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Crazy Ralph
''Friday the 13th'' is an American horror franchise that consists of twelve slasher films, a television show, novels, and comic books. The main villain in the series is Jason Voorhees, who drowned at Camp Crystal Lake as a boy due to the negligence of the teenage counselors. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be "cursed" and is the setting for a series of mass murders. Jason is featured in all of the films, either as the killer or as the motivation for the killings. Each entry in the series features a different cast of characters, including a final girl who defeats the killer in the end. Recurring characters in the series include Jason's vengeful mother Pamela Voorhees, Alice Hardy, Tommy Jarvis and Crazy Ralph. Overview A Abel Abel is an elderly gentleman portrayed in '' Friday the 13th Part III'' who picks up where Crazy Ralph left off by warning teenagers who venture into the area of Camp Crystal Lake. He is met briefly as Chris Higgins nearly runs him over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Fiction
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society. Prevalent elements of the genre include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, extraterrestrials, dystopian and post-apocalyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, cults, dark magic, satanism, the macabre, gore and torture. History Before 1000 The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A New Beginning
(A) New Beginning(s) may refer to: Film and television * '' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning'', a 1985 film in the ''Friday the 13th'' series * '' Dragonheart: A New Beginning'', a 2000 sequel to the film ''Dragonheart'' * '' Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 2: New Beginnings 1970–1980'', an audio CD featuring music from TV's ''Doctor Who'' * ''New Beginnings'', a DVD Box set featuring three ''Doctor Who'' stories (''The Keeper of Traken'', '' Logopolis'' and '' Castrovalva'') * ''A New Beginning'', a religious television show and radio program hosted by Greg Laurie * "A New Beginning" (''The Walking Dead''), the first episode of the ninth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series ''The Walking Dead'' * ''New Beginnings'' (2010 TV series), Singaporean drama series * ''New Beginnings'' (2015 TV series), Kenyan soap opera Other * ''New Beginnings'' (Dragonlance), an adventure for fantasy role-playing game * New Beginnings High School, a secondary s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kane Hodder
Kane Warren Hodder (born April 8, 1955)According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905–1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com is an American actor, stuntman, and author. Hodder is best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees in the ''Friday the 13th'' franchise, with four appearances in the film series: '' Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'', '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'', '' Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'', and ''Jason X''; and one in the video game '' Friday the 13th: The Game''. He is also known for his role as Victor Crowley in the ''Hatchet'' series. He also played Leatherface during the stunts of '' Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'', ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'' on a TV in ''Freddy Vs. Jason'' as a cameo'','' and in the upcoming video game ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'', and Freddy Krueger's clawed glove han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Morga
Thomas Alvin Morga (born November 27, 1941)According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905–1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com is an American stuntman, stunt coordinator, and actor best known for his various roles in ''Star Trek'' and for being the only actor to play Jason Voorhees, Leatherface & Michael Myers. Career Morga began stunt work in the mid-1970s. He later began working as a stunt double for Patrick Duffy in ''Man from Atlantis''. Since then, Morga has doubled for several actors in feature films and television. His work also includes stunt and non-stunt acting roles in numerous ''Star Trek'' films and television episodes. However he only received credit for a very little number of his appearances. Jason Voorhees, Roy Burns, Leatherface and Michael Myers In 1985, Morga portrayed Jason Voorhees in '' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning'' during Tommy's hallucin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted White (stuntman)
Alex Bayouth (January 25, 1926 – October 14, 2022), known professionally as Ted White, was an American stuntman and actor who was best known for playing Jason Voorhees in '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter''. He was also notable for having doubled for John Wayne, Fess Parker, Clark Gable, and Richard Boone. Life and career Born as Alex Bayouth in Krebs, Oklahoma, White grew up in Snyder, Texas. He played football for the University of Oklahoma, then pursued a stuntman/acting career. In '' Sands of Iwo Jima'' (1949), White was approached because of his Marine Corps background when they needed a consultant for the layout of the island. That was when White met John Wayne and began doubling for him in 1952. White had minor roles in several western films and in such television series as ''Daniel Boone''; ''The Andy Griffith Show''; '' Hunter''; ''Magnum, P.I.''; and ''The Rockford Files'', usually in tough-guy roles such as police officers or hired thugs. He has also worked in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Brooker
Richard Brooker (20 November 1954 – 8 April 2013) was a British actor and stuntman, perhaps best known for his role in ''Friday the 13th Part III'' as Jason Voorhees. Career Brooker, a former trapeze artist, started his career in acting in a casting magazine, "Dramalogue". The casting call was for a big man to play a role in an upcoming movie directed by Steve Miner; however it wasn’t until after Richard’s tryout that he found out it was for the role of Jason Voorhees in '' Friday the 13th: Part III''. During filming of the series, Richard had to undergo hours of makeup work to play the role of Jason, as depicted in online photographs. According to the fan-made documentary, ''Friday the 13th Part III: The Memoriam Documentary'', Brooker was at this point in the series the fittest Jason to be played. Notably, he is the first actor to don the now iconic hockey mask as Jason, which would later become the series trademark. He did all his own stunts and wore blue jeans and a swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Daskewisz
Steve Daskewisz (March 14, 1944 – December 18, 2018), also known as Steve Dash or Steve Daskawisz, was an American actor and stunt double from New York City, New York. Dash was known for his role as a stunt double for the serial killer Jason Voorhees in the film ''Friday the 13th Part 2''. Life and career A former cop, Dash began working as a stuntman and actor beginning in 1977. He had small roles in '' Wolfen'' and ''The Jazz Singer''. That led to work on Sylvester Stallone's '' Nighthawks,'' where he met Cliff Cudney. Cudney hired him to replace Warrington Gillette, who was originally scheduled to play Jason in ''Friday the 13th Part 2''. Daskewisz died on December 18, 2018, at the age of 74 due to diabetes Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level ( hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased ap ...-related complicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ari Lehman
Ari Lehman (born May 2, 1965) is an American Music artist (occupation), performing artist, composer, and actor. He is known for playing the child Jason Voorhees in the Paramount horror film ''Friday the 13th (1980 film), Friday the 13th'', becoming the first actor to portray the horror icon. Lehman currently performs in a punk rock/heavy metal band, First Jason. Biography A native New Yorker, Ari Lehman grew up in Westport, Connecticut, where he trained in Classical Music and Jazz Piano. Lehman was presented with an All-State Award for Excellence in Jazz Piano and a scholarship to Berklee School of Music by jazz educator, Dr. Billy Taylor. Lehman heard about an audition being held in Westport for the movie, "Manny's Orphans", about a group of inner-city orphans who play soccer, directed by Sean S. Cunningham. Lehman snuck into the audition and landed the role of "Roger".Sean S. Cunningham (Foreword), Peter M. Bracke(Author),"Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of "Frida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday The 13th (2009 Film)
''Friday the 13th'' is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel, written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift from a screen story by Shannon, Swift and Mark Wheaton. It is a reboot of the ''Friday the 13th'' franchise, which began in 1980, and is the twelfth installment. Nispel also directed the 2003 remake of Tobe Hooper's ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' (1974), while Shannon and Swift wrote the screenplay for the 2003 crossover ''Freddy vs. Jason''. The film was produced by Platinum Dunes and Crystal Lake Entertainment and distributed by New Line Cinema and Paramount Pictures. It stars Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, and Derek Mears and follows Clay Miller (Padalecki) as he searches for his missing sister, Whitney (Righetti), who is captured by Jason Voorhees (Mears) while camping in woodland at Crystal Lake. The film was originally conceived as an origin story, but the project evolved into a re-imagining of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
