With a new version of the classic movie Friday the 13th just around the corner I’m stuck between excitement & fear. Sure Halloween & even the Texas chainsaw massacre have been remade into more modern versions of themselves but have they always been good remakes? - Halloween worked because it had rob zombie behind it & even now he is filming another Halloween movie but the Texas chainsaw massacre/hills have eyes 2 & another number of remakes failed to really bring anything new or worthwhile to the fans. This latest Friday movie is the 12th of the series (if you include freddy vs. Jason) & so far its looking like it may have stayed true to the original. We are living in a more modern age with countless numbers of horror movies bringing in the big bucks at the box office so its not surprise that in this latest re-imagining that the filmmakers have opted to make Jason appear more human, whether this will work or not is something we wont know until the movie debuts on Friday. I suppose it really comes as no surprise that the same director of the Texas chainsaw massacre remake has been given the reins on this new movie & the internet has been buzzing for weeks with news on the production & its cast. There are a number of early reviews & previews circulating right now but I really would recommend going to see it as most if not all of them are loaded with spoilers & they really will ruin the movie for you. Not surprisingly a new documentary has been released to coincide with the new movie & I have to say its actually really good. The documentary called “his name was Jason” is 90 minutes of interviews/stories & even never before seen footage from the series, though aimed at diehard Friday fans its entertaining enough to keep most movie goers watching. I’m off to see the movie on Friday & will definitely be posting a review on my blog, in the meantime here’s some Friday facts you probably didn’t know.Friday facts...
The original "Friday the 13th"was the most successful instalment in the series grossing over $37 million in revenue. The series as a whole has grossed in excess of $250 million.
The budget for "Friday the 13th" was only $500,000.
The film was shot over a 3 month period from September-October 1979.
The movie was filmed at Camp Nobebosco in New Jersey. The camp is still in operation to date, and they have a wall of Friday the 13th paraphernalia to honor the fact that the movie was set there.
This is Kevin Bacon's first leading role in a feature film. He made his feature film debut in "National Lampoon's Animal House"(1978).
Betsy Palmer was chosen to play Jason's mother strictly for the fact that she could provide her own transport to the set.
While the movies are all available on DVD I bought the boxset which was missing "jason goes to hell & jason x" so really you are only getting the first 8, some of the packaging lies as many of the extras advertised are missing from the final boxset.
Composer Harry Manfredini has said that contrary to popular belief, the famous "chi chi chi, ha ha ha" in the film's score is actually "ki ki ki, ma ma ma". It is meant to resemble Jason's voice saying "kill kill kill, mom mom mom" in Mrs. Voorhees' mind. It was inspired by the scene in which Mrs. Voorhees seems to be possessed by Jason and chants "Get her mommy....kill her!" Manfredini created the effect by speaking the syllables "Ki" and "Ma" into a microphone running through a delay effect.
The original "Friday the 13th"was the most successful instalment in the series grossing over $37 million in revenue. The series as a whole has grossed in excess of $250 million.
The budget for "Friday the 13th" was only $500,000.
The film was shot over a 3 month period from September-October 1979.
The movie was filmed at Camp Nobebosco in New Jersey. The camp is still in operation to date, and they have a wall of Friday the 13th paraphernalia to honor the fact that the movie was set there.
This is Kevin Bacon's first leading role in a feature film. He made his feature film debut in "National Lampoon's Animal House"(1978).
Betsy Palmer was chosen to play Jason's mother strictly for the fact that she could provide her own transport to the set.
While the movies are all available on DVD I bought the boxset which was missing "jason goes to hell & jason x" so really you are only getting the first 8, some of the packaging lies as many of the extras advertised are missing from the final boxset.
Composer Harry Manfredini has said that contrary to popular belief, the famous "chi chi chi, ha ha ha" in the film's score is actually "ki ki ki, ma ma ma". It is meant to resemble Jason's voice saying "kill kill kill, mom mom mom" in Mrs. Voorhees' mind. It was inspired by the scene in which Mrs. Voorhees seems to be possessed by Jason and chants "Get her mommy....kill her!" Manfredini created the effect by speaking the syllables "Ki" and "Ma" into a microphone running through a delay effect.
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