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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Horror · 1984

After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers.

Movie details

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

“Three times before you have felt the terror, known the madness, lived the horror. But this is the one you've been screaming for.”

1984 Horror 1h 31m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

After his revival in a hospital morgue, Jason fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Joseph Zito

Written by

Bruce Hidemi Sakow · Barney Cohen

Judie Aronson

Judie Aronson

Samantha

Kimberly Beck

Kimberly Beck

Trish Jarvis

Joan Freeman

Joan Freeman

Mrs. Jarvis

Barbara Howard

Barbara Howard

Sara

Corey Feldman

Corey Feldman

Tommy Jarvis

Erich Anderson

Erich Anderson

Rob Dier

Peter Barton

Peter Barton

Doug

Court is in session

Put Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.