Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 [from trailer]
Pamela Voorhees: Did you know a young boy drowned here? He was my son. And today, is his birthday. [from trailer]
Clay: Hey, I`m not from around here, but I`m looking for my sister. She`s gone missing.
[from trailer]
Chelsea: What are you doing, Nolan?
[from trailer]
Pamela Voorhees: His name was Jason and today is his birthday.
Jenna: Right now, I feel safer with him than I do with you.
Trent: You just dug your own grave, bitch.
Chewie: [hands over hockey stick to Jason] You lookin` for this? `Cause it completes your outfit.
Chewie: [to Lawrence about Bree] I would have better luck having sex with a penguin than I would with that girl.
Richie: Do you know how many lakes there are named Crystal-something? Go to the supermarket, every single bottled water is named `Crystal` something!
Wade: Aquafina.
Bree: [speaking softly to a guy with a flaming drink] Did you forget how to drink that? you just put it to your lips, blow, and then suck.
Trent: [to Bree] Your tits are stupendous!
Chewie: [while watching Bree dancing] In my next life I want to come back as one of the buttons on the ass pockets of her jean shorts.
[coming out of a cramped backseat]
Chewie: Oh, my God! Babies have more space in the uterus!
Lawrence: [Clay and Jenna just ran inside the house telling him they found a body] You ain`t fucking with me cause I`m high? Because I just got done smoking.
Trent: You have perfect nipple placement, baby.
Chewie: [after breaking Trent`s chair] They don`t call me the wood-wizard because I masturbate a lot.
Chewie: [walking down the path after breaking Trent`s chair]
[imitating Trent]
Chewie: Hi, my name is Trent, my daddy bent me over this chair and beat me when I was little, so you need to fix it.
[first lines]
Pamela Voorhees: Come here! Come here now. You`re the last one. I`ve killed all the others. It`ll be easier for you than it was for Jason.
Camp Counselor: Why are you doing this?
Pamela Voorhees: You need to be punished for what you did to him. You let him drown. Jason was my son.
Camp Counselor: No! No, please!
Pamela Voorhees: You should`ve been watching him. Every minute!
[Camp Counselor decapitates Pamela. Young Jason approaches the body, picks up a photo-locket]
Pamela Voorhees: Jason. My special, special boy. They must be punished, Jason. For what they did to you. For what they did to me.
Pamela Voorhees: [Young Jason picks up the machete, walks away] Kill for mother.
Richie: I`m not going out there with a boner.
Amanda: Well, you`re not gonna get any until you do.
Trent: [to Clay] How `bout you leave now before I...
[looks from Clay to door, seemingly tough]
Clay: [unfazed] Oh, yeah? What happens then?
Chelsea: What kind of business are you doing?
Lawrence: Music.
Chelsea: What kind of music. Rap?
Lawrence: Whoa, wait a minute. Just because I`m black, I can`t listen to Green Day?
Chelsea: You`re right. That was stupid of me. So what kind of music?
Lawrence: Rap.
Trivia
The first film in the series released by both New Line Cinema and Paramount Pictures. Originally, Paramount owned the rights to the series after the original was released in 1980 but sold the rights to New Line Cinema in the early 1990`s after poor box office returns of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989). New Line bought the rights to the characters of Jason Voorhees and Pamela Voorhees, the Crystal Lake name, and the trademark for the title "Friday the 13th". All footage from the first eight films and the remake rights for the first film remained the property of Paramount. New Line Cinema released Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Jason X (2001) and Freddy vs. Jason (2003). When Platinum Dunes came aboard to develop the new film, they wanted the freedom to use scenarios and characters from the films still owned by Paramount. After a legal dispute, the companies decided to co-produce the 2009 film.
Jennifer Sciole auditioned for a lead role.
Israeli actress Moran Atias was originally cast but had to be replaced early into filming.
Tommy Jarvis, a character that appeared in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), and Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI (1986) was at one point confirmed by producers Bradley Fuller and Andrew Form of Platinum Dunes to be returning as Jason`s nemesis.
Jonathan Liebesman, director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), which was also produced by Platinum Dunes, was once in negotiations to direct the film. Rather, Dunes decided to bring back Marcus Nispel who directed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003).
In this movie Jason wears both the legendary hockey mask and the burlap sac, although neither of those appeared in the original Friday the 13th (1980). The burlap sac was the first mask worn by Jason in Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) and the hockey mask did not appear until Friday the 13th Part III (1982).
John Moore was considered for the directing job at early stages of production.
Scout Taylor-Compton auditioned for the role of `Jenna` which eventually went to Danielle Panabaker.
Aaron Yoo actually won the role of "Chewie" very close to shooting. Up until then, one of the top choices to play him was David Blue.
Principal photography wrapped on Friday, June 13, 2008. Additionally, the American theatrical release date was Friday, February 13, 2009.
Warner Bros. (through its New Line Cinema label) is distributing this film in North America while Paramount will distribute the film in most all other territories. Ironically (and coincidentally), the 1980 original was distributed by Paramount in North America, with international distribution being handled by Warner Bros.
The title card of the movie isn`t displayed until the end of the opening segment, nearly 25 minutes into the film.
With $42.2 mil, had the biggest opening weekend of any movie in the "Friday the 13th" series.
With $42.2 mil, had the biggest opening weekend of a horror-remake beating out former record holder The Grudge (2004) ($39.1 mil).
The character of Sheriff Bracke, played by Richard Burgi, is named after author Peter Bracke, who wrote the book "Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th".
The first time Paramount has any association with the "Friday the 13th" series since 1989.
Although it`s only been regarded as a remake of Friday the 13th (1980), it also combines story elements from Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) and Friday the 13th Part III (1982), along with several references to Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI (1986), and Jason X (2001).
Despite the title, the date the events supposedly take place on, Friday the 13th, is never once mentioned in the film.
Clay and Whitney`s last name is Miller. This is a reference to Victor Miller, the creator of the Friday the 13th (1980) series.
According to co-writer Damian Shannon, the character of Jason Voorhees was re-envisioned as more territorial, like a hunter, someone who doesn`t kill people at random but will defend his territory from anyone invading it, and this in the most horrible manner. Director Marcus Nispel similarly claims the film shows new aspects of Jason`s personality. Derek Mears says his portrayal of Jason as a survivalist defending his territory is partially inspired by the character of John Rambo in First Blood (1982).
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# This is director Marcus Nispel`s second remake of a classic horror film in a resume of only four features. The first was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), which was also produced by the company Platinum Dunes.
Whereas this film was shot in Texas (mostly Austin), the original Friday the 13th (1980) was filmed in New Jersey (mostly Blairstown and Hope).
Derek Mears is the seventh actor to portray the adult Jason Voorhees in the series, following Steve Dash, Richard Brooker, Ted White, C.J. Graham, Kane Hodder and Ken Kirzinger. As of this movie, Hodder is the only actor to have portrayed the character more than once, with four films under his belt from 1988 to 2001. This also makes Hodder the only actor to have portrayed the character more than once in the first series, as this film is the start of a new series.
Interestingly, co-writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift were involved with both the conclusion of the old Friday The 13th series and the start of the new one. Indeed, their first produced script (this is their second) was that of Freddy vs. Jason (2003), the last installment in both the original Friday The 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street series (even though Jason X (2001) takes place later).
Producer Bradley Fuller believes the reason that the Friday The 13th movies have become so iconic and have terrified audiences so is that many of the people who seen the films have themselves been to holiday camps such as the fictitious Camp Crystal Lake, or have at least already gone camping.
When approaching the film, one of the main questions director Marcus Nispel asked himself was what aspects of the Friday The 13th mythology would moviegoers want to see again and again. He was also concerned about giving the audience what they wanted, but not what they were expecting.
The film was released on Friday, February 13, 2009. It just so happens that February, March, and November all have a Friday the 13th in 2009.
Producer Michael Bay walked out in the movie premiere, stating that the movie featured too much sex.
SPOILER: Body count 14 (13 of which are killed by Jason).
SPOILER: After Aaron Yoo`s character Chewie is killed, his body is hung upside down from the shed`s rafter. As he is dangling lifelessly, you can visibly see Yoo`s scar on his abdomen. In real life Yoo had his appendix removed and that director Marcus Nispel wanted that scene to be filmed promptly as Yoo was still recovering from surgery.
SPOILER: The character Richie was one of a few characters to have CGI effects added into his death. Derek Mears (Jason) was holding only the handle with half the blade of the fake machete, making it look like it impaled Richie`s (Ben Feldman`s) head. The visual effects crew digitally superimposed the fake machete to look like it was a completely bladed weapon in the final film. Director Marcus Nispel usually allowed minimal use of CGI effects into his films.
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