Before You Have Felt The Terror, Known The Madness, Lived The Horror. But This Is The One You've Been Screaming For. more

Plot:

Having been revived at the hospital, Jason returns to Crystal Lake to meet more victims. However, this time has he met his match in Tommy Jarvis ? full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 nomination more

User Comments:

Some genuine suspense and elevated nudity levels more (268 total)


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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Friday the 13th Part 4 (USA) (working title)
Friday the 13th: Last Chapter (Philippines: English title)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - Part 4 (UK) (DVD box title)
Friday the Thirteenth: The Final Chapter (USA) (trailer title)
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Runtime:

90 min | USA:97 min (uncut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

After Jason actor Ted White finished his scenes for this film he went right on to film the movie, Starman (1984). While on set for the nights filming a bunch of reporters were waiting to interview Jeff Bridges but he was unavailable, so Director John Carpenter told the reporters to talk to Ted White about the film he just finished. After telling the reporters that he had just finished playing Jason in the new Friday the 13th film, the next day's article was all about him, and that night numerous fans showed up to the set to see the actor that played Jason. more

Goofs:

Continuity: When Tommy first looks at the machete on the ground, the handle is on the corner of the rug, but when he picks it up, it is not on the rug at all. more

Quotes:

Doug: Sara, I think I'm in heaven.
Sara: I think I'm in love.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ritorno dalla morte (1991) more

Soundtrack:

Love is a Lie more


FAQ

What are the differences between the Theatrical version and the Workprint?
When the gang is going to the lake for the first time, they walk for a long time, so long that it ends up being a better idea to go back and get the car. When Samantha goes for a swim, it seems much closer. Why?
In Samantha's death scene, Jason stabs her from beneath the inflatable boat she's lying in. Later, Paul swims out later and finds her dead body. If Jason had stabbed her through the bottom, shouldn't it have sunk?
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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Some genuine suspense and elevated nudity levels, 5 December 2005
6/10
Author: fertilecelluloid from Mountains of Madness

Joseph Zito, the director hauled in to oversee this fourth installment, previously directed the wretched "The Prowler", the wooly but entertaining "Invasion USA", and would go on to direct the shot-in-South Africa "Red Scorpion" (with Dolph Lungren). Since "The Prowler" was such a stinker, it's hard to see how Zito got the job. Maybe he was a master romancer and could talk actresses out of clothes because this episode in the "Friday" franchise has more nubile nudity and panty shots than any previous entry. It is also the goriest since the original with Savini returning as the effects adviser.

Jason is resurrected from gory pieces and returns to his old ways after a stint on a slab. He has a grudge for a particular family and must tangle with resourceful horror fan and pint-sized weirdo Tommy (Corey Feldman).

Just as the nudity and short shorts levels are elevated, so is the suspense. Using "The Prowler" as a guide on not what to do in a slasher, Zito creates some genuine unease and keeps things moving at a fast and bloody clip. The Euro version of this film, which is the one I have, is gorier than the US version and sexier, too.

The next installment proved to be one of the worst; so if you're going to subject yourself to one "Friday" sequel, choose this.

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