Friday the 13th Part 3

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Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D

Film poster
Directed by Steve Miner
Produced by Frank Mancuso Jr.
Written by Martin Kitrosser
Ron Kurz (characters)
Victor Miller (characters)
Carol Watson
Petru Popescu (uncredited)
Starring Dana Kimmell
Paul Kratka
Richard Brooker
Music by Harry Manfredini
Michael Zager
Cinematography Gerald Feil
Editing by George Hively
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) August 13, 1982
Running time 95 min.
Language English
Budget $4,000,000 (estimated)
Preceded by Friday the 13th Part 2
Followed by Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
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Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D is the second sequel to Friday the 13th. The movie made horror film history as the first film to feature Jason Voorhees in the hockey mask that has become synonymous with the character and his image. The film was released theatrically in 3-D, but the 3-D version is now available only in Japan on VHD disc home video.

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[edit] Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Picking up almost directly where Part 2 left off, Jason escapes to a nearby lake resort named Higgins Haven to rest from his wounds. At this time, Chris Higgins returns to the property with some friends after she was attacked by a mysterious disfigured stranger two years earlier. While Chris tries to swallow her fear of past events, an unmasked and reclusive Jason kills anyone who wanders into the barn in which he is hiding. But once he finds a means to cover his hideous face, he wanders out to hunt again.

[edit] Cast

In alphabetical order


[edit] Trivia

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Jason gets his famous mask
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Jason gets his famous mask
  • Michael Avallone authored an adaptation, "Friday the 13th, Part 3, 3-D", in 1982. It contains variations and additional scenes (some from early script drafts) such as the heroine's boyfriend being called "Derek" instead of "Rick" (as in the film), and the infamous "decapitation" ending. Jason's defeat is also significantly different from what appears in the film.
  • Simon Hawke wrote a second novelization of this film in 1988, following his adaptations of "Friday the 13th" Parts 6, 1 and 2 (in that order). It seemed after doing Part 6, Hawke would do the entire series retroactively, but he stopped after Part 3. His book is more faithful to the film, but does contain expanded characterizations and scenes.
  • At one point, the character of Debbie picks up a copy of Fangoria and turns to an article on Tom Savini who provided the make-up and effects for the original Friday the 13th and would return for the film's follow-up, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.
  • Excluding the footage from Part 2, this is the only Friday the 13th film in which a character does not say Jason's name.
  • An infamous alternate ending depicted Jason actually decapitating Chris. It seems, however, that this ending may not have actually been filmed, featured only in behind-the-scenes photos and in at least one of the two novelizations.
  • Another alternate ending had Ali surviving; Chris opens the door to find Jason, but is scared by Ali. They both get away. Soon after, the paramedics arrive, only to never find Jason's body.
  • The following scenes were cut to avoid an "X" rating from the MPAA:
    • The death scene of Andy showed his right leg and stomach being cut apart.
    • Vera's death was longer, it included more blood and a shot of her reaction. It was cut because the board said that it looked too real.
    • A different ending in which Chris, is killed by Jason. Instead of being attacked in the water by his mother, Chris axes Jason in the head and goes out to lay in the canoe. The night becomes dawn and Chris gets out of the canoe to go back into the cabin. Chris walks up to the front door and opens it. Right there in the door is Jason with an axe in his hand. He grabs Chris by her hair and slices her head clean off of her shoulders.
    • Edna's death was cut of excess blood.
    • The impaling of Chili with the hot poker was cut. Originally, the impalement was shown, along with a splash of smoldering blood.
    • Debbie's death originally showed blood spraying across her upper half.
  • The film was released on Friday, August 13, 1982.
  • The film grossed $36.2 million.
  • In 1983, an LP soundtrack for the film was released by Gramavision Records, featuring various music from the first three Friday the 13th films. The LP is now long out of print, but can sometimes be found on eBay.

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The Friday the 13th Series
Films: Friday the 13th • Friday the 13th Part 2 • Friday the 13th Part 3 • Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter • Friday the 13th: A New Beginning • Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives • Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood • Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan • Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday • Jason X • Freddy vs. Jason
Major characters: Jason Voorhees • Pamela Voorhees • Tommy Jarvis • Roy Burns
Other topics: Comics • List of Deaths • Timeline • Video Game
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