Kills such as someone getting their eyes popped out and a man getting bisected straight through the middle are just precursors to the mayhem the series contains. The first two films had tamer kills save for a handful, but Part 3 holds nothing back. The Friday the 13th series is known for creative and violent kills, and this is the film where they truly began to appear. This Jason is angry and violent, and he will take out anyone in his way. He is far from being a supernatural zombie, but he does kill less on instinct and more with primal necessity. In addition to finally sporting the classic mask, Jason also acts closer to what fans expect. This hockey mask would become a horror icon almost immediately, and propel Jason into legendary status. At exactly an hour into the film's runtime, Jason Voorhees appears wearing a hockey mask. Shelly wears this mask in an attempt to scare a girl, and Jason takes a liking to it. One of his props is a hockey mask from his hometown hockey team. Shelly is a prankster who carries around a box of props used in his hijinks. One of the characters in Friday the 13th Part 3 is named Shelly.
This new mask would finally complete Jason's signature look and create horror history in the process.
RELATED: Jason Blum Reveals Why He Has Never Made A Freddy Or Jason Movie That is, until he receives a new mask a little over halfway through the movie. He goes a good chunk of the movie with his face hidden. He wears a green shirt and simple blue jeans, attire he would keep throughout most of the original series. The third film sees Jason wear clothing a little closer to what fans are used to. This Jason is clearly only provoked when trespassers appear on his home turf. Jason also acts more territorial as opposed to a mindless killing machine. This is a reference to the killer from The Town That Dreaded Sundown, one of the early slashers. Jason also wears a burlap sack over his head with a single eyehole cut out. His clothing has him resemble a farmhand more than anything. The most obvious difference is his appearance. Jason didn't officially appear until the second movie, and he was a far different character. In fact, he wasn't even in it except for some flashbacks and a nightmare scene. It is also perhaps the most impactful on the horror genre, and here is why.Īs stated before, Jason wasn't the killer in the original movie. In more ways than one, Friday the 13th Part 3 is arguably the most important movie in the series. It wasn't until the third movie hit the scene that Friday the 13th would fully begin to form its identity. The second film saw Jason Voorhees front and center, yet he still wasn't the character fans now know. Pamela's son was of course named Jason, a name that would become synonymous with horror.
The killer was revealed to be Pamela Voorhees, a woman who is seeking vengeance for her son who drowned there in the fifties.
The first film involved a faceless killer stalking a group of would-be counselors as they attempt to re-open a summer camp. Cunningham, has even since admitted that the original Friday the 13th simply served as a way to rip off John Carpenter's Halloween. Already a heavy hitter in the slasher scene by 1982, the series had yet to fully develop its own identity. 40 years ago, the third entry in the Friday the 13th series hit theaters.