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Overview

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Director:
John Carl Buechler
Writers:
Manuel Fidello (writer)
Daryl Haney (writer)
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Release Date:
13 May 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror more
Tagline:
On Friday the 13th, Jason will meet his match. more
Plot:
Years after Tommy Jarvis chained him underwater at Camp Crystal Lake, the hulking killer Jason Vorhees returns to the camp grounds when he's released accidently by a teenager with psychic powers. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
this ones ok more

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Birthday Bash (USA) (fake working title)
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Runtime:
90 min | UK:84 min (DVD)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Filming Locations:
Bay Minette, Alabama, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Susan Blu had a very bad cold while filming her death scene. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jason is in the basement battling with Tina, the height of the ceiling seems to change. more
Quotes:
Melissa: [walks in the kitchen] Now there's a guy I'd love to throw a surprise party for... Hi, I'm Melissa.
Tina Shepard: I'm Tina, from next door.
Melissa: [snotty] I KNOW!
Russell: Maddy, who's friend is that scuzball dope head?
Melissa: Only the birthday boys best friend!
Maddy: [grabbing Melissa's necklace] Melissa those are so pretty, they are absolutely gorgeous, are they real?
David: [walks into the kitchen] What a stupid place to put a lamp.
Melissa: There real! On my birthday, my daddy says to me "Melissa, you are the perfect daughter, and he gives me these and says, to the best little girl in the whole world"
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Lightning Bug (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Take The Time To Dream more

FAQ

At the end of Part VI, Jason has the gloves on when he is underwater. But in Part VII it shows the parts from the last movie, you see him with the gloves on, then with the gloves off. Jason also got a belt from the guy playing paintball in Part VI, but he doesn't have it in Part VII. Part 6 Jason is wearing a green jacket/shirt with gray pants. However, in part VII he is wearing a dark blue boiler suit! Can you explain that?
At the beginning, they show a glimpse of the camp and the sign says Camp Crystal Lake, but in Part VI it was called Camp Forest Green! Why is that?
Why is John Shepard still in the lake after so many years? And why isn't he decomposed?
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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
this ones ok, 30 November 1999
Author: mcfly-31 from anaheim, ca

Last time I blamed Tommy for causing the deaths of others after inadvertently raising Jason from 6 feet under. I must do the same here concerning Tina, the very cute Lincoln as a girl with powers to move things with her mind. Thinking shes moving her dead father from the same lake where Jason is stuck under water, she ends up snapping the chain attached to the rock holding Jason down and hes back in business. So like Tommy, shes kinda responsible for the batch of teens who get skewered. But missing from part 6 and really the rest of the other films, are the inventive murders. Jasons slams a girl into a tree, stabs a few, throws one outta window, its just a little too dull. Theres a couple decent ones like the party favor in the eye or the ol' axe to the face, but the rest are standard. And way too much time is spent on Lincolns character trying to get over her past at the lake and her would be romance with Blair. Most of Harry Mandredinis great music is stuff from previous films as either he and/or Fred Mollin unfortuntely decided to overuse a lot of "banging" sounds. And after being the lead character the last 3 films, Tommy Jarvis was dropped. Tack on a totally unsatisfying ending (Jasons pulled under a dock and disappears) and you've got only a fair follow up. At least its more watchable than 8 or 9.

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