Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Adam Marcus

Writers (WGA):

Jay Huguely (story) and
Adam Marcus (story) ...

Release Date:

13 August 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The creator of the first returns to bring you the last

Plot:

Serial killer Jason's supernatural origins are revealed.

Plot Keywords:

Jason Voorhees | Ohio | Dagger | Demonic Possession | Nude Woman Murdered

Cast

Kane Hodder	...	Jason Voorhees / Security Guard #2 / Freddy Krueger's arm
John D. LeMay	...	Steven Freeman
Kari Keegan	...	Jessica Kimble
Steven Williams	...	Creighton Duke - bounty hunter
Steven Culp	...	Robert Campbell
Erin Gray	...	Diana Kimble
Rusty Schwimmer	...	Joey B
Richard Gant	...	Coroner
Leslie Jordan	...	Shelby
Billy Green Bush	...	Sheriff Ed Landis
Kipp Marcus	...	Officer Randy Parker
Andrew Bloch	...	Josh
Adam Cranner	...	Ward
Allison Smith	...	Vicki
Julie Michaels	...	Agt. Elizabeth Marcus

Also Known As:

Friday the 13th IX
Friday the 13th Part 9 (USA) (working title)
Friday the 13th Part IX: The Dark Heart of Jason Voorhees (USA) (original script title)
Jason Goes to Hell (USA) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, and for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

87 min | USA:91 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) (R rated version) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (unrated version) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) (R-rated and unrated versions) | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:R | France:-16 | Germany:18 | Mexico:C | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

This entry features the strongest clues as to the location of Crystal Lake. Namely, twice (once at the start, once when Steve Freeman sees the hitchhikers), a sign indicating that Crystal Lake is approximately 29 miles from Fairfield and 39 miles from Westport appears. Fairfield and Westport are both located in Connecticut. Previous films had indicated New Jersey or its environs; in part 3, a sign for Pick-It, the New Jersey state lottery, appears on the sign of a window at around 14 minutes into the film, while in part 1, Enos' truck has New Jersey on the side, and at about 11 minutes into part 1, the gates for a cemetery also has New Jersey on it.

Goofs:

Continuity: Steven backs over Robert and there is clearly a lot of blood around his abdomen, but when Robert comes into the police station his shirt is clean and untouched.

Quotes:

Sheriff Ed Landis: That's my girl you're talking about.
Creighton Duke: She's only your girl 'cause she ain't had a taste of the Duke yet.

Movie Connections:

References A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

A really botched entry in this series

(possible spoilers ahead) Jason is lured out into an open field where the FBI is waiting for him in an ambush, (In all the other movies no one believed Jason was alive, why do they now?) he's then hit with a missile and blow to pieces, about five minutes into the movie. Then after a LENGHTY credits sequence, we find out Jason's body may have been destroyed but his spirit/ soul is still alive and pi$$ed off. He then possesses several people, trying to be re born by his (heretofore) unmentioned sister.

Good premise - if not original, but the camera work is sometimes grainy and out of focus, the gore is badly done (all the blood looks like black paint [!?]) the music score to this movie is HORRIBLE!!! All of the characters in this movie are a$$holes, so we don't care who is killed, and this movie ends up being just a really missed opportunity of sorts.

The unrated version is mediocre at best, the heavily edited "R" rated version will put you to sleep.

unrated version: ** out of ****

R rated version * out of ****