Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D (1982)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1982
Running Times: 78 mins (Sweden)     91 mins 3 secs (UK - video (1987))     95 mins 7 secs (UK - video (2001))     95 mins 15 secs (UK - theatrical)     96 mins (USA)
Format: colour     35mm     ArriVision 3D
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Jason Productions / Paramount Pictures
Executive Producer: Lisa Barsamian
Producer: Frank Mancuso Jr
Co-Producer: Tony Bishop
Associate Producer: Peter Schindler
Production Manager: Terry Collis
Production Co-Ordinator: Janet Lee Smith

SCRIPT
Script: Martin Kitrosser, Carol Watson
Characters: Sean S. Cunningham, Ron Kurz, Victor Miller

DIRECTION
Director: Steve Miner
1st Assistant Director: Richard Davis
2nd Assistant Director: Marilyn Poucher

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Gerald Feil
Camera Operator: Eric Van Haren Noman
1st Assistant Camera: Steve Slocomb
2nd Assistant Camera: Mako Koiwai
3-D Camera Technician: Mitch Bogdanowycz
Loxima Crane Technician: George Michael Brown
Key Gaffer: Tim Evans
Best Boy Electric: J.B. Richner
Generator Operator: Victor Kloster
Key Grip: Steve Rez III
Best Boy Grip: Brian Smith
Dolly Grip: Chico Anzures
Lamp Operator: Gary Stark
Colour Timer: Bob Noland
Stills: Laurel Moore
Cameras: Arriflex Cameras with Marks 3-Depix Converter
Louma Crane: Samane
Labs: Movielab, USA

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: George Hively
Assistant Editor: Larry Morrison
Negative Cutter: Holly Shadduk

MUSIC
Music: Harry Manfredini
Title Theme: Harry Manfredini, Michael Zager
Title Theme Producers: Michael Zager, Ed Newmark
Music Editor: Jack Tillar
Music, Post Production, Creative Sound: Newman Tillar Associates

SOUND
Boom Operators: Earl Sampson, David Kelson
Production Sound Mixer: Bill Nelson
Re-Recording Mixers: William L. McCaughey, Terry Porter, Kevin F. Cleary
Special Sound: Nieman Tillar
Sound Effects Editor: Clive Smith

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Cheri Minns
Assistant Make Up: Kenny Myers, Louis Lazzara, Larry Carr
Hair: Shannon Ely
Costume Supervisor: Sandi Love
Assistant Costumer: Gala Autumn

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Make-up Effects Labs, Douglas J. White, Allan Apone, Frank Carrisosa

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Martin Becker
3-D Supervisor: Martin Jay Sadoff
Opticals: Anderson Co
Main Titles: Celestial Mechanix Inc

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Robb Wilson King
Set Decorator: Dee Suddleson
Property Master: Bonnie Ballard
Assistant Property Master: Mike May

LOCATIONS
Locations: Green Valley, California, USA; Yaluzet Movie Ranch, Saugus, California, USA

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Kathy Newport
Production Accountant: Francine Mozurkevich
Production Auditor: Constance Talley-Sherman
Production Payroll, Services, and Facilities: Penny Lane Productions Inc
Production Assistants: Gary Dahl, David Miller
Assistant to Steve Miner: Terence McCorry
Assistants to Producer: Mary Carroll Kaltenbach, Jo Anne Cooper
Caterers: Tony's Food Service, Tony Kerum, Angel Trujillo
Craft Service: Linn Zuckerman
Set Medic: Bundy Chanock
First Aid: Henry Humphreys
Technical Advisor: Terry Ballard
Transportation Co-Ordinator: Jim Lannen
Transportation Captain: Jon Carpenter
Drivers: Dennis Yank, Sharon Collis, Victor Kloster
Insert Car Driver: Lee Nashold

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks To: Chrysler Motors; Goodyear Tire Company; Jack Daniels Distillery; Olympia Beer; Valvoline Oil Company; Centerline Wheel Corporation

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: John Sherrod
Stunts: Pam Bebermeyer, Tom Elliott, Jimmy Medeans, Mike Deluna, Marguerite Happy, Steve Vandeman

CASTING
Casting: Dave Eman, Bill Lytle

CAST
Dana Kimmell (Chris)
Paul Kratka (Rick)
Tracie Savage (Debbie)
Jeffrey Rogers (Andy)
Catherine Parks (Vera)
Larry Zerner (Shelly)
David Katims (Chuck)
Rachel Howard (Chili)
Richard Brooker (Jason Voorhees)
Gloria Charles (Fox)
Nick Savage (Ali)
Kevin O'Brien (Loco)
Steve Susskind (Harold)
Cheri Maugans (Edna Hatcher)
David Wiley (Abel)
Perla Walter (Mrs Sanchez)
Charlie Messenger (State Trooper #1)
Terry Ballard (State Trooper #2)
Terence McCorry (State Trooper #3)
Steve Miner (newscaster)
Gianni Standaart (newswoman)
Anne Gaybis (cashier)
Betsy Palmer (Mrs Voorhees - uncredited)
Amy Steel (Ginny - uncredited)
John Furey (Paul - uncredited)
Steve Daskawisz (Jason Voorhees - uncredited)

PLOT SUMMARY

Yet another group of teenagers arrive at Camp Crystal Lake and are slaughtered by the ever-angry Jason Vorhees.

Essentially, this is the same as the first two films but with the added gimmick of a 3D process that was undeniably effective but which was as badly used as every other film that formed part of the early 80s craze for such films. When the best bit of a film is a cheesy effects shot of an eyeball being squeezed from a head and flying unconvincingly towards the camera, you know you're in trouble. Seen flat, the film has absolutely nothing whatsoever to offer. (Full Review)

UK
Video Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment (VHR2211)

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Paramount Pictures
DVD Distributor: Paramount (15394)

Australia
Rating: R

France
Rating: -12

Norway
Rating: 18

Sweden
Rating: 15

UK
Rating: X; 18

USA
Rating: R

West Germany
Rating: 18

TIMELINE

1982
August
13: USA - theatrical release
20: Canada - theatrical release

November
23: UK - rated X by the BBFC (for theatrical release)

1983
February
16: France - theatrical release

1985
April
26: Sweden - theatrical release

1987
June
17: UK - rated 18 by the BBFC (for video release)

1991
July
Day Unknown: UK - television broadcast (on Sky Movies)

2000
October
17: USA - DVD release (Paramount (15394))

2001
April
23: UK - rated 18 by the BBFC (for video release)

December
24: USA - television broadcast (on Cinemax 2)

2005
November
6: UK - shown at the National Film Theatre, London (as part of the A History of the Horror Film season)

POSTER TAGS

A New Dimension In Terror...

Camp Crystal Lake's bloody legacy!

Friday the 13th Part 3 - video title
Und wieder ist Freitag, der 13. - German title
Week end di terrore - Italian title

LINKS

SEQUEL TO
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

SEQUELS
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Jason X (2001)
Freddy vs Jason (2003)

SEE ALSO
Alone in the Dark (1982)
Blades (1989)
Bleeder (1999)
Bloody Murder (2000)
Ecologia del delitto (1971)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
Scary Movie (2000)
Scream (1996)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Scream Greats Vol. 1 Tom Savini Master of Horror Make-up (1986)

MAGAZINES

Cinefantastique vol.13 no.2/3 (November / December 1982) p.92 (USA)
review

City Limits no.84 (13 May 1983) p.26 (UK)
review

L'Ecran Fantastique no.31 (February 1983) pp.72-75 (France)
article, interview

Films July 1983 p.39 (UK)
credits, review

Films and Filming no.348 (September 1983) pp.34-35

Hollywood Reporter vol.270 no.18 (27 January 1982) p.3 (USA)
note

Hollywood Reporter vol.273 no.5 (11 August 1982) pp.3, 6 (USA)
review

Monthly Film Bulletin vol.50 no.592 (May 1983) pp.131-132 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review

Motion Picture Product Digest vol.10 no.6 (1 September 1982) p.22 (USA)
review

Scapegoat no.1 p.11 (UK)
censorship note

Screen International no.360 (11 September 1982) p.8 (UK)
note

Screen International no.395 (21 May 1983) p.23 (UK)
review

Starburst no.58 (June 1983) pp.38-39 (UK)
review

Variety 11 August 1982 (USA)
credits, review

BOOKS

Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies 1991 - 1992 p.144 (Netherlands)
credits, review

Horror and Science Fiction Films III p.106 (USA)
credits

3d, axe murders, barns, biker gang, dismemberment, eyeballs, gore, hammocks, lakes, machetes, sequels, serial killers, slasher, splatter, stalk and slash, teenagers, twist endings

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008