Friday the 13th Part III
Tags: cult, horror, grindhouse film, murder, violence

Plot synopsis:
Picking up from the previous events with a flashback sequence, Jason (Richard Brooker) has seemingly survived his attack from Paul and Ginny, and migrates to a store where he changes clothes and then murders the store owners, the henpecked Harold (Steve Susskind) with a meat cleaver into his chest and his shrewd wife Edna (Cheri Maugans) with a knitting needle through the back of her head, before moving on to a nearby lake front property named Higgins Haven.At the same time, 18-year-old Chris Higgins (Dana Kimmell), who was attacked by a mysterious, disfigured stranger in the woods near Crystal Lake two years earlier, returns to the property with her friends; Debbie (Tracie Savage), her boyfriend Andy (Jeffrey Rogers), dim-witted prankster Shelly (Larry Zimmer), Vera (Catherine Parks), and stoners Chuck (David Katims) and Chilli (Rachel Howard). After meeting Abel, an inebriated, religious fanatic derleict who warns them to turn back, the gang meets Chris' boyfriend Rick (Paul Kratka) at their destination; Higgins Haven. Chris intends to face her fears; however, none of her friends know that an unmasked and reclusive Jason has taken refuge in the barn to recover from his wounds.Meanwhile, Shelly and Vera go shopping at a local supermarket to get food and supplies when they get into trouble with a three-person biker gang, called the Black Widows, led by a brutal woman named Fox (Gloria Charles). When Shelly accidently knocks over their motorcycles outside the store, Fox and her two minions Ali (Nick Savage) and Loco (Kevin O'Brien) follow Shelly and Vera back to Higgin's Haven for revenge. However, they are dealt with by Jason before they can do any real damage except for taking the gas out of the gang's van. While looking around the barn in fascination, Fox is murdered with a pitchfork to her neck. Loco looks for her and gets impaled with a pitchfork. Ali is next when he enters the barn and finds the two's corpses. He attacks the unseen Jason, but gets bludgeoned with a 10" pipe wrench.At nightfall, Jason continues lurking around the barn while spying on the kids who settle down for a party at the nearby cabin. When Chris and Rick go for a walk in the woods, Jason wanders out of the barn to cause more harm again. At first, Jason only harasses them from a distance. When Chuck goes to an outhouse to take a dump and smoke more pot, Jason walks past and bangs on the walls of the outhouse before retreating.Later, Shelly, wearing a wet-suit and a Red Wings hockey mask plans another scare prank against Vera who is siting on a pier beside Higgens Lake. After Vera angrily tells Shelly to go off, he wonders into the barn where Jason slits his throat and takes his hockey mask, now concealing his deformity. Taking the spear-gun that Shelly had with him, Jason (fully masked) walks out of the barn and sees Vera wading out in the shallow water to get Shelly's wallet after she accidently drops it in the water. Thinking it's Shelly, Jason shoots Vera right in her left eye, killing her as her body falls in the water, and having Jason to discard the spear-gun.With Vera killed, Jason finally sneaks into the house, where he continues onward with his killing spree. After Andy and Debbie have sex, she goes to the bathroom for a shower, but gets surprised by Andy, who is walking on his hands. Jason sneaks up to him and horizontally murders him with a machete. Debbie leaves the shower and rests in her hammock in her bedroom, where she soon discovers Andy's horizontally-spitted body hanging from an overhead plank and gets stabbed through the hammock with a kitchen knife. Next, Jason disables the power to the cabin by tampering with a fuse box. When Chuck goes to the basement to fix it, Jason approaches him and shoves his face on the circuit panel, electrocuting him. At the same time, Shelly, whom is still alive and having his neck still slit, stumbles into the cabin before dying where Chilli finds him, but she is quickly attacked and killed by Jason who shoves a hot fireplace poker through her stomach.When Chris and Rick return they find the place empty, where they split up to find out what's going on. Rick, outside is attacked by Jason who kills him by crushing his head, which one of his eyes pops out.After finding the corpse of Loco, Jason then confronts Chris with an felling axe, and a climatic chase ensues with the two of them exchanging attacks with Chris trying to keep away from the masked murderer. During the process, she slows him down by dumping a bookshelf over him, then stabs him in his left leg with the same knife used to kill Debbie (Just before Jason throws it at a wall, which nearly hits Chris), and then bashes him with a fireplace log. Chris tries to escape in the van and almost hits Jason, but it soon runs out of gas (due to the biker gang's vandalism), forcing her to run back to the barn to hide.Jason enters the barn and arms himself with a machete and confronts Chris on the barn's rafter, but she manages to subdue him by bashing him on his head with a shovel. She seemly defeats Jason by tying him to a rope and hanging him to make sure that he is dead. Jason survives the hanging and briefly shows his real disfigured face to Chris while trying to get the noose off his neck, which she recognizes him as the man who attacked her two years ago. As Jason precedes to attack Chris with his machete, one of the bikers, Ali (who seemingly survived his attack), attempts his revenge on Jason, but Jason severs his right hand and hacks him to his demise. While Jason is hacking up Ali, Chris picks up an felling axe and slams it down to Jason's skull, causing him to stagger and fall over, seemingly killing him. Chris then wanders over to the lake and falls asleep in a canoe that drifts into the middle of the lake.The next morning, she wakes up in the canoe, when suddenly she sees Jason (now unmasked and bloody from the axe cut) appearing from an upper window, causing him to run outside to the lake to attack, but sees that it was just a part of her imagination. Reliving, suddenly she gets pulled into the water by a decaying Mrs. Voorhees (Whom has her head still intact).It is revealed that it was just a disturbed nightmare and at some point later, the police take Chris (Mentally disturbed from the events) off the property into the police car as they drive off. The film ends with Jason's deceased corpse, still with the axe intact in his head and showing the lake in peace once again.

Review: Friday the 13th Part III: 3D is surprisingly a really good movie it is not a bad slasher it is a great movie like I thought it was.
Yes it was similar scene from the first movie in which young Jason jumps over and run over Alice on the lake this is just the opposite of the film I loved that.I love that Jason Voorhees dons his iconic hockey mask for the first time and I know the movie doesn't show Jason putting ice hockey mask on his head.
Chris slams an axe in Jason's head right in the mask that's scene blow me away.I love also the actors beside Danna Kimmell and Richard Brooker in here that did really a well done job as the supporting cast: Catherine Parks, Larry Zerner they were great couple.
Apone did a great special make effects for Jason and I like some of the kills and the eyed balls also this movie does not have so much sex scenes unlike part 2 has but it is way better then Part 2.
Steve Miner is obviously not in the same league as Carpenter and Craven, but what he does manage to do is make an effective sequel that is much scarier than the first and next to the final chapter, it is the best and scariest among all the Fridays.This film is laughable in parts, especially in terms of continuity with some of the stories that are told by Chris, but having said that, Steve Miner makes a very atmospheric and very tense film.The film starts off the day after part two ended.
We know Jason is still alive because he kills two disgusting people at the beginning that at least establishes Miner's style to come for the rest of the movie.
Jason finally gets to don his signature hockey mask in this one, and I love the ending, when the rotted remains of Mother Voorhees rise from the lake in a nod to the first films shock ending.
Right after the song ends, Jason begins his killing spree, starting with two unsuspecting store owners, and then moving on to unsuspecting teens at a small farm area...The thing I like about this movie is the fact that Jason first gets his trademark hockey mask in this movie.
The mask is a big improvement over the sack from part 2, and makes Jason look much scarier.Another good thing about this movie is Dana Kimmell.
Those characters are so unlikable that you will really want Jason to kill them all.Another bad thing: Some viewers might be disappointed that they cannot see the film in its actual 3D format.
The story is essentially the same as every other "Friday" film, with a minor twist: this time it takes place on a little ranch owned by one of the main characters.
Of course, this time it looks nothing like the Crystal Lake from the previous two films, seeing as it was filmed on a ranch in California instead of New Jersey, but oh well.The kids are all walking stereotypes--pretty much the only way to give them any characterization in a 90-minute movie that has to dispatch one of them every ten minutes.
There is no "mean girl" or "jerk"; they all seem to be friends, which is nice.Jason gets his hands on the famous hockey mask in this installment, courtesy of one dead joker.
The kills are the most creative in the series thus far, obviously taking advantage of the original 3D format this was released in back in 1982: one character's eyeball pops out at the screen in what must have been a pretty cool gag in 3D, an unlucky guy doing a handstand gets split in two, and a harpoon gun is put to deadly use.The highlight of the film is the chase sequence in the final act.
Hoping a trip to her old campground will ease her troubled life, a group of friends arrive at Crystal Lake for a weekend of fun only to find the homicidal Jason still lurking around and must try to get away before they're all killed.This one managed to be one of the more enjoyable sequels in the series, though there are still some flaws to it.
This time he's targeting some teenagers who are spending the weekend in a summerhouse near Camp Crystal Lake, like he does in almost every sequel that follows this one.I will say that I haven't seen this movie in it's original 3-D format, I saw it on DVD, so I'm guessing it was much better in 3-D than it is in 2-D.
although the friday movies have taken a battering over the years,being typcast as a typical slasher movie or an immataion of halloween,friday the 13th 3 is reccomended viewing for any horror fan(as are the first 4 movies in the friday series) it starts were part2 leaves off then enter some funky music(hot ice)and the 3-d images and you certainly dont think your watching a friday movie!until the movie starts!grainy and dark adds to the atmosphere as does the excellent sound track(along with the traditional ki-ki-ki-ma-ma-ma!)then the killing begins!!!this is the one were jason gets his hockey mask,this is the most intense friday and this has the best ending of a friday movie!
Friday the 13th Part 3 will have you frozen with fear, as Jason finds his way into your living room!This film starred: Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka & Richard Brooker In my opinion, this film was not bad compared to the other films, it was better than the first film but not as good as the second.
Dana Kimmell does a good job following in the footsteps of other Friday girls Adrienne King and Amy Steel, but unlike the first two films the rest of the cast of teens are annoying.
I rate this as an extremely good film for the series since it is the first time Jason donned the mask.
And although it introduces that horror landmark known as Jason's goalie mask, Friday THE 13TH PART III is pretty average fare.Even three entries into an 11-film (and counting) series, the plot is no shocker.
Probably the funniest characters in the whole film are the biker gang, and they're hardly distinguishable from the rest of the largely white-hat cast.Two stand-out features of this film, widescreen 3D photography aside, are the truly riotous disco music during the opening credits, and this being the episode in which Jason acquires the signature hockey mask.
They're just meant to be fun, and this one certainly is.For those interested in the plot, this time Jason sets his sights on a group of young adults spending the weekend at a friend's cottage, which just happens to be situated on--yes, you guessed it: Crystal Lake.The fun begins almost immediately as we meet two of cinema's quirkiest general store owners who unwittingly fall victim to a very much alive Jason as he vacates the scene of the last entry's bloodbath (and searches for some new clothes).We then pick up with our core group of fun-loving kids who, among other things, enjoy activities such as sex, playing practical jokes, and smoking pot.
We even get a fun sequence involving leather-clad bikers who venture onto Jason's land in search of revenge following a grocery store incident with two of the main characters.From start to finish, the film stays entertaining throughout, ending with one of the series' best finales, as Jason chases his unfortunate final victim all over the place, giving us lots of thrills and scares along the way.It's also worth mentioning that this is the first film in which Jason dons the now infamous hockey mask.
'Friday The 13th Part III (1982)' recycles the same plot seen in the prior two titles almost verbatim, except this time it's even less connected to the 'Camp Crystal Lake' mythos than before, with Jason just coincidentally coming across a bunch of holidaying teenagers and killing them all for no clear reason...
(Also sometimes known as "Friday the 13th 3D") This is one of the good ones!Director Steve Miner returns to captain the ship once again this time around, as Jason survives his devastating injury seen at the end of Part 2 and returns to Crystal Lake to hunt down a new group of friends who have arrived to vacation for the weekend.
Friday The 13th Part III doesn't give viewers anything new in the series and gives fans all of the familiar elements that are in Friday The 13th series:the young campers,a high body count,blood,gore and last but certainly not least seeing everyone's favorite Summer Camp killer Jason Voorhees doing what he does best for 90 minutes offering fans another marathon of slaying and we as the viewers are entertained and having fun.
The atmosphere and look of Part III is one of best in the series especially during the night time scenes which are dark and mysterious and makes the some of the scenes more suspenseful and creepy whether Jason is in the scene or not.
Great Special effects.In final word,if you love Horror Films or the Friday The 13th franchise,I highly suggest you see Friday The 13th Part III,a terrific,entertaining sequel that is one of the best films in the series.
Friday THE 13th - PART III continues with the story of Jason's killing spree throughout the area of Camp Crystal Lake.Picking up right where the second one left off, Jason continues his slaughter at a small store where he murders the couple living there.We soon meet a group of teenagers, led by Chris Higgins (played by Dana Kimmell), who are going out to the lake for some summer fun.
Friday THE 13th - PART III continues with the story of Jason's killing spree throughout the area of Camp Crystal Lake.Picking up right where the second one left off, Jason continues his slaughter at a small store where he murders the couple living there.We soon meet a group of teenagers, led by Chris Higgins (played by Dana Kimmell), who are going out to the lake for some summer fun.
Eventually, some members of a biker gang decide to check out the barn when Jason strikes.He also gets his infamous hockey mask in this sequel which has become a trademark for the horror movie genre.
Eventually, some members of a biker gang decide to check out the barn when Jason strikes.He also gets his infamous hockey mask in this sequel which has become a trademark for the horror movie genre.
I would have loved to see this movie in 3D, but I was born in 1998 and I did not know anything about movies when I was young, but now I do.The hockey mask is why I put Jason Voorhees on my Top 10 Horror Movie Villains list and because of the way he kills his victims is just amazing.
I would have loved to see this movie in 3D, but I was born in 1998 and I did not know anything about movies when I was young, but now I do.The hockey mask is why I put Jason Voorhees on my Top 10 Horror Movie Villains list and because of the way he kills his victims is just amazing.
It's the camp-like settings of most of the series and the unstoppable malevolent force that is Jason Voorhees that especially sets "Friday the 13th" apart from similar franchises.The first two films are serious in nature with the expected antics of youths on vacation in the woods, but the franchise introduces a campy element with "Part III", which pretty much plagues the rest of the series until the reboot in 2009.
In fact, I usually bust out laughing at the inevitable death scenes.BOTTOM LINE: "Part III" is another entertaining segment in the series and it's notable for switching the filming locations to dry Southern California, not to mention Jason is bigger and more imposing than in "Part II" and he finally acquires his iconic hockey mask, but "Part III" is my least favorite of the franchise due to the overt goofy elements.The film runs 95 minutes.GRADE: C+.
In this second sequel of the Friday the 13th trilogy, Jason Voorhees is back, dunning a hockey mask for the first time, and terrorizing a new group of twenty-something party-goers near Camp Crystal Lake.The scares, screams, gore and running around continue in abundance, with OK and not- too-cheesy acting where there are actually some character development from some of the cast members.
Shelly is also one of my favorite characters in the series because of his humor and of course for what he provides our Jason.I wish I could have seen this in 3-d like it was originally meant to because the kills in this movie are the most brutal yet.
This leads to some pretty ingenious and memorable gags, and it doesn't matter if we can clearly see the strings manipulating the objects coming towards the camera, it's really all part of the fun, in this sequel which is more about the 3-D effects and excellent use of widescreen than graphic violence.The formula was really becoming like a well worn pair of shoes by this point, in a script (co-written by Martin Kitrosser, script supervisor on the first two movies) with a standard set-up of unknowing young folk hoping to have a good time in a remote cabin but instead falling prey to the maniacal Jason Voorhees.One will note just how unknowing these horny fools are: they truly have no idea who this killer is; the name Jason is never even uttered here.
The lovely Dana Kimmell is an appealing "final girl".Steve Miner, the man with the distinction of having helmed two F13 series sequels, Part 2 and this one, does a capable job; the movies' pacing is just fine, and its great moments are always timed well, with a healthy nod to the first film in terms of shots near the end, a healthy amount of humour, and a cracking finale with some wonderful chasing going on.The sentimental favourite in the franchise for this viewer (it was the first entry I saw), it remains great fun upon repeat viewings.Eight out of 10..
Jason gets his hockey mask, its in 3D, its a slasher movie.
After escaping death at the hands of two teenagers from the last film Jason changes his clothes , kills more teenagers and picks up his hockey mask up on the way.
Jason gets his infamous hockey mask here and that is pretty much the only thing new in this film but still perfectly watchable and this is the last good film in the series so enjoy it!.
'Friday The 13th Part III' doesn't break any new ground whatsoever.It's a slasher movie that has the same plot as most of them do: A killer stalks a bunch of drug- using teenagers at a summer camp.We've all seen it before, but that doesn't mean the movie is bad.As you can expect from early 80's horror flicks, there's some cheap dialog and acting.But that's something we all go through when we see a movie or two.At least the acting was better than the trashy dialog in part 5.'Friday The 13th Part III' was a 3-D movie way back then when it first came out.Some of the effects aren't exactly Oscar worthy, but seeing an eyeball pop out towards the screen is always entertaining.It's a shame that I will probably never see the 3-D version since I own the regular DVD.Overall, good, but not great, sequel..
Totally cheesy too, but you have to laugh when someone does this which puts the movie in the so bad it's good category.The kills are actually pretty good, especially with the guy walking on his hands but they're just ruined by the fact that they're still pointing things at the camera as they die.However, I love how this movie shows the origin of the hockey mask which became the classic look of this murderer.
The third film in the series is not too different from the first two except in one single but important detail: JASON finally got his trademark; the hockey mask.
In the 3rd installment of the "so bad it's good" horror series, Jason escapes with his life after Part II, and he proceeds to attack a group of teens spending their weekend near Camp Crystal Lake, one of whom has been attacked by him before.
The death scenes in this movie aren't really that bad, except for one involving eyes popping out of a guy's head.The story is better in this movie, and of course, Jason gets his hockey mask.
We have a great heroine, played by Dana Kimmell, Jason first gets his hockey mask, we have unique killings.
The acting is not as good as it was in the first two, but in this one Jason gets his hockey mask, and that's a moment in movie history that no one will forget..
Here, Jason gets his hockey mask and kills some vacationing teens by the lake.
This 3rd entry in the fridays series is best known as the first time we Jason with his infamous hockey mask.
This "Friday the 13th" movie is best known as the one where Jason wears the hockey mask for the first time.
Jason gets his hockey mask for the first time, of course.I love all of the Fridays, but the first four are the best.
Without watching this film in 3D....It has nothing special to it,some gore...But the music was great!One thing that made me glad was Jason finally gets what he always wanted....A Hockey MASK!!But the film basically was bad!Acting - 2.0 / 5.0 Actors - 2.0 / 5.0 Script - 3.5 / 5.0 Display- 2.5 / 5.0 Gore   - 2.5 / 5.0 Suspense-2.0 / 5.0 Music   -3.5 / 5.0 Overall- 2.5 / 5.0   C.
I know a lot of people seem to like to complain about the acting, the acting in this film is not very good, not disgraceful, but  when you watch any of the Friday the 13th's or any movie, the focus should be on the plot and the story that follows.