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Friday the 13th, Part VI - Jason Lives (1986)

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Average Rating: 5.1/10
Reviews Counted: 24
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Release Date: Aug 1, 1986 Wide

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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

R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Horror

Directed By: Tom McLoughlin

Written By: Tom McLoughlin

In Theaters: Aug 1, 1986 Wide

On DVD: Sep 25, 2001

Paramount Pictures

Although the first four sequels had their own brand of tongue-in-cheek horror, Part VI marked the first step into overt campiness of the series.

January 11, 2010 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Double dip back into Crystal Lake, my friends, without worry -- the water is perfect!

June 25, 2009 Full Review Source: Dread Central

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Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton

Dread Central

This may be my favorite of the Friday the 13th series, mainly because of the winking, insider humor; it's almost like a precursor to Wes Craven's Scream ten years later.

June 18, 2009 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Better than the second and third entries in the Scream series, this sequel is one elaborate in-joke about itself, and if you like the series you might have affection for what it's trying to do.

June 12, 2009 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

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.

June 12, 2009 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

Writer-director Tom McLoughlin strives to bend the familiar FRIDAY formula into a throwback to an earlier era of horror monsters. The results are mixed...but you have to give [him] credit for trying.

February 14, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinefantastique

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

Does Jason ever die? On with the franchsie.

February 23, 2008 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Jason pretty much kicks ass

February 20, 2008 Comment

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

sbs.is

It's kind of a nice film, and nice exploitation films are nobody's idea of a good time.

September 12, 2007 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Gives us a couple of good, self-referential laughs ... the film is probably the most enjoyable of the series, but it isn't the best.

July 25, 2005 Full Review Source: Juicy Cerebellum

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Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

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

September 25, 2004 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

The sixth installment in the thunderingly mediocre series features no nudity whatsoever. Surely this is an editing mistake.

December 7, 2003 Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com

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Eric D. Snider

EricDSnider.com

The best Jason until Jason X. Has a sense of humor and a good story.

July 14, 2003 Comments (2)

Fred Topel

About.com

Possibly the best Jason movie, which admittedly isn't saying a whole lot. Great Alice Cooper theme tune.

May 23, 2003 Comment

Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

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And now we come to my favorite film in the series just for the pure entertainment of it: Friday the 13th Part 6 - Jason Lives. This is the sequel that should have happened instead of the one that came before it really. Instead of sticking to the previous Friday formula, director Tom McLoughlin decided to completely

April 22, 2007

Tim Salmons

Super Reviewer

This film is, by far, my favorite entry in the entire series. In the film Jason is resurrected. The result is the best version of Jason that was ever created. This is the introduction of the super-human, methodical zombie, mean-as-fuck version of the character. It's a pleasure watching Jason slaughter a cast of

October 10, 2011

Jason Calvin

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Friday the 13th, Part VI - Jason Lives Quotes

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1. Cort: (while driving the van; hears a ruckus in the back) - Hey Nikki, what are ya doin' back there? Taking a dump? Ha-ha!
– Submitted by Creep F (8 months ago)
1. Tommy: I went to go cremate Jason but I fu*ked up!
2. Dep. Rick Cologne: You got that right.
– Submitted by Creep F (8 months ago)
1. Dep. Rick Cologne: Mike, over here! - (points to the ground, where they see arms and legs) - I'll order up some body bags.
2. Sheriff Garris: (referring to Tommy) - Our boy sure wants us to believe his story.
3. Dep. Rick Cologne: Well, he picked the right day to pull this sh*t.
4. Sheriff Garris: What do you mean?
5. Dep. Rick Cologne: Happy Friday the 13th.
– Submitted by Creep F (8 months ago)
1. Tyen: You know what I think? I think we're dead meat (after hearing Megan screaming] REAL dead meat.
2. Billy: So, what were you gonna be when you grew up?
– Submitted by Creep F (8 months ago)
1. Martin: (to his liquor bottle) - Darling, you're going to be the death of me. But what a lovely way to go, huh?
– Submitted by Creep F (8 months ago)