Freddy vs. Jason

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Timing: 1:37 (97 min)

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Release date

2003-08-15

Country

United States

Production

New Line Cinema, Avery Pix, Yannix Technology Corporation, Crystal Lake Entertainment, WTC Productions, Sean S. Cunningham Films

Genre

Horror

Budget

$30 000 000

Revenue

$116 643 421

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Director

Ronny Yu

Actors

Jesse Hutch, Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Monica Keena, Jason Ritter, Lochlyn Munro, Kelly Rowland, David Kopp, Katharine Isabelle, Christopher Marquette
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Scenario

Producer

Sean S. Cunningham, Robert Shaye, Stokely Chaffin, Douglas Curtis, Renee Witt

Operator

Fred Murphy

Composer

Graeme Revell

Artist

Milena Zdravkovic, Angela O'Sullivan

Audition

Matthew Barry, Nancy Green-Keyes

Editing

Mark Stevens
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• Kane Hodder wanted to play Jason, as he had in the previous four installments, but his candidacy was rejected.
• Ronny Yu didn't want to take on the job because the script didn't specify who the winner was. He agreed only when Robert Shaye offered to let him choose the surviving maniac himself.
• The first attempt by "New Line Cinema" to make this film was undertaken back in 1987.
• The character Blake is named after Blake Washburn, the creator of a website about the "Friday the 13th" series.
• This is the first film about Freddy not shot in the United States. So the filmmakers had to find a house similar to Freddy's house from the first seven installments.
• During filming, Kirzinger constantly visited the dentist because he had dental problems. But removing the makeup took a very long time. So one day the actor arrived at the clinic in Jason's makeup, but without the mask.
• In this film, Freddy's and Jason's blood is red both in dreams and in reality. In all previous films, Freddy's blood was green, and Jason's blood was black.
• Betsy Palmer, a regular performer of the role of Pamela Voorhees in the series, refused to film in the movie due to low pay.
• During test screenings and previews, the ending of the film was not shown to audiences. Instead, the screen displayed the message 'See the last 60 seconds on August 15, 2003, and find out who survived... and what was left of them.' This is a direct reference to the slogan of the original 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre': 'Who will survive, and what will be left of them?'
• Rob Zombie was offered the director's chair, but he declined as he was busy filming 'House of 1000 Corpses'.
• At the beginning of Blake’s nightmare, a goat appears. This animal also appeared in the first 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' film in Tina’s nightmare – at the very beginning of the film.
• The scene in which Jason knocks on several doors in Westin Hills is a reference to a similar scene in 'Jason X'.
• Gibb, played by Katherine Isabelle, wears a red baseball cap throughout the film. This is a reference to the film "Carrie," where the character P.J. Soles also wears a red cap. Interestingly, Isabelle starred in the television remake of "Carrie" (2002).
• In the scene in Westin Hills, when the news is shown, the abbreviation KRGR, the same as the radio station Glen (Johnny Depp) listened to in "A Nightmare on Elm Street," is visible on the screen. KRGR stands for KRUEGER.
• According to Kirzinger, the most difficult scene in the film, where Jason drowns in the lake, was shot in a special pool. The water in it was heavily chlorinated to more closely resemble lake water. Ronnie Yu wanted to shoot Jason in close-up, drowning with his eyes open. The chlorine getting into his eyes caused irritation and sharp pain. At the same time, the actor went to the bottom, holding his breath.
• The scene in which Jason impales Gibb and Friezel is a reference to "Friday the 13th Part 2," in which the maniac kills Jeff and Sandra in the same way.
• The idea of bringing together the two most popular cinematic killers had been occupying film studios since the mid-1980s. During this time, at least 17 scenarios were proposed. Most of them ignored the franchises’ mythologies and exploited the idea of certain sects attempting to resurrect Freddy and Jason. These were later combined into a single script, which producers even planned to film. Other early versions attempted to intertwine the villains’ fates: sometimes Freddy was Jason’s father, sometimes he assaulted him at the ill-fated Crystal Lake summer camp. However, in 2001, Damien Shannon and Mark Swift presented their vision for the film, and it was based on their work that the final version was shot.
• Brad Renfro was cast as Will, but he arrived on set in an unfit state (the actor was already heavily dependent on drugs at the time and later died of an overdose), and a replacement was urgently sought. Ian Somerhalder was suggested, but director Ronnie Yu found him too handsome, and the role went to Jason Ritter, who had previously failed the audition.
• Actresses Monica Keena and Katherine Isabelle spoke negatively about the film: Keena criticized the script and stated that she had agreed to star for the money, while Isabelle quarreled with the director because he ignored a clause in her contract stipulating no nudity and insisted she disrobe in front of the camera. Ultimately, the shower scene with her character was performed by Tammy Morris, but Isabelle and Yu remained at odds for the rest of the shoot.
• During test screenings and previews, the ending of the film was not shown to audiences. Instead, a message appeared on the screen: 'August 15, 2003, watch the last 60 seconds, and find out who survived... and what was left of them.' This is a direct reference to the slogan of the original "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre": 'Who will survive, and what will be left of them?'
• Rob Zombie was offered the director's chair, but he declined as he was busy filming "House of 1000 Corpses".
• At the beginning of Blake's nightmare, a goat appears. This animal also appeared in the first "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film in Tina's nightmare – right at the beginning of the movie.
• The scene where Jason knocks on several doors in Westin Hills is a reference to a similar scene in "Jason X".
• Gibb, played by Katharine Isabelle, wears a red baseball cap throughout the film. This is a reference to "Carrie", where the protagonist P.J. Soles also wears a red cap. Interestingly, Isabelle starred in the television remake of "Carrie" (2002).
• In the scene in Westin Hills, when the news is shown, the abbreviation KRGR of the television company is visible on the screen, the same as the radio station Glen (Johnny Depp) listened to in "A Nightmare on Elm Street". KRGR stands for KRUEGER.
• The idea of bringing together the two most popular onscreen killers had haunted film studios since the mid-1980s. During that time, at least 17 scripts were proposed. Most of them ignored the mythologies of the franchises and exploited the idea of certain sects attempting to resurrect Freddy and Jason. These were later combined into one script, and producers even planned to film based on it. Other early versions attempted to intertwine the villains' fates: sometimes Freddy was Jason’s father, sometimes he assaulted him at the ill-fated Crystal Lake summer camp. However, in 2001, Damien Shannon and Mark Swift presented their vision of the film, and it was based on their work that the final version was shot.
• The scene in which Jason impales Gibb and Frieze is a reference to “Friday the 13th – Part 2,” in which the maniac kills Jeff and Sandra in the same manner.