Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI

"Kill or be killed."

1986 1h 26m EN

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Synopsis

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Tommy Jarvis, tormented by the fear that maybe Jason isn't really dead, unwittingly resurrects the mass murderer for another bloody rampage.

“Kill or be killed.”

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Cast

Thom Mathews
Tommy Jarvis
Jennifer Cooke
Megan Garris
David Kagen
Sheriff Garris
Renée Jones
Sissy
Kerry Noonan
Paula Mott
Darcy DeMoss
Nikki
Tom Fridley
Cort
Alan Blumenfeld
Larry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tom McLoughlin
Writers: Tom McLoughlin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.5× over at the box office.

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Friday the 13th Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tom McLoughlin, shot by Jon Kranhouse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Harry Manfredini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Tom McLoughlin directs. Jon Kranhouse behind the camera. Harry Manfredini scores. Bruce Green cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 6.5× over at the box office.
440 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Part of the "Friday the 13th Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Tom McLoughlin, shot by Jon Kranhouse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Harry Manfredini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Thom Mathews and Jennifer Cooke and David Kagen carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Kill or be killed.".
11IMDB entry: tt0091080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 19 themes, including "mask", "new jersey", "lightning", "sadism".
13Released under 58 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jon Kranhouse
Original score: Harry Manfredini
Editing: Bruce Green
Production design: Joseph T. Garrity
Makeup / hair: R. Christopher Biggs
Sound: Wayne Heitman
Stunt coordinator: Michael Nomad
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $19,476,736
Return: 649% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)

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Friday the 13th Collection

An American slasher series set largely around the fictional town of Crystal Lake, New Jersey, which tells the story of serial murderer Jason Voorhees, and others who would kill on his behalf and in his name.

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John Chard2017-01-15
★ 6/10
Jason 6: Welcome To Camp Blood! An absolute hoot of a addition to the Friday 13th franchise. As is often the way with the "Friday" sequels, you can talk to one horror fan and this is the worst of the bunch, talk to another and it's the best etc etc. There's a more airy touch here and it serves the formula well, which if the series' fans are honest, is a formula that was getting stale quite early in the chain, so any sort of new ideas or direction is most welcome. After a glorious James Bond parody opens the credits sequence, accompanied by Harry Manfredini's superbly thunderous musical score, we get long running tormented character Tommy, here played by Thom Matthews, digging up Jason Voorhees' corpse so as to make sure the evil one is dead - oh and to kill him again. Enter a glorious Frankenstein homage (cheeky steal if you like) that sets us up for another round of stalk and dismember as Jason heads back to Camp Crystal Lake, which is now called Camp Forest Green! The kills are not particularly inventive, but there's a real thud of humour about much of them. From an American Express Card to a bloody smiley face imprint, it's clear the makers have a glint in their eyes. We even get an early appearance from Tony Goldwyn, some four years before Ghost would make him a known name. Adding to the quality score, which BTW rattles around home cinema speakers lie a supernatural entity, is Jon Kranhouse's cinematography, which is gorgeous in colour lens selections. All that and you get an Alice Cooper soundtrack as well. From joyful reanimation to a suitably watery finale, this part 6 delivers more than enough to almost make you rush out to rent part 7. Almost... 6.5/10
Gimly2018-09-15
★ 5/10
Jason Lives is the Friday the 13th movie that starts injecting comedy into the franchise, which after 5 movies of more or less the same tone, is understandable. Prior entires have still had fun, but Part VI has multiple, actual jokes. This bugs a lot of people, but me? Not so much. It's definitely not the high point of the franchise, but I still would never skip this one during a marathon. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
Wuchak2019-07-15
★ 7/10
Jason lives again as a horrific zombie, plus Megan (Jennifer Cooke) Released in 1986, "Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI" is notable for being the premiere of the zombie Jason as his rotting corpse is resurrected in the prologue indirectly through the actions of Tommy Jarvis and a friend who recently got out of a mental institution. This prologue also shows that Tommy didn't murder Pam at the end of Part V and that he was simply experiencing hallucinations from his trauma with the diabolic Voorhees spirit. Another difference with Part VI is that we finally get to see a busload of kids, children, at Crystal Lake, although they changed the name to Forest Green. Tommy runs to the local police to inform them that Jason has been resurrected but the sheriff, of course, doesn't believe him (would you?). His hot daughter, Megan, is attracted to Tommy and, when the bloody body count rises, the sheriff realizes that Jason is indeed alive. Tommy Jarvis is played by Thom Mathews rather than John Shepherd, who was excellent in Part V. Thom is a worthy replacement, but I prefer Shepherd's brooding charisma. The film features one of the best Friday girls in Megan, played by Jennifer Cooke, although Pam from the previous film is my favorite. Other than that, though, the females in Part VI are rather weak, although the redhead in the Volkswagen is notable (Nancy McLoughlin). The campiness of Part III and Part V returns for this installment, particularly with the goofy paintball warriors and the graveyard caretaker. But “Jason Lives” is noticeably superior to Part III and shares the kinetic vibe of Part V. As far as locations go, Part VI returns to the East for filming, being shot roughly 40 miles East of Atlanta in Covington & Rutledge . BOTTOM LINE: You either like the Friday the 13th series or you don't. Part VI is another retread of the same Friday formula with the entertaining spirit of Part V and the distinction of Jason now being totally inhuman, a horrific zombie; not to mention the addition of children at the camp. It also has a better story than parts III and IV with the sheriff and his daughter & Tommy going after Jason, plus Megan is one of the top Friday girls in the series. The film runs 91 minutes and the cut version 86 minutes. GRADE: B/B-