Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Steve Miner

Writers:

Martin Kitrosser (screenplay)
Ron Kurz (character creator)
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Release Date:

13 August 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

A New Dimension In Terror...

Plot:

Having escaped in the last episode, Jason is back, hockey mask and all, to continue his murderous rampage across Crystal Lake.

Plot Keywords:

Mask | Hockey Mask | Crystal Lake | Lake | Machete

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Dana Kimmell	...	Chris
Paul Kratka	...	Rick
Nick Savage	...	Ali
Rachel Howard	...	Chili
David Katims	...	Chuck
Larry Zerner	...	Shelly
Tracie Savage	...	Debbie
Jeffrey Rogers	...	Andy
Richard Brooker	...	Jason Voorhees
Anne Gaybis	...	The Cashier (as Annie Gaybis)
Catherine Parks	...	Vera
Kevin O'Brien	...	Loco
Gloria Charles	...	Fox
Cheri Maugans	...	Edna
Steve Susskind	...	Harold
David Wiley	...	Abel
Perla Walter	...	Mrs. Sanchez
Charlie Messenger	...	State Trooper #1
Terry Ballard	...	State Trooper #2
Terence McCorry	...	State Trooper #3
Gianni Standaart	...	Newswoman
Amy Steel	...	Ginny Field (archive footage)
John Furey	...	Paul Holt (archive footage)
Betsy Palmer	...	Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Dash	...	Jason (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steve Miner	...	Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
Marilyn Poucher	...	Mrs. Voorhees corpse (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve Miner

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Martin Kitrosser		screenplay
Ron Kurz		character creator
Victor Miller		character creator
Petru Popescu		uncredited
Carol Watson		screenplay

Produced by
Lisa Barsamian	....	executive producer
Tony Bishop	....	co-producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.	....	producer
Peter Schindler	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Harry Manfredini
Michael Zager

Cinematography by
Gerald Feil

Film Editing by
George Hively

Casting by
Dave Eman
Bill Lytle

Production Design by
Robb Wilson King

Set Decoration by
Dee Suddleson

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	special visual makeup effects
Larry S. Carr	....	assistant makeup artist (as Larry Carr)
Shanon Ely	....	hair stylist (as Shannon Ely)
Carl Fullerton	....	makeup effects
Louis Lazzara	....	assistant makeup artist
Cheri Minns	....	makeup artist
Kenny Myers	....	assistant makeup artist
Francisco X. Pérez	....	special visual makeup effects (as Frank Carrisosa)
Douglas J. White	....	special visual makeup effects
Stan Winston	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Terry Collis	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Davis	....	first assistant director
Marilyn Poucher	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Bonnie Ballard	....	property master
Mike May	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Kevin F. Cleary	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Kelson	....	boom operator
William L. McCaughey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill Nelson	....	production sound mixer
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator
Clive Smith	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Martin Becker	....	special effects

Stunts
Pamela Bebermeyer	....	stunts
Mike De Luna	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunts
Marguerite Happy	....	stunts
Jimmy Medearis	....	stunts
John Sherrod	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Vandeman	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Chico Anzures	....	dolly grip
M.J. Bogdanowicz	....	3-D camera technician (as Mitch Bogdanowycz)
George Michael Brown	....	crane technician: Loxima crane
Vincent Contarino	....	electrician
Tim Evans	....	key gaffer
Mako Koiwai	....	second assistant camera
Cindy Kurland	....	assistant camera
Laurel Moore	....	still photographer
Steve Rez III	....	key grip
J.B. Richner	....	best boy electric
Steve Slocomb	....	first assistant camera
Brian Smith	....	best boy grip
Gary Stark	....	lamp operator
Eric Van Haren Noman	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gala Autumn	....	assistant costumer
Sandi Love	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Larry Morrison	....	assistant editor
Bob Noland	....	color timer
Holly Shadouk	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Jack K. Tillar	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Jon Carpenter	....	transportation captain
Jim Lannen	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Terry Ballard	....	technical advisor
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Gary Dahl	....	production assistant
Henry Humphreys	....	first aid
Mary Carroll Kaltenbach	....	assistant to producer
Tony Kerum	....	caterer
Terence McCorry	....	assistant: Mr. Miner
David Miller	....	production assistant
Francine Mozurkevich	....	production accountant
Kathleen Newport	....	script supervisor (as Kathy Newport)
Martin Jay Sadoff	....	3-D supervisor
Janet Lee Smith	....	production coordinator
Constance Talley-Sherman	....	production auditor
Angel Trujillo	....	caterer
Linn Zuckerman	....	craft service
Daniel Veluzat	....	location liaison (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Georgetown Productions Inc.
• Jason Productions
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corporation (1982) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Succéfilm AB (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (UK) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC Video (UK) (video)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (UK) (video)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Deluxe Edition)
• Paramount Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Victor Company of Japan (JVC) (1985) (Japan) (VHD)

Special Effects

• Makeup & Effects Laboratories (MEL)
• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Friday the 13th Part 3 (USA) (video title)
Friday the 13th Part 3-D (USA) (trailer title)
Friday the 13th Part 3: 3-D (USA) (trailer title)

Runtime:

95 min | Sweden:91 min (2002 re-rating)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:(Banned) | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 (re-rating) | UK:15 (re-rating) (2008) | Brazil:14 | Ireland:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-12 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (Banned) | Italy:VM18 | Mexico:C | Finland:K-18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1993) | Norway:(Banned) (1983-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Green Valley, California, USA

Company:

Georgetown Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Larry Zerner was cast as Shelly in this movie when the producers spotted him handing out fliers for a horror movie and asked him if he'd want to star in one himself.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Set lighting visible in the van windshield as Chris begins driving away.

Quotes:

Chris Higgins: [to Jason] No! You CAN'T be alive!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Operation Rich in Spirit (#1.17)" (2005)

The series trudges on...

Chris (Dana Kimmell) and a bunch of her idiotic friends decide to have a peaceful weekend on a beautiful lodge on Camp Crystal Lake. Naturally Jason (for no reason) starts to attack them.

OK--I LOVE horror films but I don't like films that treat the audience like a bunch of idiots and are lacking in logic. This film does both. The characters are all stereotypes--the "funny" guy, the slutty couple, the stoned ones, the good girl (always the one who survives). The dialogue is truly horrible and you want all these idiots dead QUICKLY! It starts off with a DISCO version of the theme song!!!! You think it can't get worse but it does. A white trash couple is introduced, killed...and never referred to again (?????). Kimmell is given a back story (she was attacked by Jason years earlier) but it goes nowhere. When people are killed in this film no one hears a thing...although they're all staying the same house. The gore is fun and the deaths are inventive but that's only a small part of the film. It all leads up to an ending that makes NO sense and is a direct steal from Part 1.

There are some good things here--Paul Kratka is very good as Rick and I like Vera (Catherine Parks) too. Kimmell is beautiful but pretty terrible as an actress until the end when Jason goes after her. There is one GREAT effect when a man's head is crushed and his eyeball pops out (looks great in 3-D). There is a nice touch of showing somebody reading Fangoria magazine. Also this is the first movie where Jason wears his now trademark goalie mask. That's about it.

I originally saw it in 3-D in 1982. It was fantastic! They kept throwing 3-D effects at you so often you didn't have time to realize how pointless the story is and how stupid the characters are. In 3-D this is lots of fun--in 2-D it's a boring mess. I give it a 3.

For anyone who cares the body count has been upped in this movie--there are 11 killings --- 6 guys, 5 girls. I really wonder why people keep calling these films misogynistic when more guys are killed than women. And it's ALWAYS a woman who lives in the end.