Search - Friday the 13th, Part 6: Jason Lives on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Gore Movie Release: 1986 DVD Release: 09/25/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 27 mins Studio: Paramount Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Horror, Slasher Film, Teen Movie See Also: Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives [Circuit City Exclusive] [Checkpoint], Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives [Deluxe Edition]

This impressive entry in the popular horror series brings back the relentless killer Jason Voorhees, this time as a supernatural zombie. Tommy Jarvis, now played by Thom Matthews, accidentally resurrects Jason when he impales the killer's corpse with a metal pole during a lightning storm. Numerous murders follow, beginning with Tommy's friend (Ron Palillo) having his heart torn out of his chest by the zombie killer. Implicated in the crimes by a mean-spirited sheriff (David Kagen), Tommy is freed from jail by the sheriff's daughter, spunky Megan (Jennifer Cooke). The cast converges on Camp Crystal Lake, which has been renamed "Camp Forest Green" by superstitious locals, in time for Tommy to send Jason back to the bottom of the lake, if only temporarily. Harry Manfredini's score is among his best, and the makeup by Martin Becker, Gabe Bartalos, R. Chris Biggs, and others is outstanding. Cooke makes an appealing heroine as Megan, although Matthews' Tommy has lost the interesting mental disturbances of previous entries and becomes just another bland hero. Tom McLoughlin's direction is effective, and the film has a memorably funny supporting turn by Bob Larkin as a grumpy drunken caretaker. Alice Cooper sings the title song, "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)." Although no classic, this is a solid horror film with a witty script and engaging characters. Jason would rise again to face a telekinetic teen in the disappointing Friday the 13th, Part VII: The New Blood. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Jennifer C. Cooke - Megan
David Kagen - Sheriff Garris
Rene Jones - Sissy
Darcy de Moss - Nikki
Kerry Noonan - Paula

The hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees once again rises from the dead to stalk camp counselors in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, the sixth entry in the popular horror series. Paramount has done a very nice job making this 1.85:1 transfer look clean and new. Unlike previous sequels, =Jason Lives is almost free of any dirt or grain that marred past transfers. The colors (predominantly blues and reds) look very bright, with only a slight amount of edge enhancement spotted. =Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives is the first film of the series to sport a Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround track, and to say the least, this is miles above the previous movies. Although the directional effects are not always perfect, this track is very well done overall and should ultimately please fans. Dialogue, music, and effects are all mixed evenly, without any distortion. Also available on this disc are English subtitles. Keeping on par with the first five films, the only supplemental feature is an original teaser trailer presented in a widescreen format. With video and audio being very good, this is easily a worthy purchase for any fans of this bloody series. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide