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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is a 1984 American horror and slasher film directed by Joseph Zito. The cast includes Kimberly Beck, Erich Anderson, Corey Feldman, and Peter Barton, with the character Jason Voorhees featured in the narrative. Harry Manfredini served as the composer and performer. The film was produced by Frank Mancuso, Jr., and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is part of the Friday the 13th series and was produced by Friday Four, Inc., Georgetown Productions, and Sean S. Cunningham Films.
The movie has a runtime of 91 minutes and is set in New Jersey. It was released on April 13, 1984, and is available in English. The production had a budget of 2,600,000 and generated box office revenue of 32,984,636. Audience ratings include a 6.0 score from 66,632 votes on IMDb and a 6.133 average from 1,503 votes on TMDb. The film is also categorized as a teen film and thriller.
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6.1After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers.
Cast
- Judie Aronson as Samantha
- Kimberly Beck as Trish Jarvis
- Joan Freeman as Mrs. Jarvis
- Barbara Howard as Sara
- Corey Feldman as Tommy Jarvis
- Erich Anderson as Rob Dier
Themes
- lake
- new jersey
- sadism
- psychopath
- morgue
- resurrection
- sequel
- woods
- slaughter
- serial killer
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Joseph Zito
- Screenplay by
- Barney Cohen
- Story by
- Bruce Hidemi Sakow
- Based on
- Characters, by Victor Miller Ron Kurz Martin Kitrosser Carol Watson
- Produced by
- Frank Mancuso Jr.
- Starring
- Kimberly Beck Corey Feldman Crispin Glover
- Cinematography
- João Fernandes
- Edited by
- Joel Goodman , Daniel Loewenthal
- Music by
- Harry Manfredini
- Production companies
- Friday Four, Inc.
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- April 13, 1984 ( 1984-04-13 )
- Running time
- 91 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $2.2 million
- Box office
- $33 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- slasher film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- Friday the 13th
- Director
- Joseph Zito
- Composer
- Harry Manfredini
- Producer
- Frank Mancuso, Jr.
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Narrative location
- New Jersey
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 202546
- Performer
- Harry Manfredini
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- fridaythe13thfilms.com/films/friday4.html
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- publication date
- 1984-07-13
- title
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- characters
- Jason Voorhees
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- capital cost
- 2600000
- box office
- 32980880
- review score
- 33/100
- Commons category
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
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Encyclopedic overview
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Joseph Zito, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., and starring Kimberly Beck, Corey Feldman, Crispin Glover, and Peter Barton. It is the sequel to Friday the 13th Part III (1982) and the fourth installment in the Friday the 13th franchise. Picking up immediately after the events of the previous film, the plot follows a presumed-dead Jason Voorhees (Ted White) who escapes from the morgue and returns to Crystal Lake to continue his killing spree. The film marks the debut of the character Tommy Jarvis (Feldman), who would make further appearances in two sequels and related media, establishing him as Jason's archenemy.
Much like Part III, the film was originally supposed to be the final installment. Mancuso Jr. wanted to conclude the series as he felt no one respected him for his producing work on it regardless of how much the films earned at the box office, while also wanting to pursue other projects. Paramount Pictures supported the decision, as they were aware of the declining popularity of slasher films at the time of its release. As a result, the film was billed as The Final Chapter to ensure it as such. Make-up artist Tom Savini, who worked on the first installment, returned because he wanted to help kill off Jason, whom he helped create.
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