The Final Chapter returns to cinemas for its 40th anniversary

The slasher classic Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter returns to theaters this month and celebrates its 40th anniversary

2024 is the 40th anniversary of one of my favorite titles in my favorite franchise: the Friday the 13th Consequence Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter – and to celebrate the occasion, Paramount Scares and Fangoria have teamed up to bring the film back to theaters as part of the Scream Greats series! Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is in theaters today (September 10th), with additional screenings on Sunday, September 15th… and yes, of course, some theaters are showing the film this Friday, as it happens to be Friday the 13th. Check out ParamountScares.com to see if Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter will be shown in a cinema near you!

The film was directed by Joseph Zito from a screenplay by Barney Cohen (story by Bruce Hidemi Sakow). Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter has the following summary: The body count continues in this thrilling thriller, the fourth – and final? – story of the successful Friday the 13th series. Jason, the most unpopular citizen of Crystal Lake, returns to cause further chaos in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. After being revived in a hospital morgue, the hockey-masked killer turns his vengeful attentions to the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers. Young Tommy Jarvis is a horror film lover with a special talent for masks and make-up. Has the evil Jason finally met his match?

The film stars Corey Feldman, Kimberly Beck, E. Erich Anderson, Crispin Glover, Alan Hayes, Barbara Howard, Joan Freeman, Peter Barton, Judie Aronson, Camila More, Carey More, Lawrence Monoson, Bruce Mahler, Lisa Freeman and Bonnie Hellman, with Ted White as Jason Voorhees. Sadly, Ted White, widely considered one of the best Jason actors in the franchise, passed away in 2022 at the age of 96.

Legendary special effects artist Tom Savini was responsible for the bloodshed in this film, just as he did in the first one.

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