After being announced dead and taken to a morgue, Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives, escapes from the hospital, and stalks a group of friends renting a house in the countryside near Crystal Lake.
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- Jacob O’NealJune 12, 2025Most would argue, myself amongst them, that Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter is the best of the franchise. We get some decent characters, some of the best kills, Crispin Glover dancing like a spasmodic maniac, naked twins, Corey Feldman when we still enjoyed when we saw his name in the opening credits and an insane final few minutes that goes down as the best ending in this franchise, hands down. Sorry for the very long sentence in that last paragraph. The Jarvis family is living peacefully near Crystal Lake when some basic bitch of a mean girl rents the house next door with some group of teens that some like a strange mix, like Crispin Glover, known in the movie as a “dead f@&k”. His imaginary computer keyboard typing best friend who calls himself Teddy Bear and likes to sexually harass the girls in the house is obnoxious. The girls are all sweet and just the right amount of sexy. Meanwhile, at the Jarvis house, young Tommy (Feldman) is watching girls undress through his window while he’s jumping around like a dog on his bed when his mom comes in. Tommy pretends to be asleep and she notices the view and closes the blinds. Soon after the requisite smoking the funny marijuana cigarettes and having non-marital relations begins and Jason arrives to wreak havoc on anyone his eyes and machete find. Here’s the great thing about this movie - you actually get invested in a few of the main characters more than ever before in the franchise. Tommy being so young brought a new level of brutality to Jason. By extension, Jason was much scarier here than in the previous films. Not only do we get all that, but Crispin Glover dancing too! It was too amazing not to mention it a second time. Seriously, look it up if you haven’t seen this movie. It’s so worth it. Up next we discuss how a Playmate ironically named Vorhees barely got on her back before her boyfriend was getting dressed…if you catch what I’m trying to say. See you then.
- ZokkiieJuly 12, 2026After the dip with the last one, this one really brings the series back on top. Jason feels much more intimidating again, the kills are better, and having Tom Savini back for the effects was definitely a huge plus. Some of the gore still looks fantastic, and Corey Feldman ended up being a surprisingly great addition to the cast. It still follows the usual formula, so there aren't many surprises here. But honestly, it doesn't really matter because the movie is just a lot of fun. The pacing is solid, the camp atmosphere is back in full force, and this version of Jason is one of the better ones in the franchise. Definitely one of the stronger entries and an easy movie to revisit.
- Tyler SOctober 26, 2025My favourite Friday the 13th, provides everything we need from a slasher and more. Joe Zito gives the series it's most professional look and feel. Getting Tom Savini back for the make-up F/X's pays off big time, from the hospital kills at the beginning to Jason's demise at the end Final Chapter never ceases to impress. The cherry on top, Crispin Glover dancing his way into slasher history with one of the most memorable scenes in any movie, ever. I fucking love this movie. 👍👍 10/10
- CarterJune 19, 2026Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is a great entry in this franchise. Positives: - The movie is well made, well directed, well shot, well edited, and well paced - The movie visually looks pretty good for it’s time - The score is intense - Jason is portrayed very well and is a very scary dude in this film - The performances are decent enough - The characters aren’t very good but are still a blast to be around and they make the film so much more entertaining - The kills are very brutal - The practical effects for the kills are fantastic - The movie has a satisfying conclusion to this franchise and they definitely could have ended it here - The movie is pretty dark and serious and I love that - The film is also hilarious Negatives: - The movie is the same as the three before but executed so much better - There’s not a whole lot of new here - The movie should have been longer Overall Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is easily the best of the franchise so far.
- Carlos IbarraApril 10, 2025Despite not having camp counselors this is the quintessential Friday the 13th movie. Jason is more brutal than ever, it has one of the best casts of the series, and the kills are gruesome as hell. Like part 2, this is heightened by having a really likeable group of kids, that we connect to.
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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter was released on April 13, 1984.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter was directed by Joseph Zito.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter has a runtime of 1h 31m.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter was produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., Janet Lee Smith, Terry Ballard, Constance Talley-Sherman, Mary Carroll Kaltenbach.
After being announced dead and taken to a morgue, Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives, escapes from the hospital, and stalks a group of friends renting a house in the countryside near Crystal Lake.
The key characters in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter are Samantha (Judie Aronson), Trish Jarvis (Kimberly Beck), Mrs. Jarvis (Joan Freeman).
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is rated R.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is a Horror, Thriller film.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter has an audience rating of 5.2 out of 10.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter had a budget of $2.6M.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter has made $33M at the box office.