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) ...
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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
James Gleason	...	Agent Abernathy
Dean Lorey	...	Assistant Coroner
Tony Ervolina	...	Security Guard #1
Diana Georger	...	Edna
Adam Marcus	...	Officer Bish
Mark Thompson	...	Officer Mark
Brian Phelps	...	Officer Brian
Blake Conway	...	Officer Andell
Madelon Curtis	...	Officer Ryan
Michelle Clunie	...	Deborah
Michael B. Silver	...	Luke
Kathryn Atwood	...	Alexis
Jonathan Penner	...	David (scenes deleted)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Diana James	...	Policewoman with Glasses (uncredited)

Directed by
Adam Marcus

Writing credits (WGA)
Jay Huguely		(story) and
Adam Marcus		(story)
Dean Lorey		(screenplay) and
Jay Huguely		(screenplay)

Produced by
Sean S. Cunningham	....	producer
Debbie Hayn-Cass	....	line producer

Original Music by
Harry Manfredini

Cinematography by
Bill Dill

Film Editing by
David Handman

Production Design by
Whitney Brooke Wheeler

Set Decoration by
Natalie Pope

Costume Design by
Julie Rae Engelsman

Makeup Department
Kimberly Greene	....	makeup department head

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John W. Hyde Jr.	....	second second assistant director (as John 'Crash' Hyde Jr.)
Kelly Kiernan	....	second assistant director
Francis R. Mahoney III	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Ron Churchman	....	stand-by carpenter
Jeffrey Lynch	....	storyboard artist
Robert A. Maisto	....	construction coordinator
Manuel Baca	....	property assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jed M. Dodge	....	dialogue supervisor
Phillip Seretti	....	post-production sound supervisor
Phillip Seretti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Janja Vujovich	....	post-production sound coordinator

Special Effects by
Karrie Aubuchon	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group
Jason Bakutis	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group
Charles Belardinelli	....	mechanical effects
Thomas L. Bellissimo	....	mechanical effects
Howard Berger	....	effects supervisor: K.N.B. Effects Group
Howard Berger	....	special makeup effects artist: K.N.B. Effects Group
John Bisson	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group
Rob Hinderstein	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group
William Hunt	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group
Garrett Immel	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group
Robert Kurtzman	....	effects supervisor: K.N.B. Effects Group
Robert Kurtzman	....	special makeup effects artist: K.N.B. Effects Group
Susan Mallon	....	effects coordinator: K.N.B. Effects Group
Todd Minobe	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group
Gregory Nicotero	....	effects supervisor: K.N.B. Effects Group
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup effects artist: K.N.B. Effects Group
Scott Oshita	....	mechanical designer: K.N.B. Effects Group
Jeremy Padow	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group
Ron Pipes	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group (as Ron Pipes II)
Brian Rae	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group
Chris Robbins	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group
David E. Smith	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group
Mark Tavares	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group
Wayne Toth	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group
T.C. Williams	....	effects crew: K.N.B. Effects Group

Visual Effects by
William Koshowany	....	optical line-up
Al Magliochetti	....	visual effects
James W. Kristoff	....	executive in charge of production: MetroLight Studios (uncredited)
Dobbie Schiff	....	visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios (uncredited)

Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunts
Thomas L. Bellissimo	....	stunts (as Tom Bellissimo)
Sandy Berumen	....	stunts
Richard L. Blackwell	....	stunts
Keith Campbell	....	stunts
Kiante Elam	....	stunts
Kate Gianopulos	....	stunts
Gary Guercio	....	stunts
Dick Hancock	....	stunts
Kane Hodder	....	stunt coordinator
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts
Barbara Anne Klein	....	stunts
Alan Marcus	....	stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunts
Steve Santosusso	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
David Emmerichs	....	Steadicam operator
Rudy Harbon	....	first assistant camera
Benjamin Lehmann	....	second assistant camera
David Parks	....	additional photographer
David Parks	....	director of photography: second unit
Philip Alan Waters	....	additional camera operator
Mark Fellman	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Animation Department
Scott Oshita	....	mechanical designer

Casting Department
Julie Hughes	....	additional casting (uncredited)
Barry Moss	....	additional casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria Grieco	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Noel Cunningham	....	first assistant editor
Patrick J. Don Vito	....	assistant film editor
Melissa Kent	....	assistant editor
Shaaron Murphy	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Jerry Lambert	....	music mixer
Bobby Muzingo	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Stephen Reece	....	driver

Other crew
Howard Berger	....	effects supervisor
John Bisson	....	effects crew
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Adam Cranner	....	security supervisor
Joe Everett	....	unit publicist
Robert Kurtzman	....	effects supervisor
Gregory Nicotero	....	effects supervisor
Anna-Lisa Nilsson	....	production coordinator
Linda Giffin-Citron	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
John Grant	....	location manager (uncredited)
Don Wyse	....	fire safety (uncredited)

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema
• Sean S. Cunningham Films

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Astro Distribution (1995) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Pathé Distribution (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• New Line Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• New Line Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Alliance Communications Corporation (????) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (????) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Alliance Home Video (????) (Canada) (VHS)
• Asso Film (video)
• New Line Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Roadshow Entertainment Video (????) (Australia) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Bellissimo/Belardinelli Effects
• K.N.B. Effects Group
• MetroLight Studios

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:

"Jason Goes to Hell" was released on VHS in both R-rated and unrated versions and on DVD with both the R-rated and unrated versions of the film on the same disc, the unrated version being three minutes longer than the R-rated version. This is the only "Friday the 13th" film released in North America which is available uncut so far.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Agent Marcus replaces the light bulb, she places the dead one on the ladder. She folds up the ladder and leans it against the wall without removing the bulb, and it does not fall.

Quotes:

[after witnessing Jason being blown up and the FBI thinking he's finally dead]
Creighton Duke: I don't think so.

Movie Connections:

Featured in His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2009) (TV)

Probably not the send-out fans were hoping for but it does take a cool twist

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday is (supposedly) the last Friday the 13th chapter... FBI agents hunt down and destroy Jason at Crystal Lake - but Jason has the ability to possess other people's bodies and continues his bloodbath.

I don't think this would be a favourite of the fans - it is quite corny, Jason doesn't feature a lot in the movie... but I think the movie half-way through takes a turn for the better. Instead of being another mindless slasher - the movie goes all John Woo with some cool gun fights and slow motion camera. It was like the director had watched a couple of John Woo films for the first time half-way through shooting the movie and decides... "it would be cool to use this stuff in this movie"!

The "Invasion of the Body Snatcher" plot doesn't work - but I think the stylish gun battles redeem this film somewhat. Sort of recommended!