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Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives

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Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives

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Released Aug 1, 1986

1h 26m

Horror

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Years ago, Tommy Jarvis (Thom Mathews) killed infamous hockey-masked murderer Jason Voorhees (C.J. Graham), and the intensity of the experience has landed him in a mental institution. To end his torment and achieve a level of closure, Tommy escapes from the hospital and heads to the graveyard where Jason is buried, intending to dig up the body and cremate it. But, before this total annihilation can occur, a freak electrical accident resurrects Jason from the dead, and the terror begins anew.

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Friday the 13th: Part VI - Jason Lives indeed brings back ol' Vorhees, along with a sense of serviceable braindead fun.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

The murderous Jason is back in the latest chapter of the most offensive series in film history, unless Burt Reynolds makes three more Smokey and the Bandit pictures real quick.

Rated: 0.5/4

Jan 16, 2013

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Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

While there's a superficial been-there-done-that, why don't-we-just-mock-the-whole-thing quality to this entry in the series, it certainly livens up what has become by this point a stale franchise.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 12, 2009

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Of note: Electricity will figure prominently in just about every Friday the 13th entry from this point onward.

Rated: 1/4

Sep 25, 2004

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Michael Gingold

Fangoria

This movie has bigger action to go with its more humorous bent...and Tommy’s quest adds an urgency to the scenes between kills that’s lacking in many of the other Jason adventures.

May 16, 2025

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Cleverly mining the undercurrent of humour inherent in the gory series, McLoughlin makes sure Jason's roller coaster tracks are well-oiled and run smoothly in this vigorous, vivid and creepy instalment.

Rated: 3/5

May 13, 2025

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Sharai Bohannon

A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast

'Friday the 13th: VI Jason Lives' is one of the better sequels in a very uneven franchise. It has energy, a style, and the potential to actually be scary. It also has one of the most menacing versions of Jason more often.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 30, 2024

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Stephen C

What the flying ****?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/25/25

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Nick O

Jason’s back and in full on killer zombie mode! The last installment of the “Tommy Jarvis Trilogy” in the Friday franchise has Jason killing everyone in sight while rockin’ out to Alice Cooper. What else do ya need?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/24/25

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Marsh X

I thought part 4 was the best but now I can confidently say that this one is the best out of the friday 13th movies, my opinion is subject to change but I highly doubt it will, due to the inconsistency in quality of this franchise. In this movie, Jason seems like an actual badass and doesn't get knocked out with ease like he did in the previous films, it seems that the lightning mutated him and in the process, gave him super strength and invincibility. This movie has a pretty good mix of comedy, violence, and romance, all being evenly spread out in a complementary manner. There were also a lot of kills which is what you'd expect from something like this, so I'd say this one of, if not the best addition to the friday 13th series that I've seen so far. 8/10

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/24/25

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Shaunte N

without a doubt the best movie in the series. Good acting. Good characters. There's almost nothing wrong with this movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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Jason M

This movie was is perfect

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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J H

My favorite movie in the series.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Synopsis

Years ago, Tommy Jarvis (Thom Mathews) killed infamous hockey-masked murderer Jason Voorhees (C.J. Graham), and the intensity of the experience has landed him in a mental institution. To end his torment and achieve a level of closure, Tommy escapes from the hospital and heads to the graveyard where Jason is buried, intending to dig up the body and cremate it. But, before this total annihilation can occur, a freak electrical accident resurrects Jason from the dead, and the terror begins anew.

Director: Tom McLoughlin
Producer: Don Behrns
Screenwriter: Tom McLoughlin, Victor Miller
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Terror Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 1, 1986, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.0M
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: Ultra-Stereo, Surround

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