July 1st, 2004 | |
Posted in Movies
Paramount is finally releasing a five-disc set which features the entire collection of Paramount’s eight Friday the 13th films, two-per-disc, plus a fifth disc that is dedicated to many hours of behind-the-scenes material on the history and folklore associated with the classic horror series. Each of the films will receive anamorphic widescreen presentations and both English Dolby Digital and French Mono tracks. In case you were wondering why Jason Goes to Hell, Jason X and Freddy vs. Jason were not included, it is because New Line owns the rights to those films.
As for extras you can expect the set to include a cast commentary on Friday the 13th Part 3 by author Peter Bracke and actors Larry Zerner, Paul Kratka, Dana Kimmell and Richard Brooker, a commentary on Friday the 13th Part VI by director Tom McLouglin, a commentary on Friday the 13th Part VII by actor Kane Hodder and director John Carl Buechler and a commentary on Friday the 13th Part VIII by director Rob Hedden. Also included will be a Tales From the Cutting Room featurette in which exclusive deleted scenes and footage is revealed for the first time, an eight part featurette entitled The Friday The 13th Chronicles which looks at the legacy of the films throughout their history, a three-part featurette “Secrets Galore Behind The Gore which looks at the work of master make-up effects designer Tom Savini in Part 1 and Part IV and John Carl Buechler in Part VII, a Crystal Lake Victims Tell All! featurette in which cast and crew from various films share amusing anecdotes and a Friday Artifacts and Collectibles featurette which looks at props and collectables from the films. Completing the package will be theatrical trailers from all eight movies except Part VI, which is represented by the teaser trailer.
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