Since Lehman's portrayal, the character has been represented by numerous actors and stuntmen, sometimes by more than one at a time; this has caused some controversy as to who should receive credit for the portrayal. Kane Hodder is the best known of the stuntmen to portray Jason Voorhees, having played the character in four consecutive films. The character's physical appearance has gone through many transformations, with various special makeup effects artists, including Stan Winston, making their mark on the character's design. Tom Savini's initial design has been the basis for many of the later incarnations. The trademark hockey goalie mask did not appear until "Friday the 13th Part III".
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Jason Voorhees
Jason Voorhees | Introduction
Yes he wears a hockey goalie mask in "Friday the 13th Part III". Yes, with a hockey goalie mask. Yes and there is an unmasking shot at the end. Yes, he uses a hockey goalie mask.
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He is the main character from the "Friday the 13th" movie series.
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Tom Savini agreed to return to make-up duties for "The Final Chapter" because he felt he should be the one to bring Jason full circle in terms of his look from child to man. Savini used his design from the original "Friday the 13th", with the same practice of application as before, but molded from Ted White's face. Since Jason is not the actual killer in "A New Beginning", it was not necessary to do any major designing for Jason's look. Only a head mask to cover the top and back of the head, like the one Brooker wore while wearing the hockey mask, was needed for the film.
Jason Voorhees | Design
Jason Voorhees () is the main character from the "Friday the 13th" series. He first appeared in "Friday the 13th" (1980) as the young son of camp cook-turned-killer Mrs. Voorhees, in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created by Victor Miller, with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S. Cunningham and Tom Savini, Jason was not originally intended to carry the series as the main antagonist. The character has subsequently been represented in various other media, including novels, video games, comic books, and a crossover film with another iconic horror film character, Freddy Krueger. The character has primarily been an antagonist in the films, whether by stalking and killing the other characters, or acting as a psychological threat to the protagonist, as in the case of "".
Jason Voorhees | Introduction
Kane Hodder is the most well known of the stuntmen to have portrayed Jason Voorhees, having played the character in four consecutive films. The character's physical appearance has gone through many transformations, with various special makeup effects artists making their mark on the character's design, including makeup artist Stan Winston. Tom Savini's initial design has been the basis for many of the later incarnations. The trademark hockey mask did not appear until "Friday the 13th Part III". Since "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives", filmmakers have given Jason superhuman strength, and near invulnerability. He has been seen as a sympathetic character, albeit one whose motivation for killing has been cited as driven by the immoral actions of his victims.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Jason Voorhees
Jason Voorhees first appears during a nightmare of the main character Alice Hardy (Adrienne King) in the original "Friday the 13th" film; he becomes the main antagonist of the series in its sequels. As well as the films, there have been books and comics that have either expanded the universe of Jason, or been based on a minor aspect of him.
Jason Voorhees | Appearances
The physical design of Jason Voorhees has gone through changes, some subtle and some radical. For "Friday the 13th", the task of coming up with Jason's appearance was the responsibility of Tom Savini, whose design for Jason was inspired by someone Savini knew as a child whose eyes and ears did not line up straight. The original design called for Jason to have hair, but Savini and his crew opted to make him bald, so he would look like a "hydrocephalic, mongoloid pinhead", with a dome-shaped head. Savini created a plaster mold of Ari Lehman's head and used that to create prosthetics for his face.
Jason Voorhees | Design
Jason Voorhees is the main antagonist in the "Friday the 13th" series. He first appeared in "Friday the 13th" (1980) as Mrs. Voorhees's son, portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created in combination by Victor Miller, Ron Kurz, Sean S. Cunningham and Tom Savini, he was never intended to carry the series as the main villain. Jason Voorhees has also been represented in numerous novels, comic books, and a cross-over film with another horror legend, Freddy Krueger. The character has primarily been an antagonist in the films, whether by stalking and killing the characters, or acting as a psychological threat to the lead character, as is the case in "Friday the 13th: A New Beginning".
List of Friday the 13th characters | Jason Voorhees
According to Tom McLoughlin's treatment, the red-haired Elias is depicted as being silent, but quite intimidating. The caretaker of Jason's grave makes sure not to touch Elias's hand when taking his payment and is careful not to look into his eyes. There is a general belief that Elias is quite aware of what Jason is. This evidence stems from the fact that Elias paid for burials of Jason and Pamela rather than a cremation, which would have prevented Jason's resurrection. Additionally, at the end of the film and novel, Elias is seemingly aware of the fact that Jason's body is no longer in his grave (in the deleted scene, he peers into the camera; in the novel, he looks in the direction of the lake where he was left defeated in the film).
List of Friday the 13th characters | Elias Voorhees
Online magazine Salon's Andrew O'Hehir describes Jason as a "silent, expressionless...blank slate." When discussing Jason psychologically, Sean S. Cunningham said, "...he doesn't have any personality. He's like a great white shark. You can't really defeat him. All you can hope for is to survive." Since "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives", Jason has been a "virtually indestructible" being. Tom McLoughlin, the film's director, felt it was silly that Jason had previously been just another guy in a mask, who would kill people left and right, but get "beaten up and knocked down by the heroine at the end". McLoughlin wanted Jason to be more of a "formidable, unstoppable monster".
Jason Voorhees | Characteristics
Since Lehman's portrayal, the character has been represented by numerous actors and stuntmen, sometimes by more than one at a time; this has caused some controversy as to who should receive credit for the portrayal. In the fifth film, Jason is knocked off the edge of a barn loft and lands on a tractor harrow below, which impales him through the chest. The end of the film reveals that a character shown earlier as a paramedic, Roy, was using the hockey mask and boiler suit to imitate Jason in order to carry out his revenge-driven killing spree. This mask differs from those seen in the previous films, featuring two blue markings instead of three red markings.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Jason Voorhees
Kane Warren Hodder (born April 8, 1955) is an American actor, stuntman, and author. Hodder is best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees (five times) in the "Friday the 13th" franchise, with four films from the film series: "", "", "", "Jason X" and the video game "". He is also known for his role as Victor Crowley in the "Hatchet" series. He also played Leatherface during the stunts of "" and Freddy Krueger's clawed glove hand in "".
Kane Hodder | Introduction
In his original appearance, Jason was scripted as a mentally disabled young boy. Since "Friday the 13th", Jason Voorhees has been depicted as a non-verbal, indestructible, machete-wielding mass murderer. Jason is primarily portrayed as being completely silent throughout the film series. Exceptions to this include in part 3 when he grunts in pain several times when final girl Chris manages to stab him (once in the hand and once just above his knee), flashbacks of Jason as a child, a brief scene in "Jason Takes Manhattan" where the character cries out "Mommy, please don't let me drown!" in a child's voice before being submerged in toxic waste, and in "Jason Goes To Hell" where his spirit possesses other individuals.
Jason Voorhees | Characteristics
Elias Voorhees (or simply Mr. Voorhees) is the husband of Pamela Voorhees, and the father of Jason Voorhees and Diana Kimble. Virtually nothing is known about the character, making him one of few mysteries surrounding Jason in the series. The nature of Elias is much debated among fans largely due to what little information is given in "", which is the first installment to touch upon the character in any way. Though the scenes involving and mentioning Elias were edited out of the theatrical cut (but preserved in the novelization) it nevertheless is, to date, the most information given on the character.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Elias Voorhees
Pamela Voorhees is the mother of Jason and the main antagonist in the original "Friday the 13th". She was beheaded by Alice Hardy.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Pamela Voorhees
In "Friday the 13th Part III" (1982), Jason (Richard Brooker) escapes to a nearby lake resort, Higgins Haven, to rest from his wounds. At the same time, Chris Higgins (Dana Kimmell) returns to family property with some acquaintances. An unmasked and reclusive Jason kills anyone who wanders into the barn where he is hiding. Taking a hockey mask from a victim to hide his face, he leaves the barn to kill the rest of the group. Chris fends off Jason by slamming an axe into his head, but the night's events drive her into hysteria as the police take her away.
Jason Voorhees | Films
Effects artist Scott Stoddard described his look for Jason's face as a combination of Carl Fullerton's design for "Friday the 13th Part 2" and Tom Savini's design for "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter". Stoddard's vision of Jason included hair loss, skin rashes, and the traditional deformities in his face. Stoddard tried to craft Jason's look so it would allow more human side of the character to be seen. Mears was required to wear full body make-up from the chest upwards while performing as Jason. The actor wore a chest plate with fake skin that would adjust to his muscle movements.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Creating Jason
White went so far as to not speak to any of the other actors for long stretches. As filming continued, White's experience was not pleasant, and in one instance, he went to battle for co-star Judie Aronson, who played Samantha, when the director kept her naked in the lake for extended periods of time. Displeased with his experience from filming, White had his name removed from the credits. As with "Friday the 13th Part 2", there was confusion over who performed the role in "A New Beginning", partly because Jason is not the literal antagonist in the film. When Ted White turned down the opportunity to return, Dick Wieand was cast.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
Since Lehman's portrayal, the character has been represented by numerous actors and stuntmen, sometimes by more than one at a time; this has caused some controversy as to who should receive credit for the portrayal. Kane Hodder is the best known of the stuntmen to portray Jason Voorhees, having played the character in four consecutive films. The character's physical appearance has gone through many transformations, with various special makeup effects artists, including Stan Winston, making their mark on the character's design. Tom Savini's initial design has been the basis for many of the later incarnations. The trademark hockey goalie mask did not appear until "Friday the 13th Part III".
Jason Voorhees | Introduction
Jason Voorhees went from deceased child to full-grown man for "Friday the 13th Part 2", and Warrington Gillette was hired to play the role. Gillette auditioned for the role of Paul; that role eventually went to John Furey. Under the belief that he had attended the Hollywood Stuntman's School, Gillette was offered the role of Jason Voorhees. Initially Gillette was unsure about the character, but the idea of starring in his first film grew on Gillette, and he also thought the role was amusing. It became apparent Gillette could not perform the necessary stunts, so the stunt coordinator Cliff Cudney brought in Steve Daskawisz.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
Creighton tells Steven that Jason will be looking for Jessica because; if he manages to possess her he can recreate his body. Creighton later escapes his jail cell when a Jason-possessed Robert Campbell goes on a rampage at the police station while looking for Jessica. Going to the diner where Diana worked, Creighton abducts Stephanie, Steven and Jessica's infant daughter, and brings her to Pamela Voorhees's old house, leaving a note for Steven and Jessica telling them to meet him there. When Jessica and Steven arrive, Creighton gives Jessica a dagger, which he claims can kill Jason if it is used against him by someone of Voorhees descent.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Creighton Duke
Learning the legend of Jason Voorhees, he becomes convinced that Jason is some kind of deadite and travels to the Voorhees house to find and destroy the Necronomicon. Ash faces Jason again in the comic miniseries, "".
List of Friday the 13th characters | Ash Williams
Jedidiah "Leatherface" Sawyer is the main antagonist of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series. Leatherface crossed-over with Jason Voorhees in the comic book miniseries "Jason vs. Leatherface".
List of Friday the 13th characters | Leatherface
He wore a hump on his back to give the impression that Jason had scoliosis. A prosthetic eye was glued to Mears' face to show realistic eye movements. Stoddard initially spent three-and-a-half hours applying the make-up to Mears' head and torso. He was eventually able to reduce the required time to just over an hour for scenes in which Mears wore the hockey mask. For scenes in which Jason's face is revealed, it took approximately four hours to apply the make-up. For Jason's wardrobe, Mears was given a pair of combat boots and a "high-priced t-shirt" that allowed the special effects make-up to be seen through holes in the shirt.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Creating Jason
The song is well known for its music video, which combines clips from "Jason Lives" with original footage featuring Cooper performing the song and Jason Voorhees played, as he is in the film, by C. J. Graham menacing teenagers at a midnight showing of "Jason Lives". It was directed by Jeffrey Abelson from a concept by Keith Williams. Some of the film footage features the Paintball scene where Jason was played by Dan Bradley, which was filmed before he was replaced by Graham. This video was not present on any home media release until 2020 when Shout Factory's line Scream Factory released it as a bonus feature on their Friday the 13th deluxe box set.
He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask) | Music video
Since "", filmmakers have given Jason superhuman strength, regenerative powers, and near invulnerability. Some interpretations suggest that the audience has empathy for Jason, whose motivation for killing has been cited as being driven by the immoral actions of his victims and his own rage over having drowned as a child. Jason Voorhees has been featured in various humor magazines, referenced in feature films, parodied in television series, and was the inspiration for a horror punk band. Several toy lines have been released based on various versions of the character from the "Friday the 13th" films. Jason Voorhees's hockey mask is a widely recognized image in popular culture.
Jason Voorhees | Introduction
Jason made his first cinematic appearance in the original "Friday the 13th" on May 9, 1980. In this film, Jason (Ari Lehman) is portrayed in the memories of his mother, Mrs. Voorhees (Betsy Palmer), and as a nightmare of the film's protagonist, Alice (Adrienne King). Although not a central character in the original movie, he is still the catalyst of the film's plot—Mrs. Voorhees, the main antagonist, seeks revenge for her son's drowning, which she blames on the irresponsible camp counselors. Jason's second appearance was in the sequel, "Friday the 13th Part 2" (1981). Revealed to be alive, an adult Jason exacts revenge on Alice for decapitating his mother in the original film.
Jason Voorhees | Films
Graham was not brought back to reprise the role, but has often been cited as speaking highly of his time in the part. Kane Hodder took over the role in "The New Blood", and played Jason in the next four films. He previously worked alongside director John Carl Buechler on a film called "Prison". Based on his experience working with Hodder, Buechler petitioned Frank Mancuso Jr. to hire him, but Mancuso was apprehensive about Hodder's limited size. Knowing he planned to use full body prosthetics, Buechler scheduled a test screening, the first in "Friday the 13th" history for the character, and Mancuso immediately gave Hodder approval upon seeing him.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
In addition to the shift in setting, Hedden stated he wanted to examine the character of Jason Voorhees as a child, which appears in the film in the form of hallucinations experienced by Rennie Wickham, the heroine. To conceal the fact that it was a "Friday the 13th" film, the initial working script circulated under the title "Ashes to Ashes."
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Development
Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that consists of twelve slasher films, a television show, novels, and comic books. The main villain in the series is Jason Voorhees, who drowned at Camp Crystal Lake as a boy due to the negligence of the teenage counselors. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be "cursed" and is the setting for a series of mass murders. Jason is featured in all of the films, either as the killer or as the motivation for the killings. Each entry in the series features a different cast of characters, including a final girl who defeats the killer in the end.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Introduction
In the final scene, her mummified head is portrayed by actress Connie Hogan in makeup - originally intended for a deleted scene showing her opening her eyes and smiling. Pamela is seen again in "Friday the 13th Part III" when lone survivor Chris Higgins has a nightmare which ends with Pamela's corpse (played by the Second Assistant Director, Marilyn Poucher), wearing her blue sweater with head attached, reaching up from the lake to pull her under. She is seen again in "Freddy vs. Jason" (played this time by Paula Shaw), seen in Hell commanding her son to kill the children of Elm Street; however, it turns out that it is actually Freddy Krueger masquerading as Pamela in order to manipulate Jason for his own ends.
Pamela Voorhees | Later films
During the film's climax, after his latest host is killed, Jason escapes in the form of a demonic fetus. He eventually ends up inside the cellar where Diana's body ended up and uses her body to completely resurrect himself, as he only requires the body of a Voorhees to be resurrected.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Diana Kimble
For the role of Jason Voorhees, Miner cast British stuntman Richard Brooker.
Friday the 13th Part III | Casting
Friday the 13th Part III is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Steve Miner, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., and starring Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, and Richard Brooker. It is the third installment in the "Friday the 13th" film series. Set directly after the events of "Friday the 13th Part 2", the plot follows a teenage girl (Kimmell) and her friends who go on a trip at a house near Crystal Lake where a wounded Jason Voorhees (Brooker) has taken refuge until reemerging for another killing spree. 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.
Friday the 13th Part III | Introduction
Recurring characters in the series include Jason's vengeful mother Pamela Voorhees, Alice Hardy, Tommy Jarvis and Crazy Ralph.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Introduction
Eventually, the family are contacted by Dr. Maggie Burroughs, who is forming a group of people who have survived Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. Steven is cynical, but Stephanie insists they let her help them. However, when the group meets up for the first time, they are attacked by Jason and Stephanie watches helplessly as her father is murdered in front of her. Upon discovering that, as a Voorhees, she is destined to become a killer just like her great-uncle, Stephanie dons a similar hockey mask and, during the final showdown, impales Jason with a machete, which weakens him enough for Tommy Jarvis to finish him off.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Stephanie Kimble
When we next see her, she has given herself a makeover, wearing makeup with her hair styled and dressed more provocatively. She ventures out of the house in search of David, but ends up finding the body of Russell, which tumbles out of the tree which he was tied up into. Jason appears and chases Maddy into a small shed like building. She hides, and it appears that she may have given him the slip. Suddenly, Jason's arm comes bursting through the wall directly behind her, grabbing her, followed by his other hand, which is wielding a sickle, which he swings into her neck, killing her.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Maddy Paulson
Thomas "Tommy" Jarvis is one of the series' most frequently recurring characters, and is Jason's nemesis. He appeared in three films played by three different actors. Tommy (Corey Feldman) made his first appearance in "" as a young boy with an affinity for making his own masks and make-up effects. When Jason arrives at the Jarvis cabin, Tommy is forced to fight for his life along with his sister Trish. In order to trick Jason, Tommy shaves his head to make himself appear as Jason did when he was young. As Jason is distracted by his appearance, Jarvis attacks with a machete, leaving him apparently dead.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Tommy Jarvis
They stated, "We did not want to make Jason any less scary. He's still a brutal killer ... We never wanted to put them in a situation where Jason is a hero ... They're both villains to be equally feared." Brenna O'Brien, co-founder of Fridaythe13thfilms.com, saw the character as having sympathetic qualities. She stated, "[Jason] was a deformed child who almost drowned and then spent the rest of his childhood growing up alone in the woods. He saw his mother get murdered by a camp counselor in the first "Friday the 13th", and so now he exacts his revenge on anyone who returns to Camp Crystal Lake.
Jason Voorhees | Characteristics
White did keep Winston's design for the back of the head, because the crew did not have the time to design an entirely new head for Jason. The process of creating Jason's look was hard work for White, who had to constantly make alterations to Richard Brooker's face, even up to the last day of filming. The script for "Part 3" called for Jason to wear a mask to cover his face, having worn a bag over his head in "Part 2"; what no one knew at the time was that the mask chosen would become a trademark for the character, and one instantly recognizable in popular culture in the years to come.
Jason Voorhees | Design
Jason Voorhees ("Jason Lives", Plush) 10 inch tall with removable hockey mask, severed head, machete, ax, spear, cloth outfit, and fourteen points of articulation. Jason Voorhees (Hockey Jersey Edition) with machete and hockey jersey. Jason Voorhees ("The New Blood", Plush) 12 inch figure with full articulation and removable fabric jacket and removable hockey mask. This was the first 12" scale release.
Cinema of Fear | Exclusives
Whitney later uses her resemblance to Mrs. Voorhees to her advantage by distracting Jason long enough to stab him with his own machete. She and Clay then dump Jason's body in the lake, but he rises and grabs Whitney, leaving her fate unknown.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Whitney Miller
Later, using Wayne and his camera, she uses her biology report as a sexual advance toward McCulloch, recording him in a compromising position. She spurns Wayne and lets him out of her cabin before going to take a shower, when she emerges she discovers Jason has entered her cabin and tries to hide quietly in the bathroom. Jason punches through her bathroom door, grabs her by the hair and hurls her into her mirror. She collapses and sobs as Jason smashes her mirror, begging him to let her go. Instead, Jason grabs a large shard of the mirror and kills her with it.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Tamara Mason
Megan Garris is a character in "", played by Jennifer Cooke. A counselor working at the rebuilt and renamed Camp Forest Green, she is also the daughter of the local sheriff. Megan finds herself drawn to Tommy Jarvis, who claims to have brought local killer Jason Voorhees back from the dead while trying to cremate his body. Rebelling against her father's wishes and more than slightly motivated by the fact that she knows Tommy did not commit the murders as he was with her at the time one was being committed, she releases Tommy from jail and helps him track down Jason.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Megan Garris
The unseen person or creature that attacks Borgnine at the end of the episode is implied to be Jason Voorhees from the "Friday the 13th" film series.
Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood | Cultural references
She then spots Jason, but thinks it's Shelly until when the killer shoots an arrow at her which lands in her eye. Vera's death had to be re-shot as the original take was too realistic for test audiences. Vera's death is unique since she is the first character to be killed by Jason donning his iconic hockey mask.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Vera Sanchez
Dan Bradley was hired, but Paramount executives felt Bradley did not have the right physique to play the role, and Graham was hired to replace him. Although Bradley was replaced early during filming, he can be seen in the paintball sequence of the film. Graham opted to perform most of his own stunts, including the scene where Jason catches on fire while battling Tommy in the lake. The rest of the cast spoke highly of Graham, remarking that he never complained during all the uncomfortable situations he was placed in. Graham had no intention of being an actor or a stuntman, but the idea of playing the "bad guy", and the opportunity to wear the prosthetics, intrigued him.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
Creighton Duke is a character in "", played by Steven Williams. An antiheroic bounty hunter who styles himself like a cowboy, Creighton witnesses Jason Voorhees being blown apart by the FBI, but remains unconvinced that Jason is truly dead. After several murders are committed in a style similar to Jason's, Creighton is hired by talk show host Robert Campbell to hunt down and kill Jason. Before going to search for Jason, Creighton attempts to warn Jason's half-sister Diana that Jason will be searching for her, but is arrested by Diana's boyfriend, the sheriff, for harassing her. While in jail, Creighton meets Steven Freeman, the ex-boyfriend of Diana's daughter Jessica who has been blamed for Jason's murder of Diana.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Creighton Duke
Jason". The adult role of Jason Voorhees has been played by various actors, some not credited, others taking great pride in their parts. Due to the physical demands the adult character requires, and the lack of emotional depth depicted, many of the actors since have been stuntmen. The most well known among them is Kane Hodder, who is cited as the best to play the role. Many ideas were suggested for the sequel to "Friday the 13th", including making the title part of a serialized film series, where each succeeding film would be its own story and not related to any previous film under the "Friday the 13th" moniker.
Jason Voorhees | Creating a monster
Tommy faces Jason again in the comic miniseries "Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: Nightmare Warriors". When Jason attacks Dr. Maggie Borrough's group for those who have survived Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger, Tommy intervenes and reveals his intent to finish Jason off, ultimately decapitating him with the help of Jason's great-niece, Stephanie. After both Freddy and Jason are defeated, Tommy is appointed leader of the Nightmare Warriors by Ash Williams.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Tommy Jarvis
After Charles McCulloch, Colleen Van Deusen and his classmates Rennie and Sean escape the ship via life raft, Julius and Rennie's dog Toby are recovered alive. They make their way to New York on the life raft where Rennie is kidnapped by a pair of punks, and McCulloch advises they split up to find help. Finding a payphone, Julius tries to call for the police, but he is attacked by Jason. Fleeing Jason up a fire escape and onto a roof, he finds himself unable to escape and he decides to beat Jason down. Punching Jason and making him back away across the roof, Julius soon becomes exhausted and his fists start bleeding from punching the maniac's mask.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Julius Gaw
As Teddy tries to change a flat tire on the van, the vehicle starts itself and proceeds to ram itself into a tree, the inside of which, Teddy finds the hockey mask of Jason Voorhees. Putting on Jason's mask, Teddy is possessed by it and proceeds to track down and begin murdering several of the football players and cheerleaders, eventually finding and knocking out both Russ Johnson and Summer Stone. Taking the unconscious Summer to an altar in a cave in nearby Crystal Hill, Teddy prepares to cut her heart out with an X-Acto knife, before being attacked by an awakened Russ, who had followed him to the cave.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Teddy Bateman
In 1995, Nancy A. Collins wrote a three-issue, non-canonical miniseries involving a crossover between Jason and Leatherface. The story involves Jason stowing away aboard a train, after being released from Crystal Lake when the area is drained due to heavy toxic waste dumping. Jason meets Leatherface, who adopts him into his family after the two become friends. Eventually they turn on each other. In 1994, four young adult novels were released under the title of "Friday the 13th". They did not feature Jason explicitly, but revolve around people becoming possessed by Jason when they put on his mask. In 2003 and 2005, Black Flame published novelizations of "Freddy vs.
Jason Voorhees | Literature
When it came time to cast the role of Jason, Ari Lehman, who had received a part in Sean Cunningham's "Manny's Orphans", arrived to read for the character of Jack. Before he could get started, Cunningham walked in and offered him a different part: Jason. Without having read a single word, Cunningham just looked at Ari and said, "You're the right size, you've got it." In the original "Friday the 13th", Ari Lehman is seen only in a brief flashback as the surprise ending. Subsequent actors who portrayed a young Jason include Timothy Burr Mirkovich in "Jason Takes Manhattan" and Spencer Stump in "Freddy vs.
Jason Voorhees | Creating a monster
In 1984, White played hockey masked murderer Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter", after the director needed a large man for the part. White reluctantly accepted because he needed the money. White asked not to be credited on screen for his part. He was later credited for the archive footage of him as Jason that was used in the . White was offered the role of Jason for "" and "", but turned them down. The roles ultimately went to stuntmen Tom Morga and C. J. Graham, respectively.
Ted White (stuntman) | Career
Sheldon "Shelly" Finkelstein is a character in "Friday the 13th Part III", played by Larry Zerner. An overweight prankster with an afro, Shelly is self-conscious about his looks and pulls pranks on his friends. He is notable for being the owner of Jason's original hockey mask. Shelly tries an unsuccessful advance on Vera but is rejected. Angered by Vera spurning him, Shelly later sneaks up on her at the Crystal Lake dock, wielding a harpoon while wearing a wetsuit and hockey mask, intending to scare her. After being frightened by Shelly, an enraged Vera tells Shelly that she would like him more if he did not act like a "jerk," which Shelly responds to by saying that "being a jerk is better than being a nothing" before walking to a nearby barn where the hiding Jason Voorhees slits his throat off-screen and takes his hockey mask and harpoon.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Shelly Finkelstein
He accidentally kills another student when he loses his glasses and fires a shotgun at someone he cannot see. He uses his video camera to accommodate for his poor eyesight and encounters Jason who knocks the video camera out of his hand and chases him. During the chase Wayne falls over a body, he realises it is J.J.'s corpse just as Jason grabs him and hurls him into an electrical box, killing him. His body catches fire and sets the events in motion that cause the SS "Lazarus" to sink.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Wayne Webber
After the first day of filming, Mancuso decided that he disliked Bradley's appearance onscreen as Jason. Although the scenes that Bradley filmed—in which Jason kills the paintball playing executives—were kept in the completed picture, the rest of Jason's scenes were performed by C. J. Graham, an area restaurant manager and former soldier. As part of a stage show put on at the restaurant, a magician would hypnotize audience members and place them in a scenario during which they encountered Jason Voorhees; Graham, who stood 6'3 and weighed 250 lbs, was asked to play Jason for the scenario. "Jason Lives" special effects coordinator, Martin Becker, was in the audience for one such show, and recommended Graham to Mancuso and McLoughlin.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Filming
Pamela appears very briefly in the more recent "Friday the 13th" reboot in the beginning credits chasing a young girl (presumably Alice). She is decapitated, as in the original film, and a young Jason Voorhees finds a locket containing pictures of him and his mother. Jason hears her voice telling him to "kill for mother."
Pamela Voorhees | Later films
The "Jason Goes to Hell" depiction of Jason Voorhees is featured in 2017's "". Because of a continuity error in the film regarding Jason's damaged eye, his in-game character model is mirrored from his movie counterpart. As the Gun Media developers explained, "In ["Jason Goes to Hell"], everyone kind of knows there was a mistake made with Jason's undermask. It's Jason's left eye that’s supposed to be damaged, 'cause in "" he takes the machete to the head. But in "[Jason Goes to Hell]", it was reversed on accident. So we decided to fix it." The game officially reveals Jason's facial appearance from underneath the mask, which was not seen in the film.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Video games
Her body is shown later when Wayne literally falls over her whilst fleeing from Jason.
List of Friday the 13th characters | J.J. Jarrett
Voorhees. It is revealed that Alice is trying to piece her life together while she is reiterating previous events to her mother on the phone. Alice is staying in an apartment at Crystal Lake in order to conquer her fear. Jason Voorhees witnessed her decapitate his mother and he plans to kill her out of vengeance. Alice opens her refrigerator and sees the severed head of Pamela Voorhees. Jason appears behind her and stabs her in the temple with an ice pick. Her corpse is later seen when Ginny Field stumbles across Jason's shrine for his mother. In "", Alice appears in a flashback and she is briefly mentioned in "".
Alice (Friday the 13th) | Films
When Jason (who has possessed a local deputy) arrives at the Voorhees house, he finds and possesses Diana's body, which had earlier been moved to the house by Robert Campbell. Attempting to fight the newly resurrected Jason, Creighton is incapacitated when Jason crushes his back in a bear hug. Adam Marcus, the director of "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday", has imagined a backstory for Duke and claims that he survived his encounter with Jason off-screen after the film's conclusion and has hopes of creating a spin-off featuring the character. Marcus has said that he believes Creighton to be, after Jason, the best character in the "Friday the 13th" series, also stating Creighton "is the flip side of the Jason coin.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Creighton Duke
John Hock appeared as Jason Voorhees in the opening dream sequence because Morga was unavailable when the scene was shot. He also performed the stunt where Roy fell off the barn.
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning | Cast
Later, after Jason's murderous activities endanger the ship, an announcement goes out for all students to gather on the bridge. Eva goes in search of Tamara, only to find her friend's mutilated body in her cabin. Horrified, Eva runs out of the room only to come face-to-face with Jason. After a brief chase, she finds herself on the ship's dance floor. Realizing that Jason has followed her, and already terrified, the strobe lighting and pounding music only serve to disorient her further as Jason appears to somehow be in several places at once. Suddenly, he appears right in front of her.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Eva Watanabe
Garris and his men find Cort and Nikki's bodies and he implicates Tommy in the murders believing him to be insane and imagining Jason. Megan helps Tommy escape the jail cell and they head to the camp, Garris and his men are on the way there too. Garris later finds his men dead and comes face to face with Jason. He puts him down with a shotgun shot and unloads bullets into Jason to no effect, Garris runs and hides in the bushes, he hears Megan shout for him and Jason turns to head towards her, Garris shouts "No not her!" and tackles Jason, picking up a rock and slamming it down on to the killer's mask, Jason, unfazed, folds Garris in half breaking his back and killing him.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Sheriff Mike Garris
Pamela Voorhees is initially laid to rest in a run down, roadside cemetery seen in "The Final Chapter". When Jason is killed by Tommy Jarvis a few years later, it is presumed that her body is relocated to Eternal Peace Cemetery along with her son. Although Pamela does not share her son's immortality, she does reappear in later films. The character is seen again in the climax of "Friday the 13th Part 2" in which Betsy Palmer reprises her role when Jason sees his mother talking to him but it is one of Jason's potential victims trying to fool him.
Pamela Voorhees | Later films
Some time after , Tommy Jarvis is released from the mental institution, despite still having nightmares of the mass murderer Jason Voorhees—whom he . He returns to Crystal Lake, now renamed Forest Green, to confront his fears, alongside his friend Allen Hawes. The pair visit Jason's grave during a thunderstorm, hoping to cremate the killer's body and finally end Tommy's hallucinations. After digging up Jason's corpse, Tommy has flashbacks of his last encounter with Jason and furiously impales his body with a metal fence post, just as two lighting bolts strike the post, causing Jason to come back to life as an immortal revenant.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Plot
For this scene, Asylum adjusted the actor's facial expressions to create a "post mortem" look. The special effects team digitally drooped half of the actor's face to appear as though the nerves had been severed by Jason's machete.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Visual effects
"Jason X" would mark Hodder's last performance as Jason, to date. Todd Farmer, who wrote the screenplay for "Jason X", knew that Hodder would play Jason from the beginning. Jim Isaac was a fan of Hodder's work on the previous films, so hiring him was an easy decision.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
With her brother's spirit gone, Kelly takes Jason's hockey mask from Big Red's body and buries it, before dying due to the wounds she had obtained during her fight with Big Red.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Kelly Boone
Kate calls out to Ben several times with no reply, not knowing that he had just been killed by Jason. She crawls into the front seat and sticks her head out the window, calling for Ben and telling him to quit fooling around. Suddenly Jason appears, grabbing her by the back of the neck, and taking a party horn and ramming it into her eye, killing her. Her body is later shown along with Sandra's, Maddy's and Russell's when Tina discovers them.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Kate Pataki
Centuries later, in the year 2008, Diane Cavanaugh, while fleeing from Jason Voorhees, unknowingly passes the tree accidentally shot by Ethan, which still has the bullet lodged in it; she also trips on the very rock used to kill him.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Ethan
The game's primary killer is Jason Voorhees, the series' most recurring antagonist. Nine different versions of Jason are playable, based on his appearances from the second, third, , , , , and films, and make-up artist Tom Savini's own Jason created exclusively for backers of the game. A palette swap of the Jason from the third film shows him tinted purple, which is a tribute to the NES game. Each Jason has his own strengths and weaknesses and many also have different weapons. Additionally, players have the option of selecting Roy Burns, the Jason copycat killer from the . There are fourteen playable counselors in the game, each of whom have their own strengths and weaknesses.
Friday the 13th: The Game | Characters
Stuntman Derek Mears was hired to portray Jason Voorhees at the recommendation of special make-up effects supervisor Scott Stoddard. Before the producers contacted him, Mears had already heard about the production of a new "Friday the 13th" and had decided to start physical training so he could pursue the role. He was unaware that Stoddard and other industry professionals were suggesting him to the producers. The studio worried that Mears' pleasant demeanor might affect his ability to portray a menacing character, but Mears assured them he was suitable for the role. According to Mears, "They were like, 'You're really nice ...
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Casting
After a conversation, Miner decided he was the right person for the job. Being new to the country, Brooker believed that "playing a psychopathic killer" was the best way into the movie business. Brooker became the first actor to wear Jason's now-signature hockey mask. According to Brooker, "It felt great with the mask on. It just felt like I really was Jason because I didn't have anything to wear before that." For "The Final Chapter", Joseph Zito brought his own spin to the character, one that required a "real hardcore stuntman"; Ted White was hired to perform the role. White, who only took the job for the money, did "get into the Jason psychology" when he arrived on the set.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
Jason's hockey mask has become one of the most recognizable images in horror and popular culture.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Introduction
Virginia "Ginny" Field is a character in "Friday the 13th Part 2", played by Amy Steel. A friend of Paul Holt, she arrives at Crystal Lake to partake in his counselor training camp. Familiar with the legend of "Camp Blood", she initially feels sorry for Jason Voorhees, sympathizing with his lonely childhood and the traumatic death of his mother. However, when Jason enters the camp and murders all the counselors, Ginny is forced to fight for her life. She eventually discovers Jason's shack in the woods, and dons Pamela Voorhees's old sweater in effort to convince him she is his mother.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Ginny Field
Charles McCulloch is a character in "" portrayed by Peter Mark Richman. A Biology teacher at Lakeview High School, McCulloch is a chaperone aboard the SS "Lazarus"; a ship bound for New York City for a senior class trip. Much to his chagrin, his coworker Colleen Van Deusen brings his niece Rennie Wickham along, who has a strong fear of water. He ignores a deckhand's warning that Jason Voorhees is on board killing his students, stating that "Walking corpses don't exist" and he thinks the deckhand is responsible for the murders, until he discovers him dead from an axe to his back.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Charles McCulloch
When Jenna and Clay find Jason's lair they find Clay's sister. As Clay attempts to free Whitney, Jenna hears Jason coming and warns Clay to hurry. Jenna, Clay and the now released Whitney attempt to escape and they eventually find an exit. When Whitney and Clay are safe Clay attempts to help Jenna but Jason stabs her in the chest after sneaking up behind her.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Jenna Montgomery
Unable to make anymore ground, Julius tells Jason to "Take your best shot". Jason obliges by decapitating Julius with a single blow. Later, his head is stuck on a pike and is discovered in a police car by the rest of his party and a policeman.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Julius Gaw
At the conclusion of the film, she, a student named Tsunaron and the gynoid Kay-Em 14 he created are the only survivors of Jason's attack, picked up by a rescue vessel while Jason is sent hurtling through the atmosphere of Earth II when the "Grendel" explodes.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Rowan LaFontaine
Richard Brooker (20 November 1954 – 8 April 2013) was an English actor and stuntman, perhaps best known for his role in "Friday the 13th Part III" as Jason Voorhees.
Richard Brooker | Introduction
Make-up artist Louis Lazzara, who cites "A New Beginning" as almost a direct sequel to "The Final Chapter", did base his head-mask on Tom Savini's design for "The Final Chapter".
Jason Voorhees | Design
Pamela Voorhees () is a character from the "Friday the 13th" film series. She first appeared in Sean S. Cunningham's "Friday the 13th" (1980) as the vengeful mother of Jason Voorhees, and was simply known as Mrs. Voorhees. The character was created by Victor Miller, and was portrayed by Betsy Palmer in the original film, as well as "Friday the 13th Part 2" (1981). Pamela was portrayed by Marilyn Poucher in "Friday the 13th Part III" (1982). She was portrayed by Paula Shaw in "Freddy vs. Jason" (2003). According to Palmer, she was asked to reprise her role for "Freddy vs.
Pamela Voorhees | Introduction
Instead, she creates a virus that reanimates the dead into zombies. The character of Pamela Voorhees returns from the grave in "Carnival of Maniacs", and she searches for Jason, who is now part of a traveling sideshow and about to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Friday the 13th (franchise) | Novels
Professor Claude Bardox is a character in the novel "Jason X: Planet of the Beast". A forty-year-old, famous geneticist and the head of the space station G7, Dr. Bardox's most noticeable feature is the black metal prosthetic he has in place of an arm. Not much of Bardox's past is revealed, though it is stated he was raised by a strict and possibly abusive father, who pressured him into becoming a scientist. In the novel, Bardox, after discovering Jason Voorhees has crash-landed on Planet #666, which G7 monitors, ventures there with his assistant Emery to find Jason's body and take samples of his tissue, which Bardox plans to use to create his own superior offshoot of humanity.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Professor Claude Bardox
Martin is a character in "", played by Bob Larkin. Martin is the local gravedigger and resident drunk. He is annoyed when he finds Jason Voorhees's grave dug up. When Tommy Jarvis returns to the graveyard with Sheriff Garris and Deputy Cologne he orders Martin to dig it up to prove Jason isn't in his grave, Martin scoffs at the idea as Tommy is taken away. Later, a drunk Martin tosses his empty bottle of whiskey, when he doesn't hear it smash he turns around and is shocked to see Jason standing there. Jason crushes the bottle and stabs Martin in the throat with it then finishes him off with his machete.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Martin
J.J. Jarrett is a character in "", portrayed by Saffron Henderson. She is first seen aboard the SS "Lazarus", playing her guitar while being filmed by her young friend, aspiring film school student, Wayne. After giving him some advice about women, she heads down into the lower decks of the ship in order to take advantage of the superior guitar acoustics the cavernous interior will offer. As J.J. loses herself in a jam session, she fails to notice Jason stalking her until the last minute. Upon seeing him, she panics and runs deeper into the bowels of the ship. After running down a flight of steps, she suddenly stops and lets out a blood-curdling scream, just as Jason, who has gotten in front of her and is wielding her guitar, swings the heavy instrument at her head, smashing her skull.
List of Friday the 13th characters | J.J. Jarrett
Steven Freeman first appears in "" and is played by John D. LeMay. Adam Marcus, director of the film, had originally intended for the character to be Tommy Jarvis, but New Line Cinema at that time lacked the legal rights to Tommy's character after buying the franchise from Paramount Pictures and the creative team had to write a new character and name for the film instead. Steven is Jessica Kimble's ex-boyfriend and the father of her baby Stephanie, with whom he has no contact. When Jessica's mother Diana is murdered by Jason Voorhees, Steven is blamed. In jail, he learns from bounty hunter Creighton Duke that Jason is attempting to be reborn through another Voorhees, and that Jessica and Stephanie are his only surviving blood relatives.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Steven Freeman
The pair escape to warn Jenna's friends, but Jason follows them and kills the other students. Clay and Jenna eventually wind up back at the camp, where they discover Whitney alive in Jason's underground lair. As the three make their way through the tunnels, Jason murders Jenna, leaving only Clay and his sister alive. The siblings take refuge in a barn, where Jason catches up with them. Whitney uses her resemblance to Jason's mother to distract the killer long enough to stab him with his own machete. She and Clay then dispose of his body in the lake, only to be attacked once more.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Clay Miller
Steven escapes from jail and tries to warn Jessica of the danger she and their daughter are in, but she does not believe his story. When Jason attacks Jessica in the body of her current boyfriend Robert Campbell, Steven guns him down and saves her. Steven and Jessica eventually travel to the Voorhees house to retrieve their baby from Duke, who reveals that Jessica is the only one capable of killing Jason permanently. When Jason is finally reborn through Diana's corpse, he and Steven engage in a fist fight until Jessica uses a mystical dagger to send Jason to Hell.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Steven Freeman
Then my agents got involved, and I don't know if it was a money issue or a script issue, but I didn't do it." Screenwriter Ron Kurz, who had written "Part II", was offered to draft a screenplay, but also turned the project down. Husband-and-wife screenwriting duo Martin Kitrosser and Carol Watson instead were hired to write the screenplay for "Part III", completing the first draft. Paramount subsequently brought in Petru Popescu to alter the screenplay and make it "more sinister and menacing." Though the final filmed version of the script contained significant contributions from Popescu, he remained uncredited. The script for "Part III" called for Jason to wear a mask to cover his face, having worn a bag over his head in "Part 2"; this mask would become a trademark for the character, and one instantly recognizable in popular culture in the years to come.
Friday the 13th Part III | Development
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan is a 1989 American slasher film written and directed by Rob Hedden, and starring Jensen Daggett, Scott Reeves, Peter Mark Richman, and Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees, reprising his role from "". The eighth installment in the "Friday the 13th" film series, it follows Jason as he stalks a group of high school graduates on a ship en route to New York City. It was the final film in the series to be distributed by Paramount Pictures in the United States until 2009, with the subsequent installments being distributed by New Line Cinema.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Introduction
Chased by Jason back to Camp Tomorrow, Violet and Rich warn the others about Jason, and are attacked by Kevin with a shotgun while trying to flee the camp, after finding the only vehicle has been sabotaged. As two of their co-workers are chased into the woods by Kevin, Violet and Rich are captured by a group of soldiers working for Kevin, who is revealed to be actually named McClintock. Violet and Rich are subsequently taken to McClintock, whose soldiers have captured Jason with liquid nitrogen and who explains that they and the other camp workers were all a part of his plan to capture Jason; they would be the bait used to lure him out into the open, as they lacked families and no one would miss them if they disappeared.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Violet Defalco
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (stylized onscreen as Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI) is a 1986 American slasher film written and directed by Tom McLoughlin, and starring Thom Mathews, Jennifer Cooke, David Kagen, and C.J. Graham. It is the sixth installment in the "Friday the 13th" film series and the last one to feature Tommy Jarvis (Mathews) as the protagonist. Continuing on from the events of "", the plot follows Jason Voorhees (Graham) after he is unwittingly resurrected by Tommy, who was attempting to get rid of his body in order to escape his fear of him, and returns to Crystal Lake for a new killing spree, while Tommy attempts to stop him once and for all.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Introduction
When Jason arrives at Camp Forest Green and enters the children's cabin, Megan lures him out before he can hurt the children, Tommy subsequently calling Jason over to a boat on the lake. Although he manages to tie weights to Jason's feet, Tommy nearly drowns in the process, but Megan is able to get him back to land and stop Jason by cutting his neck and face with a speedboat motor, subsequently performing CPR on Tommy and saving his life. Jennifer Cooke was at first hesitant to appear in "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives", but decided to take the part of Megan due to the pay.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Megan Garris
The original storyline had Tommy Jarvis become the series' new antagonist, but after the poor fan reception of "A New Beginning", the producers instead brought Jason Voorhees back. In resurrecting Jason, McLoughlin made him an explicitly supernatural force for the first time in the series. This version of Jason, an undead and more powerful superhuman, would become the standard depiction for the rest of the series. The film also introduced metahumor and action film elements, including shootouts and car chases, into the series. "Jason Lives" was the first in the series to receive some positive reception from critics since the original.
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Introduction
Jason vs. Ash" series. His mask is shot in half, displaying his teeth, and his left arm is cut off with a machete imbedded in the stump. Craig claims it was difficult to keep track of these injuries panel-to-panel, but was especially proud of the "half mask" look, a design he would like to see incorporated into the "Friday the 13th" films one day. He says, "It's a way to show Jason's emotions under the mask while still keeping him mysterious, "and" it's also a way to give him this Grim Reaper look especially when you see him in shadow.
Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors | Visuals
Joe Travers is a character in the novel "Friday the 13th: Mother's Day". A hunter who lives in the Crystal Lake area, while hunting for deer, he finds Pamela Voorhees reanimated head in a shallow grave, brought back to life through the power of her son Jason's cursed hockey mask. Led to Jason's mask by Pamela, Joe puts it on and begins to be influenced by Jason's soul and proceeds to go on a killing spree under the orders of Pamela, murdering several members of a group of camping teenagers with a machete and shotgun. Joe is eventually killed by the final girl of the novel, Carly McDonnell, who destroys Pamela's head with Joe's own shotgun, after tearing Jason's mask off Joe and stabbing him to death.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Joe Travers
There, she suffers a nightmare in which Jason's decayed corpse drags her underwater. The police arrive and take Alice to the hospital. When she tells them her story, they explain that they did not find a boy, to which she replies "Then he's still there..." Alice makes a brief reappearance in the opening scene of "Friday the 13th Part 2", where she is stabbed in the temple in her apartment by an adult Jason Voorhees, who evidently survived his childhood drowning and had tracked her down. Later in the movie, Paul explains how Alice went missing and blood was found in her apartment.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Alice Hardy
The jacket Jason wears in the film was created by combining a hunting jacket and a military jacket. Mears wanted to use the hunting jacket, but the creative team liked the way the military jacket billowed as he was making his "kill movements", so the top of the hunting jacket was removed and placed over the top of the military jacket to create what Mears called a "giant Frankenstein jacket." He describes Jason as leaner in this film because the character does not eat much. A leaner Jason was deemed more functional and allowed more emphasis to be placed on the hump on his back.
Friday the 13th (2009 film) | Creating Jason