Monday 30 March 2009

Friday the 13th Franchise

The film was first released in 1980, with many sequels that followed on from there, ending in the remake of the first one in 2009. This is how the sequels came after the initial version in 1980: -

In Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Jason (Steve Daskewisz) is revealed to be alive, and fully grown.

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) continues where Part III leaves off, with Jason (Ted White) found by the police and taken to the morgue at the Wessex County Medical Center.

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) tried to move in a new direction.

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) begins with Tommy (Thom Mathews) visiting Jason's grave after being released from a mental institution.

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) begins an indeterminate amount of time after Jason Lives.

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) sees Jason return from the lake, brought back to life via an underwater electrical cable.

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Jason, through unexplained resurrection, returns to Crystal Lake, where he is being hunted by the FBI.

Jason X (2002) takes place in the future, where Jason has again been inexplicably resurrected.

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