Friday the 13th Part VI - Jason Lives

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Movie
German title Friday the 13th Part VI - Jason Lives
Original title Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1986
length 84 minutes
Age rating FSK 18
Rod
Director Tom McLoughlin
script Tom McLoughlin
production Don Behrns
music Harry Manfredini
camera Jon Kranhouse
cut Bruce Green
occupation
chronology

←  Predecessor
Friday the 13th - A new beginning

Successor  →
Friday the 13th Part VII - Jason in a bloodlust

Friday the 13th Part VI - Jason Lives (Alternative title: Friday the 13th - Jason Lives ) is an American horror film from 1986 by Tom McLoughlin . The film is the sixth part of the horror film series Friday the 13th. After the previous film did not particularly convince the fans thematically, probably because the actual main character of the film series was missing, the mad and dangerous mass murderer Jason Voorhees was considered to be resurrected with this film to let.

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Tommy, who was able to kill Jason in the fourth part and tried to get his mental health problems under control in the fifth film , sees no choice but to fight them than to convince himself that Jason is really dead. " A New Beginning " even implies that Jason was cremated, but exact facts are unknown to Tommy. With a friend he drives to Jason's grave and digs up his body again to burn the remains. Unfortunately, Jason is brought back to life by the lightning strike of an approaching thunderstorm and is now endowed with superhuman powers, which he demonstrates to Tommy's friend - he rips out his heart.

Jason makes his way back to Crystal Lake, to his old hunting area, where a holiday camp for children and teenagers has now been set up again, which is run by some teenagers. Tommy tries to stop Jason from causing another bloodbath, but he fails because of the stubbornness of Sheriff Garris and his Deputy Cologne, who understandably don't believe a word about an undead serial killer with superhuman powers. Instead, they recognize Tommy from the old reports, think he is confused and lock him up. Meanwhile, Jason continues on his way to Crystal Lake and kills some people who cross his path on the way. A paintball player finally gives him his preferred weapon, a machete.

Meanwhile, Tommy has made friends with Sheriff Garris' naughty daughter Megan in the prison cell. Sherrif Garris and Deputy Cologne are finally called to some dismembered corpses, which they identify as the actions of Tommy, who wants to make his delusions a reality in this way. Megan, on the other hand, is convinced of Tommy's innocence and helps him to escape.

When they arrive at Crystal Lake, they find out that Jason has already arrived at camp. Although he spared the children, but cruelly murdered Megan's friends. Sheriff Garris and several other police officers also fall victim to him. In the end, Tommy in a boat and Jason fight under the surface of Crystal Lake. Tommy manages to put a chain around Jason's neck, the other end of which is connected to a large rock. Jason struggles and capsizes the boat. Tommy can be saved when Megan rushes to his aid in another boat and steers the rapidly turning screws of the ship's engine in Jason's face. In the final shot you can see Jason, chained to the rock at the bottom of Crystal Lake, and suddenly opening his eyes.

Reviews

On the Rotten Tomatoes website , the film was rated positively by 52% of the critics, which makes it the best-rated film in the series after the first part. And also in the user ratings of the Internet Movie Database it was able to place itself clearly ahead of its predecessor with 5.9 out of 10 possible points.

The lexicon of international films called the film "banal horror entertainment knitted according to long-known patterns from the series", which is "largely routinely staged", but "not quite as speculative as the other parts" and shows approaches to "irony".

Others

  • The title song He's Back (The Man Behind The Mask) by Alice Cooper was a hit in the charts. The accompanying music video contained many scenes from the film. In addition, the Alice Cooper songs “Hard Rock Summer” and “Teenage Frankenstein” can be heard in the film.
  • The film played (in the US) 19 million US dollars a. That is bad against the grossing result of the first film ($ 39 million). However, it only cost about $ 3 million.
  • The film was removed from the list of media harmful to minors in September 2009 by the BPjM .
  • After the de-listing he was from the FSK from 18 years released .
  • The girl from the camp who had a nightmare is called Nancy - a little homage to the main character from "A Nightmare on Elm Street": Nancy Thompson.
  • The sheriff repeatedly mentions a place called "Carpenter", a possible reference to John Carpenter , who produced his successful horror film series Halloween around the same time.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release Certificate for Friday the 13th Part VI - Jason Lives . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , October 2009 (PDF; test number: 57 543-a V).
  2. ↑ Review on Rotten Tomatoes
  3. ↑ Rating in the Internet Movie Database
  4. ↑ Friday the 13th Part VI - Jason Lives. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  5. ↑ Budget and gross profit on imdb.com
  6. ↑ Gerald Wurm: Jason goes to Hell - The final bill is from the index (Schnittberichte.com). Retrieved July 16, 2019 .
  7. ↑ News for Friday the 13th Part VI - Jason lives on Schnittberichte.com
  8. ↑ Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) - IMDb. Retrieved July 16, 2019 .