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Finally, Finally, Finally.
After all these years and oh so many DVD releases, special editions, box sets and the like here comes HIS NAME WAS JASON the most complete, most behind the scenes look at ever at the ground breaking series of films.
It is actually kind of hard to believe that these films have spanned decades and with the release of the remake here in a week or so has position itself to carry on for decades to come.
Because of this remake it becomes more important then ever to know the roots, the begining of the whole VORHEE's legend.
Host by horror legend Tom Savini this 2 disc set covers every aspect of the iconic hockey mask wearing madman from his film debut on May 9th of 1980 to the soon to be release remake. We meet just about everyone ever involved in the franchise and get to hear and see exclusive things that have never come to light before.
There is so much damn information that it can't all fit on one DVD. The first disc features most of the fun but don't let that keep you from sticking in that second disc, lots of good stuff to be had.
I particularly enjoyed the fan films. Make sure to check out RUPERT TAKES MANHATTAN.
This special will air on ENCORE ACTION on Friday the 13th of Feb. but don't wait that long to see this one, go pick it up now and bask in the greatness that is JASON VORHEES.
Nothing can sum up what is on this disc better then the official press release from Anchor Bay, so here ya go:
He first became known to
audiences on
May 9, 1980. Over the course of nearly three decades
and 11 films (soon to be 12), he has inspired terror in the hearts of film fans
the world over. He redefined the concept of immortality and invincibility. He
gave horror a new face…by not having one. His name is Jason Voorhees and this is
his story.
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the
13th, the
ultimate tribute documentary about one of horror cinema's most enduring icons,
will be released as a special two-disc splatter edition
DVD on
February 3,
2009. Then, on
February 13th,
2009, Encore Action
will host the broadcast premiere of the documentary – in celebration of the
infamous date and its most famous posterboy.
SRP is a less-than-monstrous $19.97. Inside
each
DVD, fans will also find a Hollywood Movie
Money certificate, good towards admission for the 2009 Friday the 13th theatrical
remake of the film that started the story and the screams, as well as a limited
edition poster of the
DVD’s striking cover art.
Executive Produced by Sean S. Cunningham,
produced and written by Anthony Masi((Halloween 25 Years of Terror, The Psycho
Legacy) and Thommy Hutson (Prank), and directed by Daniel Farrands
(screenwriter of The Girl Next Door
and Halloween: The Curse of Michael
Myers), His Name Was Jason is the definitive
look at the history and cultural legacy of this 20th Century
boogeyman. Extensive interviews were conducted with more than 80 people involved
throughout the entire Friday the
13th franchise, as well as filmmaker and fan testimonials.
The documentary is hosted by legendary
special effects make-up artist Tom Savini – whose (literally) eye-popping
prosthetics were featured in such gorefest classics as 1979’s Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow, Maniac, and the original Friday the 13th and Friday The 13th: The Final
Chapter.
Jason fans who watch His
Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th will be treated
to reminiscences and ruminations spanning Jason’s entire film history, as well
as a virtual “who’s who” of contemporary film horror,
including:
Actors: Betsy Palmer (1), Adrienne King (1 and Part 2), Larry Zerner (Part 3-D), Bonnie Hellman and Judie
Aronson (The Final Chapter), Shavar
Ross and Debi Sue Voorhees (A New
Beginning), Darcy DeMoss and Vincent Gustaferro (Part VI), Lar Park-Lincoln, Elizabeth
Kaitan and Diana Barrows (Part
VII), Peter Mark Richman and Jensen Daggett (Part VIII), Lawrence Monoson and Camilla
More (The Final Friday), Lisa Ryder
(Jason X), Seth Green and Travis Van
Winkle (2009 remake);
Jason Voorhees portrayers: Ari Lehman (1), Warrington Gillette (Part 2), Richard Brooker (Part 3-D), Ted White (Final Chapter),
C.J. Graham (Part VI), Kane Hodder
(Part
VII,
Part VIII, The Final Friday, Jason X) and Ken Kirzinger (Freddy vs. Jason);
Filmmakers: Sean S. Cunningham (Director, 1), Victor Miller (Writer, 1) Danny Steinmann (Writer/Director, A New Beginning), Tom McLoughlin
(Writer/Director, Part VI), John Carl
Buechler (Director/Special Makeup Effects, Part
VII), Joseph Zito (Director, The Final Friday), Greg Nicotero
(Special Makeup Effects, The Final
Friday), Marcus Nispel (Director, 2009 remake), and Composer Harry
Manfredini, creator of Jason’s signature musical cue “Sh-sh-sh-sh,
ha-ha-ha-ha;”
Testimonials: Actress Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), Writer/Director Adam
Green (Hatchet, Spiral), Director Joe
Lynch (Wrong Turn 2), Tony Timpone
(Editor, Fangoria Magazine), Peter Bracke (Author, Crystal Lake Memories: The
Complete History of Friday the
13th), and online genre aficionados Robert Galluzzo
(IconsOfFright.com), Brad Miska (Bloody-Disgusting.com), Steve Barton
(DreadCentral.com), Ryan Turek (ShockTilYouDrop.com) and Staci Layne Wilson
(Horror.com).
Bonus features include many cutting-edge
featurettes:
- The Men Behind The
Mask
- Final Cuts
- From Script To
Screen
- Fan Films
- Closing the Book on The Final
Chapter
- Fox Comes Home
- Friday the 13th in 4 Minutes
- Jason Takes
Comic-Con
- The
Camp
Crystal
Lake Survival Guide
- Inside Halloween Horror
Nights
- Shelly Lives
Go get this one now, it is worth every red cent and is the disc that FRIDAY THE 13th fans have been waiting years to see.
