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Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D
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Directed by	Steve Miner
Produced by	Frank Mancuso Jr.
Written by	Martin Kitrosser Ron Kurz (characters) Victor Miller (characters) Carol Watson Petru Popescu (uncredited)
Starring	Dana Kimmell Paul Kratka Richard Brooker
Music by	Harry Manfredini Michael Zager
Cinematography	Gerald Feil
Editing by	George Hively
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	August 13, 1982
Running time	95 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,500,000 (estimated)
Preceded by	Friday the 13th Part 2
Followed by	Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
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Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D is the second sequel to Friday the 13th. The movie made horror film history as the first film to feature Jason Voorhees in the hockey mask that has become synonymous with the character and his image. The film was released theatrically in 3-D, but the 3-D version is now available only in Japan on VHD disc home video. The film earned $36,690,067 during its original theatrical release.

Picking up almost directly where Part 2 left off, Jason escapes to a nearby lake house called Higgins Haven to rest from his wounds. At this time, Chris Higgins (who was attacked by a mysterious, disfigured stranger in the woods near Crystal Lake two years earlier) returns to the property with some friends. While Chris tries to deal with her fear of past events, an unmasked and reclusive Jason kills anyone who wanders into the barn in which he is hiding. But once he finds a means to cover his hideous face, he wanders out to hunt again.

• Richard Brooker as Jason
• Gloria Charles as Fox
• Rachel Howard as Chili
• David Katims as Chuck
• Dana Kimmell as Chris
• Paul Kratka as Rick
• Cheri Maugans as Edna
• Steve Miner as Newscaster
• Kevin O'Brien as Loco
• Catherine Parks as Vera
• Jeffrey Rogers as Andy
• Nick Savage as Ali
• Tracie Savage as Debbie
• Steve Susskind as Harold
• Perla Walter as Mrs. Sanchez
• David Wiley as Abel
• Larry Zerner as Shelly

• An infamous alternate ending depicted Jason actually decapitating Chris in a dream sequence (as opposed to the dream sequence in the finished film featuring Mrs. Voorhees). There is some debate as to whether this ending was actually filmed (although it was definitely rehearsed), but it is featured in the 1982 novel by Michael Avallone which was based on the original shooting script. Some photos of the scene also appear in Peter Bracke's 2005 book, Crystal Lake Memories.

• Friday the 13th Part 3 at the Internet Movie Database
• Friday the 13th Part 3 at Rotten Tomatoes
• Friday the 13th Part 3 at Box Office Mojo
• Film page at the Camp Crystal Lake web site