Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives! (1986)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1986
Running Times: 83 mins (Germany) 83 mins 30 sec (UK - video) 86 mins (USA) 87 mins 1 sec (UK - theatrical)
Format: Metrocolor 35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Ultra-Stereo

(Full Credits)

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures / Terror Films Inc
Producer: Don Behrns

SCRIPT
Script: Tom McLoughlin
Characters: Sean S. Cunningham

DIRECTION
Director: Tom McLoughlin

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Jon Kranhouse
Additional Photography: J. Patrick Daily
Underwater Photography: Barry Herron

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Bruce Green

MUSIC
Music: Harry Manfredini

SOUND
Sound Recording: Gregory Steele
Sound Mixer: James Thornton

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up / Hair: Denise Van Arsdale
Costume Designer: Maria Mancuso

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Effects Make-up: Chris Swift, Brian Wade

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Martin Becker, REEL EFX Inc
Special Mechanical Effects: David Wells, Ken Sher

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Joseph T. Garrity
Art Director: Pat Tagliaferro
Visual Consultant: Pam O'Har

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: Michael Nomad
Stunts: Lonnie Smith, Perry Husman, James Reeves, Diane Hetfield

CASTING
Casting: Fern Champion, Pamela Basker

CAST
Thom Mathews (Tommy Jarvis)
Jennifer Cooke (Megan Garris)
David Kagen (Sheriff Garris)
Kerry Noonan (Paula)
Renée Jones (Sissy Baker)
Tom Fridley (Cort)
C.J. Graham (Jason Voorhees)
Darcy DeMoss (Nikki)
Vincent Guastaferro (Deputy Rick Cologne)
Tony Goldwyn (Darren)
Nancy McLoughlin (Lizabeth)
Ron Palillo (Allen Hawes)
Alan Blumenfeld (Larry)
Matthew Faison (Stan)
Ann Ryerson (Katie)
Whitney Rydbeck (Roy)
Courtney Vickery (Nancy)
Bob Larkin (Martin)
Michael Swan (Officer Pappes)
Michael Nomad (Thornton)
Wallace Merck (Burt)
Roger Rose (Steven)
Cynthia Kania (Annette)
Tommy Nowell (Tyen)
Justin Nowell (Billy)
Sheri Levinsky (bus monitor)
Temi Epstein (little girl)
Taras O'Har (little boy)

PLOT SUMMARY

Unconvinced that Jason is really dead, Tommy digs up his body and is horrified when a bolt of lightning reanimates him. Before you know it, Jason is up to all his old tricks and teenagers are dropping like flies again at the newly re-opened Camp Crystal Lake. Naturally no-one believes Tommy's story except the sheriff's daughter who springs him from jail for a confrontation with his worst nightmare.

Desperation was clearly beginning to set in by now. Realising that the fans weren't going to sit still for more Fridays without Jason, Paramount went to extraordinary lengths to bring their anti-hero back. The film contains a few nice self-parodic moments - the opening sequence wherein Jason lampoons James Bond is particularly good - and director McLoughlin makes effective use of the fact that Jason is now a zombie. The climax, though nonsensical, is effective in that it brings the series so far full circle; Tommy manages to chain Jason to a huge rock and drops him back into the depths of Crystal Lake. Now, of course, Paramount could get away with subjecting Jason to any indignity safe in the knowledge that they can resurrect him at will. And they were quite prepared to do just that. (Full Review)

UK
Video Distributor: Paramount Home Entertainment (VHR2236)

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Laserdisc Distributor: Paramount (LV 31982)

Australia
Rating: R

France
Rating: -12

Norway
Rating: 18

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R

West Germany
Rating: 18

TIMELINE

1986
August
1: USA - theatrical release
14: UK - rated 18 by the BBFC (for theatrical release)

1987
January
14: France - theatrical release

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

1990
October
1: UK - Video release (Paramount Home Entertainment (VHR2236))

1992
March
13: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)

1994
July
Day Unknown: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)

1995
September
Day Unknown: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)

2001
October
14: USA - television broadcast (on 5Max)

POSTER TAGS

Kill or be killed!

Nothing this evil ever dies.

Evil always rises again.

Jason Lives!: Friday the 13th Part VI
Freitag, der 13. Teil 6 - Jason lebt - German title
Venerdì 13: Jason vive - Italian title

LINKS

SEQUEL TO
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Friday the 13th Part 3 3D (1982)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

SEQUELS
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)

SEE ALSO
Dirty Harry (1971)
Scream (1996)

MAGAZINES

L'Ecran Fantastique no.76 (January 1987) p.5 (France)
review

Hollywood Reporter vol.293 no.7 (1 August 1986) pp.3, 27 (USA)
review

Monthly Film Bulletin vol.55 no.651 (April 1988) pp.112-113 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review

Première February 1987 p.17 (France)
review (by Jean-Jacques Bernard)

Scapegoat 1 p.11 (UK)
censorship note

Screen International no.550 (31 May 1986) p.19 (UK)
credits

Starburst no.99 (1986) p.25 (UK)
review

Variety 2 April 1986 (USA)
credits

Variety 14 May 1986 (USA)
credits

Variety 6 August 1986 p.15 (USA)
review

BOOKS

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

serial killers; splatter; stalk and slash; slasher; electrocution; children; sequels; cemeteries; teenagers; teenkill; police; boats; flashbacks; summer camps; decapitation; dismemberment; lakes; gore