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

Director:

Daniel Farrands

Writers:

Thommy Hutson (written by)
Anthony Masi (written by)

Release Date:

13 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

12 films. 3 decades. Bad luck was never so bloody.

Plot:

A documentary exploring 30 years of the "Friday The 13th" film series featuring all new interviews with cast and crew from all 12 films and various horror fans and filmmakers. |

Plot Keywords:

Director | Film Censorship | Film Actress | 2000s | Film Making

Cast

Diane Almeida	...	Herself
Erich Anderson	...	Himself
Judie Aronson	...	Herself
Diana Barrows	...	Herself
Steven Barton	...	Himself
Rachel Belofsky	...	Herself
Peter Bracke	...	Himself
Richard Brooker	...	Himself
John Carl Buechler	...	Himself
Chuck Campbell	...	Himself
Gloria Charles	...	Herself
Stuart Charno	...	Himself
Barney Cohen	...	Himself
Mike Cucinotta	...	Himself
Sean S. Cunningham	...	Himself
Douglas Curtis	...	Himself
Jensen Daggett	...	Herself
Steve Dash	...	Himself (as Steve Daskawisz)
Darcy DeMoss	...	Herself
Bob DeSimone	...	Himself
Elissa Dowling	...	Scream Queen
Todd Farmer	...	Himself
Bradley Fuller	...	Himself
John Furey	...	Himself
Robert V. Galluzzo	...	Himself
Warrington Gillette	...	Himself
C.J. Graham	...	Himself
Seth Grahame-Smith	...	Himself
Adam Green	...	Himself
Seth Green	...	Himself
Vincent Guastaferro	...	Himself
Bonnie Hellman	...	Herself
Tiffany Helm	...	Violet (archive footage)
Kane Hodder	...	Himself
Barbara Howard	...	Sara (archive footage)
James Isaac	...	Himself
Renée Jones	...	Sissy Baker (archive footage)
David Kagen	...	Himself
Elizabeth Kaitan	...	Herself
Cynthia Kania	...	Herself
Andrew Kasch	...	Himself
Jeff Katz	...	Himself
Adrienne King	...	Herself
Melanie Kinnaman	...	Pam (archive footage)
Ken Kirzinger	...	Himself
Paul Kratka	...	Himself
Ari Lehman	...	Himself
Joe Lynch	...	Himself
Al Magliochetti	...	Himself
Harry Manfredini	...	Himself
Adam Marcus	...	Himself
Sharlene Martin	...	Tamara Mason (archive footage)
Kristin Masi	...	Dead Girl
Nancy McLoughlin	...	Herself
Tom McLoughlin	...	Himself
Derek Mears	...	Himself
Nick Mennell	...	Himself
Victor Miller	...	Himself
Lawrence Monoson	...	Himself
Camilla More	...	Herself
Carey More	...	Herself
Tom Morga	...	Himself
John Murdy	...	Himself
Gregory Nicotero	...	Himself
Marcus Nispel	...	Himself
Kerry Noonan	...	Paula (archive footage)
Betsy Palmer	...	Herself
Lar Park-Lincoln	...	Herself
Catherine Parks	...	Herself
Alecia Patterson	...	Raven
Marilyn Poucher	...	Herself
Bill Randolph	...	Himself
Jeffrey Reddick	...	Himself
Peter Mark Richman	...	Himself
Amanda Righetti	...	Herself
Jared Rivet	...	Himself
James Roday	...	Himself
James D. Rolfe	...	Himself
Felissa Rose	...	Herself
Shavar Ross	...	Himself
Lisa Ryder	...	Herself
Martin Jay Sadoff	...	Himself
Tom Savini	...	Himself - Host
John Shepherd	...	Himself
Kevin Spirtas	...	Himself
Amy Steel	...	Herself
Danny Steinmann	...	Himself
Susan Jennifer Sullivan	...	Melissa (archive footage)
Mark Swift	...	Himself
Lauren-Marie Taylor	...	Herself
Anthony Timpone	...	Himself
Russell Todd	...	Himself
Ryan Turek	...	Himself
Travis Van Winkle	...	Himself
Debi Sue Voorhees	...	Herself
Ted White	...	Himself
Dick Wieand	...	Himself
Staci Layne Wilson	...	Herself
Larry Zerner	...	Himself
Joseph Zito	...	Himself
Robbi Morgan	...	Herself (uncredited)

Directed by
Daniel Farrands

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Thommy Hutson		written by
Anthony Masi		written by

Produced by
Sean S. Cunningham	....	executive producer
Daniel Farrands	....	producer
Thommy Hutson	....	producer
Anthony Masi	....	co-executive producer
Anthony Masi	....	producer
Mike Nichols	....	field producer
Bill Philputt	....	associate producer
Blake Reigle	....	co-producer

Original Music by
John Corlis

Cinematography by
Pete Young

Film Editing by
Monica Daniel
Andrew Kasch		(addtional editing)

Makeup Department
Vanessa Cartier	....	makeup department head

Art Department
Jason Craig	....	original art provided by
Lucas Culshaw	....	concept artist
Thomas Mason	....	original art provided by

Sound Department
Noise Barnaclo	....	sound mixer
Chris Gresham	....	dialogue editor
Rob McIntyre	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Magrum	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jacob Fleming	....	gaffer
Noah Flippo	....	grip
Robert Lucas	....	camera operator
Justin Rhoads	....	Steadicam operator
Justin Rhoads	....	red one workflow/tech
Buz Wallick	....	camera operator

Transportation Department
Erin Sullivan	....	transportation

Other crew
Cecilia Aguilar	....	production assistant
Aimee Chaouch	....	clip researcher
Don Crandall	....	assistant to director
Joshua Farrands	....	production assistant
Michael Farrands	....	production assistant
Tim Farrands	....	key crafts service
Robert V. Galluzzo	....	production coordinator
John Klyza	....	researcher
Kristin Masi	....	production assistant
Daniel Veluzat	....	location liaison

Thanks
Laurie Bartram	....	in memory of
Steven Belgard	....	thanks
Sean Clark	....	special thanks
Corey Feldman	....	special thanks
Robert Howland	....	in memory of
Kat	....	special thanks
Joshua Petrino	....	special thanks
Amanda J. Reyes	....	special thanks
Stephan Shelanski	....	very special thanks
Cristopher R. Spencer	....	special thanks
Steve Susskind	....	in memory of
Mark Ward	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Masimedia

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Eagle Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Musketier Media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Starz! Network (2009) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• New Golden Digital

Other Companies

• Indie Rentals  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Australia:86 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:R (2009) | USA:Not Rated | UK:E

Company:

Masimedia

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Richard Brooker mentions a hockey team called "The Detroit Islanders". Was he thinking of Detroit Red Wings or New York Islanders?

Quotes:

Todd Farmer:I think the audience wants to see more Jason the same way that they want to see more Bond. The same way they want to see more Batman.

Movie Connections:

References The New Kids (1985)

An Enjoyable Documentary for Jason Fans

Tom Savini hosts this documentary on thirty years of "Friday the 13th", complete with some cheesy segue scenes of girls getting killed by a stalking killer. Just about anyone who was anyone in the film's history (besides Crispin Glover and Corey Feldman) make appearances to talk shop.

If you're a fan of "Friday the 13th" (and I am), you'll probably enjoy this documentary. It's fast-paced, covers plenty of ground, catches us up with "stars" we haven't seen in a while. If you don't know the stories behind the films, this is a great way to learn them in a fairly short time.

If you're not a "Friday the 13th" fan, I'm not sure why you're watching this one. Is your boyfriend making you do it? Most of the information covered is something you won't care about unless you're familiar with the movies. Does the casual fan care what some minor character from part six thinks? I doubt it. But the more serious fans will eat it up like rice pudding.

That's really all one needs to know here. After you've purchased all twelve movies in the latest special edition, this film acts as sort of a nice summary piece. They even have a feature that sums up the entire series in four minutes (sadly not so much focusing on death scenes as on Joe Lynch ranting). With two discs of special features, there's really no way you can expect more "Friday the 13th" love... if you need more, you're beyond help. Go to a convention and have Kane Hodder strangle you or Ari Lehman make a "rock" pose with you. That should do the trick.