Alex Ebel
Alex Ebel( November 14, 1932 – December 6, 2013) was a science fiction and fantasy illustrator.
Ebel painted the poster for the original" Friday the 13th"( 1980), and an unused poster for" Friday the 13th Part 2".
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.
Dana Kimmell
Dana Kimmell( born May 21, 1959) is a former American actress and model.
She is best known for her role as Chris Higgins in Steve Miner's 3 D slasher film" Friday the 13th Part III"( 1982).
Other film roles include" Sweet Sixteen"( 1983) and" Lone Wolf McQuade"( 1983).
Outside of film, Kimmell has guest starred on a variety of television series including" Diff'rent Strokes"( 1982 – 84)," T.J. Hooker"( 1983), and" The Young and the Restless"( 1986).
After an extensive hiatus, Kimmell appeared as herself in the documentary" Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th"( 2013).
Stuart Charno
Stuart Charno( born September 29, 1956) is an American actor.
He has been a stand- up comic and has starred in film and on television.
His first role was in the 1981 horror film" Friday the 13th Part 2".
Other notable appearances of his include the 1985 comedy film" Just One of the Guys"( as Harold" Reptile" Sherpico) and the 1986 film" Modern Girls", in which he appeared with" Just One of the Guys" co-star Clayton Rohner.
Charno has made guest appearances on various television shows including" M* A* S* HThe X- FilesChicago HopeTeam Knight Rider", and" Profiler".
He also received story credits on three episodes of( and).
Charno played a rare" Friday the 13th" character who is a counsellor and not a hero to have survived.
In" Friday the 13th Part 2" his character, Ted, visits a bar in town and gets so drunk he spends the night in a motel, thus evading the murder spree.
Steve Daskewisz
Steve Daskewisz( March 14, 1944 – December 18, 2018), also known as Steve Dash or Steve Daskawisz, was an actor and stunt double from New York City, New York.
Dash was known for his role as a stunt double for the serial killer Jason Voorhees in the film" Friday the 13th Part 2".
A former cop, Dash began working as a stuntman and actor beginning in 1977.
He had small roles in" Wolfen" and" The Jazz Singer".
That led to work on Sylvester Stallone's" Nighthawks," where he met Cliff Cudney.
Cudney hired him to replace Warrington Gillette, who was originally scheduled to play Jason in" Friday the 13th Part 2".
Daskewisz died on December 18, 2018 at the age of 74 due to diabetes- related complications.
John Carl Buechler
John Carl Buechler (pronounced "Beekler"; June 18, 1952 – March 18, 2019) was an American special make-up effects artist, film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
He was best known for his work on horror and science-fiction films, mostly as part of Charles Band's Empire Pictures, and directed films such as "TrollCellar Dweller", and "Curse of the Forty-Niner".
His work includes "GhouliesFrom BeyondTrollTerrorVisionDollsPrison", and "Hatchet".
After he was diagnosed with Stage IV prostate cancer, his wife set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for medical expenses.
Buechler died on March 18, 2019.
Steve Miner
Stephen C." Steve" Miner( born June 18, 1951) is an American director of film and television, film producer, and a member of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences.
He is notable for his work in the horror genre, including" Friday the 13th Part 2 Friday the 13th Part IIIHouseWarlockLake Placid", and" Day of the Dead".
He has also directed numerous comedy and drama films, as well as episodes of notable television series including" The Wonder Years, Dawson's Creek", and" Smallville."
Amy Steel
Amy Steel Pulitzer( née Steel; born May 3, 1960) is an American actress and psychologist.
She began her career with guest appearances on a variety of television soap operas.
Transitioning into feature films,
Steel rose to prominence when she was chosen to play the role of Ginny Field in Steve Miner's slasher- horror film" Friday the 13th Part 2"( 1981).
A commercial hit, Steel was asked by Miner to reprise her role as Ginny in the 1982 3D film" Friday the 13th Part III" but declined the offer as she feared being typecast.
After her involvement in the" Friday the 13th" franchise, she was cast as a prominent supporting character in Fred Walton's mystery film" April Fool's Day"( 1986).
Subsequently, Steel had supporting roles in Melvin Frank's comedy film" Walk Like a Man"( 1987), David Greene's remake" What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"( 1991), and the Bart Mastronardi and Alan Rowe Kelly directed anthology horror film" Tales of Poe"( 2014).
In addition to film, Steel has an extensive television career, starring on the NBC series" The Powers of Matthew Star"( 1982 – 83), followed by guest appearances on shows such as" Family Ties"( 1982)," The A- Team"( 1983)," Quantum Leap"( 1990), and" China Beach"( 1991).
In the early 2000s, she retired from acting and launched a career as a psychologist.
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.
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 .

Question: What is the cause of death of director of film Friday The 13Th Part Vii: The New Blood?
Answer: prostate cancer