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Friday the 13th - Part 4: The Final Chapter

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Friday the 13th - Part 4: The Final Chapter (1984)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:4

Rotten:16

Average Rating:4.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Crispin Glover and Corey Feldman star in this, the fourth movie in the venerable FRIDAY THE 13TH series. Though most had written off the series by this installment, in retrospect this looks like it... Crispin Glover and Corey Feldman star in this, the fourth movie in the venerable FRIDAY THE 13TH series. Though most had written off the series by this installment, in retrospect this looks like it was the best of the series. First, Glover injects some much needed personality into the film as Jimmy, one of the many doomed teenagers at Camp Crystal Lake, and he seems to somehow make the other teens a little more entertaining, including Corey Feldman's Tommy, ostensibly the hero of the picture. Second, and perhaps most importantly, the gore effects her are done by the legendary Tom Savini (DAWN OF THE DEAD), who adds a level of inventiveness to the endless killings that the series hadn't yet experienced. Five more sequels followed. [More]

Starring: Crispin Glover, Kimberly Beck, Corey Feldman, Erich Anderson

Starring: Crispin Glover, Kimberly Beck, Corey Feldman, Erich Anderson, Lawrence Monoson, Judie Aronson, Alan Hayes, Peter Barton, Barbara Howard, Camila More, Carey More, Joan Freeman, Bruce Mahler, Lisa Freeman, Wayne Grace, Bonnie Hellman, Antony Ponzini, Frankie Hill, Paul Lukather, Arnie More, Robert Perault

Director: Joseph Zito

Director: Joseph Zito
Story: Bruce Hidemi Sakow
Screenwriter: Barney Cohen
Composer: Harry Manfredini

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Watching it again today, it works oddly well, almost like a John Hughes movie that got lost and wandered into slasher territory.

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06/18/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

This one certainly felt as if it properly closed out the Friday the 13th series before it devolved into unadulterated camp.

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06/12/09
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine
N/R

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07/07/08
Variety
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Can you say, Crispin Clover dance off?

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02/20/08
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

Not so venally stupid as its predecessor.

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09/14/07
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

No review available.

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11/04/05
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
International Press Academy

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07/11/05
Michael Dequina
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TheMovieReport.com

No review available.

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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Some rather amusing crap, actually.

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03/01/05
Gregory Weinkauf
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times

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12/07/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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04/24/04
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
N/R

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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No review available.

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04/21/03
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

They promised this would be the final one. They lied.

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04/13/03
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

No review available.

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02/05/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Final chapter my ass.

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11/12/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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10/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The stars come out to play for this one.....they shouldn't have bothered

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09/19/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

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07/26/02
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

Displays some signs of competence.

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04/19/02
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
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