Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)

Serial killer Jason Voorhees' supernatural origins are revealed.

Director:

Adam Marcus

Writers:

Jay Huguely (story), Adam Marcus (story)

Stars:

John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Kane Hodder

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John D. LeMay	...	Steven Freeman
Kari Keegan	...	Jessica Kimble
Kane Hodder	...	Jason Voorhees
Steven Williams	...	Creighton Duke
Steven Culp	...	Robert Campbell
Erin Gray	...	Diana Kimble
Rusty Schwimmer	...	Joey B.
Richard Gant	...	Coroner
Leslie Jordan	...	Shelby
Billy Green Bush	...	Sheriff Landis
Kipp Marcus	...	Randy
Andrew Bloch	...	Josh
Adam Cranner	...	Ward
Allison Smith	...	Vicki
Julie Michaels	...	Elizabeth Marcus F.B.I.

Storyline

The secret of Jason's evil is revealed. It is up to the last remaining descendant of the Voorhees family to stop Jason before he becomes immortal and unstoppable. This is the final (?) battle to end Jason's reign of terror forever.

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Plot Keywords:

female victim | bare breasts | female nudity | overalls | serial murderer | 

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Taglines:

Horror, has many faces... death, wears many different masks... but pure evil, wears only one... and this is your final chance, to see it.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and gore, and for sexuality and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Creighton Duke is being interviewed and he demands 500 grand for the capture of Jason, he says "For that you get the mask, the machete, the whole damn thing." This is a reference to Jaws (1975) when Quint demands $10,000 to kill the shark. He says, "For that you get the head, the tail, the whole damn thing."

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Goofs

(at around 1h 1 min) Steven backs over Robert and there is clearly a lot of blood around his abdomen, but when Robert comes into the police station his shirt is clean and untouched.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Agent Elizabeth Marcus: [flips switch, light blows out] Shit.

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Crazy Credits

On the end of the credits, we hear the famous echo: "Ki-ki-ki...ma-ma-ma"

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Alternate Versions

The original script by Jay Huguely featured Jason's brother Elias as the killer and included backstory about Pamela Voorhees' involvement in the occult. It was decided, however, that Jason needed to be the focus of the film, and Dean Lorey was brought in to re-configure the storyline. Hence, the brother was jettisoned, and the first name Elias was assigned to Jason's father.

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Connections

Featured in Scream: The Inside Story (2011)

User Reviews

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!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 August 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Friday the 13th Part IX: The Dark Heart of Jason Voorhees

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,552,190, 15 August 1993

Gross USA:

$15,935,068

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,935,068

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Sean S. Cunningham Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 91 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1