Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

Director:

Joseph Zito

Writers:

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

13 April 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

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.

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 ?

Plot Keywords:

Impalement | Teenage Boy | Female Nudity | Slasher Flick | Boy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kimberly Beck	...	Trisha 'Trish' Jarvis
Erich Anderson	...	Rob Dier (as E.Erich Anderson)
Corey Feldman	...	Tommy Jarvis
Barbara Howard	...	Sara
Peter Barton	...	Doug
Lawrence Monoson	...	Ted
Joan Freeman	...	Mrs. Jarvis
Crispin Glover	...	Jimmy
Clyde Hayes	...	Paul (as Alan Hayes)
Judie Aronson	...	Samantha
Camilla More	...	Tina
Carey More	...	Terri
Bruce Mahler	...	Axel
Lisa Freeman	...	Nurse Morgan
Wayne Grace	...	Officer Jamison
Antony Ponzini	...	Vincent
Frankie Hill	...	Lainie
Paul Lukather	...	Doctor
Bonnie Hellman	...	Hitchhiker
Arnie Moore	...	Medic
Robert Perault	...	Medic
John Walsh	...	TV newscaster
Gene Ross	...	Cop
Abigail Shelton	...	Woman
Robyn Woods	...	Girl in shower
Thad Geer	...	Running man
Tom Everett	...	Flashlight man
William Irby	...	Helicopter pilot
Kirsten Baker	...	Terri (archive footage)
Richard Brooker	...	Jason Voorhees (archive footage)
Peter Brouwer	...	Steve Christy (archive footage)
Ronn Carroll	...	Sgt. Tierney (archive footage)
Rex Everhart	...	Enos (truck driver) (archive footage)
John Furey	...	Paul Holt (archive footage)
Walt Gorney	...	Crazy Ralph (archive footage)
Dana Kimmell	...	Chris Higgins (archive footage)
Adrienne King	...	Alice Hardy (archive footage)
Marta Kober	...	Sandra Dier (archive footage)
Jack Marks	...	The Cop (Deputy Winslow) (archive footage)
Tom McBride	...	Mark (archive footage)
Betsy Palmer	...	Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
Jaime Perry	...	Counselor (archive footage)
Jeffrey Rogers	...	Andy (archive footage)
Nick Savage	...	Ali (archive footage)
Amy Steel	...	Ginny Field (archive footage)
Lauren-Marie Taylor	...	Vicky (archive footage)
Russell Todd	...	Scott (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Dash	...	Jason Voorhees (archive footage)
Terry Ballard	...	State trooper (uncredited)
Ari Lehman	...	Young Jason Voorhees (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ted White	...	Jason Voorhees (uncredited)

Directed by
Joseph Zito

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Barney Cohen		screenplay
Martin Kitrosser		character creator
Ron Kurz		character creator
Victor Miller		character creator
Bruce Hidemi Sakow		story
Carol Watson		character creator

Produced by
Tony Bishop	....	co-producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.	....	producer

Original Music by
Harry Manfredini

Cinematography by
João Fernandes

Film Editing by
Joel Goodman

Casting by
Pamela Basker
Fern Champion

Production Design by
Shelton H. Bishop

Art Direction by
Joe Hoffman

Makeup Department
Larry S. Carr	....	special makeup effects artist
Alec Gillis	....	special makeup effects artist
James Kagel	....	special makeup effects artist
Michael Maddi	....	special makeup effects artist
Jill Rockow	....	special makeup effects artist
Tom Savini	....	special makeup effects artist
John Vulich	....	special makeup effects artist
Kevin Yagher	....	special makeup effects artist

Art Department
Jeanine Lambeth	....	scene painter

Sound Department
Charles Grenzbach	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Tom Savini	....	special effects supervisor
Ken Sher	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Pamela Bebermeyer	....	stunts
Sheryl Brown	....	stunts
Bob K. Cummings	....	stunts
Mike De Luna	....	stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw	....	stunts
John Sherrod	....	stunts

Transportation Department
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Terry Ballard	....	creative consultant
Tony Bishop	....	location manager
Michael Goldberg	....	assistant production accountant
Sharmagne Leland-St. John	....	assistant location manager
John Lytle	....	location manager
Susan Malerstein	....	script supervisor
Karen Altman Morgenstern	....	production coordinator
Pam O'Har	....	location manager
Don Wyse	....	fire safety

Production Companies

• Georgetown Productions Inc.
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC Video (1987) (UK) (video)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Pictures (1984) (USA) (theatrical)

Also Known As:

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

Runtime:

90 min | USA:97 min (uncut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Singapore:PG (heavily cut) | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Netherlands:16 | West Germany:18 (Banned) (cut) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-12 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Sweden:15 (cut) (Banned, 1984) | UK:18 | USA:R | Italy:VM14 | Mexico:C | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

Lake Minnewashta, Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Georgetown Productions Inc.

Trivia:

When they shot the scene where Samantha (Judie Aronson) is in a raft on the lake, it was in the dead of winter. It got so cold that Judie started crying, Jason actor Ted White got fed up and told director Joseph Zito that he would quit if they didn't let her come out and warm up. They did.

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.

Quotes:

Nurse Morgan: [lights click off] Get lost, Axel. I'm busy. I've had more than enough of you for one night.
[pause]
Nurse Morgan: Read my lips, leave me alONE! AAH!
[Jason grabs her, props her against a wall, and guts her with a scalpel]

Movie Connections:

References Zaxxon (1982) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Tangerine

One of my favorites

This is one of my favorites sequels to Friday the 13th. There was quite a few parts that was not surprising to me. I liked the part where the two guys hook up with one of the twins, and the kids who was the special effects whiz really take charge of things when Jason made the kill. Especially when he orphaned the siblings. Jason's bloody reign of terror was not all that surprising. He killed with many methods: Hacksaw Toss out the window Shadow stab Cranial Compression Eviseration Etc. You name it, he'll do it. The one undisturbed scene is when one of the girlfriends was changing clothes and the sensual matter was really played out well. That's the one scene that will be never forgotten. The movie was great though there was a little humor to it. It is indeed one of my favorites of the sequel. Rating 3 out of 5 stars.