Watching it again today, it works oddly well, almost like a John Hughes movie that got lost and wandered into slasher territory.
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
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
Reviews for Friday the 13th - Part 4: The Final Chapter
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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