Freddy vs. Jason
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| Directed by | Ronny Yu |
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| Based on | Characters by Wes Craven and Victor Miller |
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| Music by | Graeme Revell |
| Cinematography | Fred Murphy |
| Edited by | Mark Stevens |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $114.9 million |
Freddy vs. Jason is a 2003 American slasher film directed by Ronny Yu and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. The film is a crossover between the Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street franchises and pits Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger against each other in the eleventh and eighth installments in their respective series. The film is also the last in both the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street franchises before they were both rebooted.
In the film, Freddy (Robert Englund) has grown incapable of haunting people's dreams as the citizens of Springwood, Ohio, have mostly forgotten about him. To regain his power, Freddy manipulates Jason (Ken Kirzinger) into resurrecting himself and traveling to Springwood to cause panic and fear, leading to rumors that Freddy has returned. However, while Jason succeeds in causing enough fear for Freddy to haunt the town again, Jason angers Freddy by depriving Krueger of his potential victims. This ultimately sends the two undying monsters into a violent conflict.
Freddy vs. Jason was released in the United States on August 15th, 2003. It grossed $114 million, making it the highest-grossing film in the Friday the 13th series and the second-highest-grossing film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. This film marked Englund's final appearance to date as Freddy Krueger, and it was the first since Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives not to feature Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees.
Freddy Krueger is rendered powerless in Hell with Springwood forgetting him. Disguising as Pamela Voorhees, Freddy manipulates Jason Voorhees into killing Springwood teenagers to regain strength.
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