Friday the 13th (2009)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Marcus Nispel

Writers (WGA):

Damian Shannon (screenplay) &
Mark Swift (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

13 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Welcome to Crystal Lake

Plot:

A group of young adults discover a boarded up Camp Crystal Lake, where they soon encounter Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions. |

Plot Keywords:

Jason Voorhees | Camp | Lake | Burnt Body | Cult

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jared Padalecki	...	Clay Miller
Danielle Panabaker	...	Jenna
Amanda Righetti	...	Whitney Miller
Travis Van Winkle	...	Trent
Aaron Yoo	...	Chewie
Derek Mears	...	Jason Voorhees
Jonathan Sadowski	...	Wade
Julianna Guill	...	Bree
Ben Feldman	...	Richie
Arlen Escarpeta	...	Lawrence
Ryan Hansen	...	Nolan
Willa Ford	...	Chelsea
Nick Mennell	...	Mike
America Olivo	...	Amanda
Kyle Davis	...	Donnie
Richard Burgi	...	Officer Bracke
Chris Coppola	...	Gas Station Attendant
Rosemary Knower	...	Old Lady
Bob King	...	Old Caretaker
Nana Visitor	...	Pamela Voorhees
Stephanie Rhodes	...	Camp Counselor
Caleb Guss	...	Young Jason Voorhees
Travis Davis	...	Officer Lund
Kathleen Garrett	...	Voice Artist (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gerry Cheney	...	Park Victim (uncredited)
David Lyman	...	Park Victim (uncredited)
Amy Quick Parrish	...	Screamer in park (uncredited)
Jaime De La Rosa	...	Crystal Lake Townsman (uncredited)
David Sharp	...	Crystal Lake Park Goer (uncredited)
David Speed	...	Park Goer (uncredited)

Directed by
Marcus Nispel

Writing credits (WGA)
Damian Shannon		(screenplay) &
Mark Swift		(screenplay)
Damian Shannon		(story) &
Mark Swift		(story) and
Mark Wheaton		(story)
Victor Miller		(characters)

Produced by
Michael Bay	....	producer
Sean S. Cunningham	....	executive producer
Toby Emmerich	....	executive producer
Andrew Form	....	producer
Bradley Fuller	....	producer (as Brad Fuller)
Alma Kuttruff	....	co-producer
Brian Witten	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Steve Jablonsky

Cinematography by
Daniel Pearl		(director of photography) (as Daniel C. Pearl)

Film Editing by
Ken Blackwell

Casting by
Lisa Fields

Production Design by
Jeremy Conway

Art Direction by
John Frick

Set Decoration by
Randy Huke		(as Randy Smith Huke)

Costume Design by
Marian Ceo		(as Mari-An Ceo)

Makeup Department
Roland Blancaflor	....	special makeup effects technician
Joe Colwell	....	special makeup effects artist
Kevin Kirkpatrick	....	special makeup effects artist
Jim Knell	....	production photographer: Platinum Dunes
Charmaine Richards	....	key hair stylist
Scott Stoddard	....	special makeup effects artist
Kara Sutherlin	....	makeup artist
Mark Viniello	....	foam department supervisor

Production Management
Tim Pedegana	....	post-production supervisor
Josh Price	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Doug Carter	....	second second assistant director
Mark Palansky	....	director: additional photography
Craig A. Pinckes	....	first assistant director
Daniel J. Shaw	....	first assistant director (additional photography)
Katie Tull	....	second assistant director (additional photography)
Michael Waxman	....	first assistant director

Art Department
April Crump	....	set dresser
Travis Eisenberg	....	propmaker
Ken Gaston-Kilgore	....	set dresser swing
Juliet Guimont	....	scenic artist
Meredith Johns	....	prop fabricator
Jim Kolmar	....	art department assistant
Marcus LaPorte	....	scenic sculptor
Joe McCusker	....	construction coordinator
Jorge Paris	....	art department coordinator
John Parker	....	on-set dresser
Rick Perry	....	greensman
Annilee Ballentine Ramirez	....	buyer: Dallas
Victoria Ramirez	....	prop assistant
Scott A. Reeder	....	props
Jeremy Reeves	....	set dresser
Corissa Smith	....	scenic gangboss
Robert R. Wonson	....	set dresser
Koen Wooten	....	property master

Sound Department
Robert Althoff	....	sound re-recordist
Stacy Brownrigg	....	production sound mixer
Thadd Day	....	boom operator
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Frazee	....	second boom operator
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Glynna Grimala	....	foley editor
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Diane Marshall	....	foley artist
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Kelly Oxford	....	supervising sound editor
Don Painchaud	....	adr recordist
David Stanke	....	first assistant sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Karen Vassar	....	sound designer
Brett Voss	....	foley mixer
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Wes Aylor	....	special effects technician
Robert Brown	....	special effects technician
David J. Chamerski	....	special effects technician
Vicki V. Johnson	....	special effects medic
David Menefee	....	special effects technician
Jamie Reedy	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Chris Bankoff	....	compositor: Method Studios
Jason Bidwell	....	visual effects artist: Asylum FX
Rob Blue	....	digital effects artist: Asylum
Michael Boggs	....	scanning manager: DI scanning
Stuart Cripps	....	senior compositor
Sean Devereaux	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Olivier Dumont	....	vfx/cg supervisor: Method Studios
Sean Durnan	....	lead visual effects artist: Method
Larry Ewing	....	visual effects producer
Elizabeth Hitt	....	visual effects producer
Alexander Lee	....	visual effects artist: Method
Matt Longwell	....	visual effects artist: Method
Michael Lori	....	tracking artist
Alex Romano	....	visual effects
John Stewart	....	compositing supervisor: Asylum
Jonathan Vaughn	....	visual effects artist: Method
Daniel Warom	....	digital effects artist
Jack Zaloga	....	visual effects artist: Method
Andrew Cochrane	....	lead fluid effects technical director (uncredited)

Stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunt coordinator
Brian Christensen	....	stunts
Eddie Davenport	....	stunt double (as Edward Davenport)
Dustin Dennard	....	stunt double
Vanessa Motta	....	stunt double
Michael Ortiz	....	stunt double
Michael Owen	....	stunt double
Michael Owen	....	stunts
Heidi Pascoe	....	stunt double
Surawit Sae Kang	....	stunt double: Aaron Yoo

Camera and Electrical Department
Ryan Abrams	....	film loader
Troy Anderson	....	camera assistant
Carlos Benavides	....	rigging electrician
Tony Bendt	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Kelly Bogdan	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Trey Cartwright	....	rigging grip
Wes Dixon	....	electrician
John Eschberger	....	electrician
Adam Flores	....	best boy rigging grip
Juan Pablo Hernandez	....	camera production assistant
Vance Holmes	....	camera operator: second unit
Vance Holmes	....	underwater camera operator
Donald R. Howe Jr.	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Chip Huntington	....	grip
Edison Jackson	....	best boy electric
John Johnson	....	still photographer
Jacques Jouffret	....	Steadicam operator
Jacques Jouffret	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Tony Lopez-Cepero	....	electrician
Scott Magruder	....	best boy rigging electric
Clayton Null	....	additional grip
Kyle Osburn	....	camera production assistant
Eric Pickett	....	grip
Georgia Pierson	....	rigging electric all star
Caesar Quntanilla	....	electrician
Robert Rendon	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Froylan Reyes Jr.	....	electrician
Roger Sassen	....	gaffer
Armand J. Saucier	....	rigging electric
Ferrell A. Shinnick	....	key grip
Peter Simonite	....	additional cinematographer
Bobby Sledge	....	electrician
Pete Stockton	....	key rigging grip
Steve Urban	....	grip
Ezra Venetos	....	grip
Atom Vyvial	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
John Barba	....	casting associate
Tina Kerr	....	extras casting
Jonathan J. Nelson	....	casting assistant
Scott Blasko	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stephanie Baskin	....	set costumer
Stephany Baskin	....	set costumer
Stephen M. Chudej	....	costume supervisor
Mitzie Corbin	....	key costumer
Tamsin Costello	....	costumer
Christine Hawes	....	costumer
Judy Johnson	....	costume production assistant
Nyima Johnston	....	key set costumer

Editorial Department
Zoe Bower	....	post-production coordinator
Des Carey	....	digital intermediate producer
Ross Flader	....	post-production assistant
Dan Goslee	....	digital intermediate assistant
Peter Gvozdas	....	assistant editor
Alex Romano	....	digital intermediate on-line editor
Glen Scantlebury	....	additional editor
Fulvio Valsangiacomo	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Jeffrey Biggers	....	score music mixer
Doug Han Clow	....	technical score engineer
Clay Duncan	....	composer: additional music
Jonathan Flood	....	composer: additional music
Jennifer Nash	....	music editor
Pieter A. Schlosser	....	composer: additional music
Jed Smith	....	composer: additional music
Del Spiva	....	preview music editor

Transportation Department
Charles Coulter	....	transportation co-captain
Charlie Coulter	....	transportation co-captain
James W. Nelson	....	fueler/mechanic
Tara Reimers	....	transportation assistant
Phil Schriber	....	transportation coordinator
Steven Willhoite	....	production van driver

Other crew
Patricia Albright	....	accounting clerk
John Arszyla	....	set medic
Peter Atherton	....	location scout
John Baer	....	assistant: Mr. Form & Mr. Fuller
Brian Beal	....	office production assistant
Zoe Bower	....	post production coordinator
Chris Cantu-Salazar	....	assistant location manager
Chris Cantu-Salazar	....	location manager: reshoots
John Charles	....	software manager: Sony DAC
Peggy Chen	....	accounting assistant
Alison S. Cohen	....	production counsel
Caroline Connor	....	travel coordinator
Luke Crawford	....	production assistant
Merrilee Dale	....	first assistant acccountant
Colin Edlund	....	key craft service
Robbie Friedmann	....	location manager
Brian Gannon	....	production assistant
Gina Grande	....	script supervisor
Juan Pablo Hernandez	....	set production assistant
Matt Joyner	....	stand-in: Jared Padalecki
Adam Madrigal	....	stand-in
James Leonardo Mayberry	....	body double: Young Jason
Molly Murray	....	production accountant
Ryan Oley	....	intern
John M. Pisani	....	unit publicist
Kate Poss	....	assistant production coordinator
Blake Reigle	....	assistant: Mr. Cunningham
Brian Sauer	....	intern
Marvin Schroeder	....	weapons master
Reneau Skinner	....	second assistant accountant
Jordan Strassner	....	stand-in
Philip J. Strina	....	business & legal affairs: New Line Cinema
Leigh A. Wilbourn	....	production coordinator
Edward Albolote	....	assistant: Michael Bay (uncredited)
Jordan Strassner	....	stand-in: Willa Ford (uncredited)

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema
• Paramount Pictures
• Platinum Dunes
• Crystal Lake Entertainment

Distributors

• Bontonfilm (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Paramount Japan (2009) (Japan) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures Japan)
• Paramount Pictures (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Solar Films (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical) (as Solar Entertainment)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Poland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Finnkino (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• New Line Cinema (2009) (USA) (all media)
• New Line Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• New Line Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (Russia) (all media)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2009) (non-USA) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (extended cut)

Other Companies

• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  hydrascope telescoping crane arm
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Company 3  main titles
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• V & J Translations  subtitle QC services: Romanian

Also Known As:

Friday the 13th Part 12 (USA) (working title)
Friday the 13th Part XII (USA) (working title)
Untitled Friday the 13th Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, language and drug material.; Rated R for strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, nudity, language and drug material. (killer cut)

Runtime:

97 min | 106 min (extended edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44908) | UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Germany:18 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16LV | Australia:R | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | Belgium:KNT | Brazil:18 | Finland:K-18 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13 | Peru:18 | Italy:VM14 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:III | Mexico:C | USA:R (certificate #45352) (killer cut) | Denmark:15 | Austria:16 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Austin Studios - 1901 E. 51st Street, Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Although it's only been regarded as a remake of Friday the 13th (1980), it also combines story elements from Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) and Friday the 13th Part III (1982), along with several references to Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI (1986), and Jason X (2001).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jenna and clay are looking for his sister, Jenna is in a skirt. when they get back to the house she runs upstairs and knocks on the door and cant get in. When she comes down she is in jeans.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Pamela Voorhees: Come here. Come here now.
Camp Counselor: No.
Pamela Voorhees: You're the last one. I've killed all the others. It'll be easier for you than it was for Jason.
Camp Counselor: Why are you doing this?
Pamela Voorhees: You need to be punished for what you did to him.
Camp Counselor: I didn't do anything.
Pamela Voorhees: You let him drown. Jason was my son.
Camp Counselor: I didn't do anything. No. No. No. Please.
Pamela Voorhees: You should have been watching him. Every minute.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Soundtrack:

My Favorite Book

Balance not quite right

Friday the 13th has an incredibly powerful first 15-20 minutes. It really kicks off with a bang. Jason is back better than ever. Then something goes fractionally wrong and we fall back into old territory. Everything becomes a bit too familiar. Still, it does better than most horror films in the sense that it really doesn't become too tedious until the last 10 minutes or so.

The main characters are strong in their performance without being memorable. The cameos are the real scene stealers including a gas station attendant and a man named Donnie. A lot of the jokes from all concerned really hit the mark though and are a nice touch to the film.

The Friday the 13th remake is what it is and at the end of the day probably all that could realistically have been hoped for. It won't decrease the seemingly ever growing hate of remakes, but it certainly won't add to it either and that in itself is an achievement.