Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenage population. Except this time, they're out to get each other, too.

Director:

Ronny Yu

Writers:

Wes Craven (characters), Victor Miller (characters)

Stars:

Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Kelly Rowland

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger
Ken Kirzinger	...	Jason Voorhees
Monica Keena	...	Lori Campbell
Jason Ritter	...	Will Rollins
Kelly Rowland	...	Kia Waterson
Chris Marquette	...	Charlie Linderman (as Christopher George Marquette)
Brendan Fletcher	...	Mark Davis
Katharine Isabelle	...	Gibb
Lochlyn Munro	...	Deputy Scott Stubbs
Kyle Labine	...	Bill Freeburg
Tom Butler	...	Dr. Campbell
David Kopp	...	Blake
Paula Shaw	...	Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (Jason's Mother)
Jesse Hutch	...	Trey
Zack Ward	...	Bobby Davis (Mark's Brother)

Storyline

It's been nearly ten years since Freddy Krueger terrorized people in the dreams, and the towns folk want to keep him erased from their memory. Freddy still has one more plan on getting back to Elm Street. He resurrects Jason Voorhees and sends him off to kill. The more bodies which fall to the ground, the stronger in which Freddy becomes. This is until, Freddy realizes that Jason isn't going to step aside easily, and must be taken down himself.

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Plot Keywords:

freddy krueger | elm street | jason voorhees | slasher | serial killer | 

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Taglines:

Winner Kills All

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong horror violence/gore, gruesome images, sexuality, drug use and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Canada Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Nightmare on Elm Street 8

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£785,870 (UK) (15 August 2003)

Gross:

$251,375 (Austria) (28 November 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Avery Pix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Very early on, they talked about doing a Clue ending. Michael De Luca loved that gimmick, and before he was fired at New Line he was going to pursue that for Freddy Vs. Jason: film two endings (Jason wins, Freddy wins), but not tell audiences or theaters which one they were getting. To see both versions you'd have to see the film multiple times.

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Goofs

When Jason gets impaled in the dream sequence with his own machete, there doesn't appear to be a hole in his chest in the real world.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Freddy Krueger: [narrating] My children... from the very beginning, it was the children who gave me my power. The Springwood Slasher, that's what they called me. My reign of terror was legendary. Dozens of children would fall by my blades. Then the parents of Springwood came for me, taking justice into their own hands. When I was alive, I might have been a little naughty, but after they killed me, I became something much, much worse. The stuff nightmares are made of. The children still feared me, ...

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Crazy Credits

Zack Ward, who played Mark's brother, is credited as Zacharias Ward during the end titles and then as Zack Ward during the final rolling credits.

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Connections

References Deliverance (1972)

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Soundtracks

Running
Written by Machine Head
Performed by Smitty
Courtesy of Machine Head

User Reviews

The Ultimate Battle Between Evil And, Um Well, Evil

Man, I felt like this was a presidential campaign. :) Who would you vote for in this awesome battle? Me? Freddy all the way, man! I'll give you that Jason's bigger, but he's such a Mama's Boy, Freddy is just down right mean. But this movie was so incredibly awesome and such a treat to horror fans.

If you are a fan of the Friday the 13th series, this had so many tributes to the originality, sex, drugs, alcohol, stupid teens, and cliché bad acting. We had our slutty girl, the smart but always sexy girl who's a virgin, the funny stereotype black girl, a geek, a stoner, the sensitive boyfriend, and two of the coolest boogeymen of all horror cinema.

The plot, at first I had questioned how they'd do it. I mean, we got a killer from Camp Crystal Lake and a killer who haunts your dreams. But they made Freddy loose his powers and he needed the kids to be afraid so he could be strong again while feeding on their fear, but how can he do that when he's not that effective in his nightmares? Of course! Jason! Jason is like his bubble wrap, he assumes Jason will probably go away or he'll be easy to throw away after the job is done. But he surprises Freddy by staying and for the ultimate battle of who's victims are who.

This was just such a blast to watch. Classic horror cliché's and the best battle of the ultimate boogeymen were just too cool. The ending is a cliff hanger, but you have too many votes going towards both sides. We could never decide who is the best at the gore... Freddy! :D Sorry, I just needed to say that. But I think all horror fans will enjoy the battle scenes and the gore. It's just a great tribute to our favorite killers!

9/10