Friday the 13th, Part 3 [Blu-ray]

Director: Steve Miner Steve Miner

Overview

Immediately after his mysterious escape at the end of Friday the 13th, Pt. 2, Jason Vorhees (Richard Brooker, the third of many actors to fill the role) kills a hardscrabble store owner and his nagging wife before heading back to Crystal Lake, this time to terrify rich girl Chris (Dana Kimmell) and her band of summer-cottage guests. Chris, it seems, is haunted by an earlier encounter with Jason, and her romantic entanglements with local boy Rick (Paul Kratka) do little to ease her nightmares. Meanwhile, the gruesome antics of Shelly (Larry Zerner), a chubby practical joker who just wants to be loved (and get laid), leads to an escalating case of the boy who cried wolf. When he's not incurring the wrath of leather-clad motorcyclists, he's annoying the other guests with his mock mutilations. Soon, stage blood turns to real as guests and bikers alike fall prey to the killer lurking in the barn out back.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/26/2017
UPC:	0032429282286
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	R
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Sound:	[monaural]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	19,428

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Richard Brooker	Jason Voorhees
Dana Kimmell	Chris Higgins
Paul Kratka	Rick
Tracie Savage	Debbie,Ali
Catherine Parks	Vera
Jeffrey Rogers	Andy
Larry Zerner	Shelly
Rachel Howard	Chili
David Katims	Chuck
Gloria Charles	Fox
Kevin O'Brien	Loco
Anne Gaybis	Cashier
Cheri Maugans	Edna
Steve Miner	Newscaster
Gianni Standaart	Newswoman
Steve Susskind	Harold
Perla Walter	Mrs. Sanchez
David Wiley	Abel
Terry Ballard	State Trooper
Terence McCorry	State Trooper
Charlie Messenger	State Trooper
Steve Daskawisz	Actor
Betsy Palmer	Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
Amy Steel	Ginny
John Furey	Paul
Steve Dash	Jason
Kirsten Baker	Terry
Marilyn Poucher	Mrs. Voorhees' Corpse
Dave Emann	Actor
Bill Lytle	Actor
Bruce Mahler	Actor
Harry Manfredini	Composer
Michael Zager	Composer

Technical Credits

Martin Kitrosser

Carol Watson

Lisa Barsamian	Executive Producer,Producer
Tony Bishop	Producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.	Producer
Steve Miner	Director
Martin Kitrosser	Screenwriter
Bill Lytle	Casting
Dave Eman	Casting
Steve Rez III	Key Grip
Michael DeLuna	Stunts
John Sherrod	Stunts
Pamela Bebermeyer	Stunts
Tom Elliott	Stunts
Carol Watson	Screenwriter
Martin Becker	Special Effects
Maguerite Happy	Stunts
Jimmy Medearis	Stunts
Steve Vandeman	Stunts
Frank Mancuso	Producer

Editorial Reviews

When it comes to slasher flicks, the Friday the 13th series and its infamous antagonist Jason no doubt rank among the most influential ever, with eight (soon to be nine) sequels and one of the most recognizable villains of all time -- even if you do rarely see his face. The simple story -- which pays homage to the original slasher film, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho -- follows a group of plucky young counselors as they head for infamous Crystal Lake despite warnings of a murderer by the town crazy. The campers soon fall victim to the legend by way of their own hubris. Among the leads is a then-unknown Kevin Bacon in his first big role. A generic script by Victor Miller and Ron Kurz is helped by director Sean Cunningham's talent for tension, but the true savior is Harry Manfredini's score, the theme of which is used similarly to that of Jaws, creating tension by announcing the killer. Gruesome effects master Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead) deserves much credit for the creatively graphic gore, which carries the film's junk food excitement to new levels with moments including an axe to one poor soul's face and an arrow through the throat of another. Neophytes be warned: Don't expect to see Jason, as he doesn't show his face until the second installment, nor a hockey mask, as it doesn't show up until the third. Scream fans may already be aware of that, but even they cannot consider themselves true aficionados of scary movies until having seen the original Friday the 13th.

Barnes & Noble - Greg Kalleres