Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Joseph Zito, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., and starring Kimberly Beck, Corey Feldman, Crispin Glover, and Ted White as Jason Voorhees.
It is the fourth installment in the "Friday the 13th" film series.
Picking up immediately after the events of "Friday the 13th Part III", the story follows a presumed-dead Jason Voorhees brought to the morgue, where he spontaneously revives and escapes, returning to Crystal Lake to continue his killing spree.
Much like "Part III", the film was originally supposed to be the final installment in the series.
Mancuso Jr. wanted to conclude the series as he felt nobody respected him for his assisting work on the series regardless of how much the films earned at the box office, as well as wanting to work on other projects.
Paramount Pictures supported the decision, as they were aware of the declining popularity of slasher films at the time of its release.
As a result, the film was marketed as "The Final Chapter" to ensure it as such.
Make-up artist Tom Savini, who worked on the first film, returned because he wanted to help kill off Jason, whom he helped create.
The film was originally scheduled to be released in October, but was pushed up to April 13, 1984.
Upon its theatrical release, the film grossed $33 million in the U.S. on a budget of $2.6 million, making it the fourth most attendance of the "Friday the 13th" series with approximately 9,815,700 tickets sold.
The film received generally negative reviews from critics.
Despite being billed as the final film, its success prompted another sequel, , one year later.
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning( also known as Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning) is a 1985 American slasher film directed by Danny Steinmann and starring Melanie Kinnaman, John Shepherd, and Shavar Ross.
It is the fifth installment in the" Friday the 13th" film series.
The film is set at a fictional halfway house, where an adult Tommy Jarvis—who killed Jason Voorhees as a child—again fears for his life when a new hockey- masked assailant begins a series of brutal murders.
The film features a cameo appearance from Corey Feldman, who portrayed Tommy in the previous film.
" A New Beginning" features a high number of on- screen murders.
Aside from its gore and violence, the film has also become known for its explicit nudity and sex scenes, as well as frequent drug use.
Peter Bracke's book" Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th" details that behind the scenes, the production was plagued with hardcore drug use.
Shot in California in 1984 on a budget of$ 2.2 million," A New Beginning" was released theatrically on March 22, 1985, and grossed$ 22 million at the U.S. box office.
The film was initially going to set up a new trilogy of films with a different villain for the series but, after a disappointing reception from fans and a steep decline in box- office receipts from" Part III" and, Jason Voorhees was brought back for the next installment and has been the main antagonist in the series since.
In addition to weak box office returns, most critics gave the film negative reviews.
Friday the 13th (1916 film)
Friday the 13th[ aka Friday the Thirteenth] is a lost 1916 silent film drama directed by Emile Chautard and starring Robert Warwick.
It was produced and distributed by World Film Corporation.
It was based pn a story by Thomas W. Lawson.
Meatballs III: Summer Job
Meatballs III: Summer Job is the 1986 third installment in the" Meatballs" film series, and the first in the series to be rated R. Unlike" Meatballs Part II", this film follows Rudy( the main character from the first" Meatballs"), grown up( played by Patrick Dempsey) and working on a summer job for an angry boss named Mean Gene.
Unlike the first two movies, this one is not set at summer camp, but rather at a nearby marina.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Friday the 13th
Part
VI: Jason Lives( stylized onscreen as Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI) is a 1986 American slasher film written and directed by Tom McLoughlin, and starring Thom Mathews, Jennifer Cooke, David Kagen, and C.J. Graham as Jason Voorhees.
It is the sixth installment in the" Friday the 13th" film series.
The film follows Voorhees who, after being accidentally resurrected, stalks another group of camp counselors.
The original concept called for Tommy Jarvis, the protagonist of and, to become the new villain, but after the poor fan reception of" A New Beginning", the producers brought Jason Voorhees back as the series' antagonist.
In resurrecting Jason, McLoughlin made him an explicitly supernatural force for the first time in the series.
This version of Jason, an undead and more powerful superhuman, would become the standard depiction for the rest of the series.
The film introduced metahumor and action film elements, including shootouts and car chases, into the series.
" Jason Lives" was the first in the series to receive some positive reception from critics since the original.
In the years since its release, its self- referential humor and numerous instances of breaking the fourth wall have been praised for prefiguring Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven's" Scream" series.
" Jason Lives" is considered a fan favorite of the series, in addition to receiving positive notice from horror film historians.
It grossed$ 19.4 million at the U.S. box office on a budget of$ 3 million.
It is followed by.
Friday the 13th Part III
Friday the 13th Part III( also known as Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D) is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Steve Miner, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., and starring Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, and Richard Brooker as Jason Voorhees.
It is the third installment in the" Friday the 13th" film series.
Set immediately after the events of" Friday the 13th Part 2", the plot follows a teenage girl and her friends at a house on Crystal Lake, where a wounded Jason Voorhees has taken refuge.
The film marks the debut of Voorhees wearing his signature hockey mask, which has become a trademark of both the character and the franchise, as well as an icon in American cinema and the horror genre in general.
The original storyline was supposed to focus on a post-traumatic
Ginny Field who began learning self defense and returned to college after surviving her ordeal in the previous film.
After finding Paul's corpse inside her dormitory, she prepares to track down Voorhees and face him in a final confrontation.
However, this concept was abandoned when Amy Steel declined to reprise her role.
" Part III" was theatrically released in 3D, and is the only film in the series to be released in that format.
The film was intended to end the series as a trilogy, however the film did not include a moniker in its title to indicate it as such.
The film was theatrically released on August 13, 1982, grossing$ 36.7 million at the US box office on a budget of$ 2.2 million and received negative reviews from critics.
It was the first film to remove" E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial" from the number- one spot and became the second highest- grossing horror film of 1982, behind" Poltergeist".
It has the third most attendance of the" Friday the 13th" franchise, with approximately 11,762,400 tickets sold.
It was followed by.
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Friday the 13th
Part
VII: The New Blood is a 1988 American slasher film directed by John Carl Buechler and starring Lar Park Lincoln, Kevin Blair, Susan Blu, Terry Kiser, and Kane Hodder in his first portrayal as Jason Voorhees, who would portray the character in three subsequent films.
It is the seventh installment in the" Friday the 13th" film series.
The film follows a psychokinetic teenage girl who inadvertently unleashes Jason from his grave in Crystal Lake, where she and her friends are staying.
The film was released after, and was intended to have a higher standard of quality than that of the previous installments, with high- profile directors being considered to helm the project.
Paramount Pictures sought a partnership with New Line Cinema to create a crossover film between the" Friday the 13th" and" Nightmare on Elm Street" series, which would not come to fruition until 2003, as" Freddy vs. Jason".
After several failed concepts, screenwriter Daryl Haney suggested an idea akin to" Jason vs. Carrie", in which Jason would battle a teenage girl with psychokinetic abilities.
" The New Blood" was released on May 13, 1988, and grossed$ 19.1 million at the U.S. box office on a budget of$ 2.8 million, and received negative reviews from critics.
It was followed by.
Friday the 13th (2009 film)
Friday the 13th is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift from a screen story by Shannon, Swift and Mark Wheaton.
It is a reboot of the" Friday the 13th" film series, which began in 1980.
Nispel also directed the 2003 remake of Tobe Hooper's" The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"( 1974), while Shannon and Swift wrote the screenplay for the 2003 crossover" Freddy vs. Jason".
The film was produced by Platinum Dunes and Crystal Lake Entertainment and distributed by New Line Cinema and Paramount Pictures.
It stars Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, and Derek Mears and follows Clay Miller( Padalecki) as he searches for his missing sister, Whitney( Righetti), who is captured by Jason Voorhees( Mears) while camping in woodland at Crystal Lake.
The film was originally conceived as an origin story, but the project evolved into a re-imagining of the first four" Friday the 13th" films.
The character Jason Voorhees was redesigned as a lean, quick killer with a backstory that allows the viewer to feel sympathy for him, but not enough that he would lose his menace.
In keeping with the tone of the film, Jason's mask was recreated from a mold of the original mask used for" Part III"; though there were subtle changes.
" Friday the 13th" includes some of Harry Manfredini's musical score from the previous" Friday the 13th" films because the producers recognized its iconic status.
" Friday the 13th" was theatrically released in the United States on February 13, 2009, by New Line Cinema in North American territories and by Paramount Pictures internationally.
The film had grossed over$ 92.7 million at the box office on a budget of$ 19 million, becoming the first highest- grosssing film in the franchise.
It received mostly negative reviews from critics, who felt that did not add anything new to the franchise.
Friday the 13th Part 2
Friday the 13th Part 2 is a 1981 American slasher film produced and directed by Steve Miner in his directorial debut, written by Ron Kurz, and starring Amy Steel and John Furey.
The film also features the return of Adrienne King, Betsy Palmer and Walt Gorney, who respectively portrayed Alice Hardy, Pamela Voorhees, and Crazy Ralph in the prior installment.
It is the second installment in the" Friday the 13th" film series and a direct sequel to" Friday the 13th"( 1980).
It picks up five years later, where a new murderer begins stalking the camp counselors at a nearby training camp on Crystal Lake.
Originally," Part 2" was intended to be part of an anthology series of films based on the Friday the 13th superstition.
However, after the popularity of the original film's surprise ending, the filmmakers opted to continue the story and mythology surrounding Camp Crystal Lake, a trend which would be repeated in every film in the franchise.
Like the original film," Part 2" faced opposition from the Motion Picture Association of America, who noted its" accumulative violence" as problematic, resulting in numerous cuts being made to allow an R rating.
The film was released theatrically in North America on April 30, 1981.
Although it did not gross as much as the original, the sequel grossed$ 21.7 million in the U.S. on a budget of$ 1.2 million.
A sequel," Friday the 13th Part III", was released the following year.
Meatballs Part II
Meatballs Part II is a 1984 American comedy film and sequel to the 1979 film "Meatballs".
The film stars Richard Mulligan, Hamilton Camp, John Mengatti, Kim Richards, Archie Hahn, Misty Rowe, and John Larroquette.
"
Meatballs Part II" was directed by Ken Wiederhorn.
The screenplay for the film was written by Bruce Franklin Singer based on a story by Martin Kitrosser and Carol Watson.

Question: Which film was released first, Meatballs Part Ii or Friday The 13Th Part 2?
Answer: Friday The 13Th Part 2