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Friday The 13th Part 3
''Friday the 13th Part III'' is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Steve Miner, produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., and starring Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, and Richard Brooker. It is the third installment in the ''Friday the 13th'' franchise. Set directly after the events of '' Friday the 13th Part 2'', the plot follows a teenage girl (Kimmell) and her friends who go on a trip at a house near Crystal Lake where a wounded Jason Voorhees (Brooker) has taken refuge until reemerging for another killing spree. The film marks the first appearance of Jason's signature hockey mask, which has since become a trademark of both the character and the franchise, as well as an icon in American cinema and the horror genre in general. The original storyline was supposed to focus on a post-traumatic Ginny Field who began learning self defense and returned to college after surviving her ordeal in the previous film. After finding Paul's corpse inside her dormitory, she prepares to track do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Miner
Stephen C. Miner (born June 18, 1951) is an American director of film and television, film producer, and a member of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is notable for his work in the horror genre, including ''Friday the 13th Part 2'', ''Friday the 13th Part III'', ''House'', ''Warlock'', '' Halloween H20: 20 Years Later'', '' Lake Placid'', and ''Day of the Dead''. He has also directed numerous comedy and drama films, as well as episodes of notable television series including ''The Wonder Years, Dawson's Creek'', and ''Smallville.'' Life and career Miner was born in Chicago, Illinois. He began work in the film industry as a recurring collaborator of producer-director Sean S. Cunningham, filling in for various behind the scenes roles on films such as ''The Last House on the Left'' and ''Friday the 13th''. His directorial debut was the latter film's first sequel, and he directed the third entry less than a year later. In 1983, Miner acquired the rights from To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental and behavioral disorder that can develop because of exposure to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse, domestic violence, or other threats on a person's life. Symptoms may include disturbing thoughts, feelings, or dreams related to the events, mental or physical distress to trauma-related cues, attempts to avoid trauma-related cues, alterations in the way a person thinks and feels, and an increase in the fight-or-flight response. These symptoms last for more than a month after the event. Young children are less likely to show distress but instead may express their memories through play. A person with PTSD is at a higher risk of suicide and intentional self-harm. Most people who experience traumatic events do not develop PTSD. People who experience interpersonal violence such as rape, other sexual assaults, being kidnapped, stalking, physical abuse by an intimate partner, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Zerner
Lawrence J. Zerner (born September 8, 1963) is an American lawyer and actor who appeared in the 1982 horror film ''Friday the 13th Part III'' as Shelly Finkelstein, the original owner of the infamous hockey mask which became Jason Voorhees's trademark. He later reprised the role in the 2017 video game '' Friday the 13th: The Game''. Other film roles include the 1984 movie ''Hadley's Rebellion''. He made a guest appearance on the television series '' Fame''. Zerner was born in Los Angeles, California. He was discovered on a street corner in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, handing out passes to a screening of ''The Road Warrior''. After quitting acting in 1987 Zerner became an entertainment lawyer in Hollywood. In 2005, Larry represented Jeff Bergquist in a copyright infringement lawsuit against Daniel Knauf and HBO over the television series ''Carnivàle''. Also in 2005, Zerner represented George Lutz in a lawsuit against the makers of the remake of ''The Amityville Horror'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Parks
Catherine LaBelle Parks (born December 10, 1956) is an American actress who has starred in movies and on television. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the 1982 horror movie ''Friday the 13th Part III'', as Vera Sanchez, and the 1989 comedy ''Weekend at Bernie's''. Parks was born in Orlando, Florida and grew up in Tampa, Florida. She graduated from Leto High School and attended University of South Florida where she was a theater major. Parks began doing beauty pageants while still residing in Florida, winning Miss Hillsborough County and Miss Florida before becoming a runner-up in the Miss America 1978 pageant. She received her Screen Actors Guild card after appearing in the film Looker. She has appeared on television shows, her first being ''Behind the Screen'', and she later had a recurring role on the short-lived CBS series ''Zorro and Son'' in 1983. Parks has made guest appearances on TV shows such as ''The Love Boat'', ''Three's Company'', '' Mickey Spillane's M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracie Savage
Tracie Savage is an American actress and journalist. She has starred in movies and on television. Life and career Savage was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and raised in the Detroit area. Shortly after her brother, fellow actor Brad Savage (Danny Glick in Salem's Lot) was born, the family relocated from Livonia Michigan to Los Angeles. She later returned to Ann Arbor where she graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in communications, and went on to have a successful 30 year career as a TV broadcast journalist. Her mother, Judy, became a talent agent after Tracie began her acting career. Her television appearances include the role of Christy Kennedy on the NBC TV series ''Little House on the Prairie'' from 1974 to 1975. She had originally auditioned for the role of Laura Ingalls. She also made guest appearances on television shows including ''Love, American Style'', ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''Family'', ''Happy Days'', and ''Here's Boomer''. Her film roles include the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris (Friday The 13th)
Chris Higgins is a fictional character in the ''Friday the 13th'' franchise. Chris first appears in ''Friday the 13th Part III'' (1982) as a young woman visiting a family homestead with friends to overcome trauma. She is portrayed by Dana Kimmell. Writing duo Martin Kitrosser and Carol Watson wrote her as the new protagonist of the series after the previous film's lead, Amy Steel, declined to return as Ginny. An uncredited Petru Popescu rewrote their script and spent the most time developing Chris—giving her an in-depth background and a past connection to series villain Jason Voorhees. Producers of the film actively sought out Dana Kimmell upon seeing her in the slasher film '' Sweet Sixteen'' (1982). A casting agent contacted her and brought her in to Steve Miner, and all she had to do was scream in the audition. Kimmell performed all of her stunts in the film. The character's in-depth background and her characterization of dealing with her trauma have contributed to he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Voorhees
Pamela Voorhees () is a character (arts), fictional character and the overarching antagonists, antagonist of the Friday the 13th (franchise), ''Friday the 13th'' series of horror films. She was created by Victor Miller (writer), Victor Miller, and first appeared in Sean S. Cunningham's ''Friday the 13th (1980 film), Friday the 13th'' (1980), played by Betsy Palmer. Pamela is the main antagonist of the first film, in which she is known only as Mrs. Voorhees, and remains an antagonistic presence in its sequels, in which she is seen mostly as a severed head or a figment of her son's imagination. In ''Friday the 13th Part III'' (1982), the character appears as a reanimated corpse in a hallucination, played by Marilyn Poucher. Paula Shaw played Pamela in the crossover ''Freddy vs. Jason'' (2003); according to Palmer in ''Friday The 13th Reunion'', she was asked to reprise her role in the film, but turned it down after reading the script. Nana Visitor played Pamela in the Friday the 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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