Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives

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Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives

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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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Critics Consensus

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

01/16/2013

0.5/4

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.

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Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

06/12/2009

2.5/4

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.

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

09/25/2004

1/4

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

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11

1/5

Even bringing back Jason Voorhees can't salvage this mess.

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Michael Gingold

Fangoria

May 16

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.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

May 13

3/5

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.

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CodyZamboni Z

Dec 3

Of the sequels, this is one of the better ones. It's the most professionally done, with a compelling story, It's exciting, With a nice sense of humor, Empathetic characters, A spunky lead girl, who mostly makes smart decisions. There are brutal deaths, with probably the bloodiest sequence in the series , With an inventive climax, no nudity, and impactful gunblast sounds,

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GotRizz237

Nov 22

Friday the 13th, Part VI was great! I really enjoyed it. Really great story-line too!

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Shades Y

@ShadesYT9 Nov 19

This movie is amazing if you hate this you honestly need help man

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Anthony H.

@Hardy Nov 11

I was thoroughly surprised by this one. Jason lives has a congruent story throughout the entire film while keeping genuine jump scares. This film had its slow moments but most of this film was genuinely entertaining and thrilling.

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heston J.

@heston Nov 5

It was pretty good no inappropriate scenes besides gore over all it’s one of the best 80s horrors i’ve seen before but i will only give 3 stars because it’s a tad bit goofy.

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Carter H.

@quality_finds Oct 30

A finally good movie. I personally am not a huge fan of the Friday the 13th movies. But Jason Lives stood out to me. Watching this movie, especially after the previous ones, this movie could be considered a good or decent movie. I find the setting and idea of Jason and his motive to be a really great concept. But most Friday the 13th movies lack creativity. This movie however, shows Jason as a undead, cool, and powerful creature. The acting like the other movies, not great. Not good kill scenes. But.. the movie was entertaining and very worth the watch. Definitely not a fantastic movie. But for the iconic concept of Jason Voorhees, it finally delivered what fans want. But I personally loved it so 3.5 for me.

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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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