Directed by Steve Miner Written by Martin Kitrosser   Carol Watson   Victor Miller   Ron Kurz   Sean S. Cunningham   Cast Terry Ballard ... State Trooper #2 Richard Brooker ... Jason Gloria Charles ... Fox Anne Gaybis ... The Cashier (as Annie Gaybis) Rachel Howard ... Chili David Katims ... Chuck Dana Kimmell ... Chris Paul Kratka ... Rick Cheri Maugans ... Edna Terence McCorry ... State Trooper #3 Charlie Messenger ... State Trooper #1 Kevin O'Brien ... Loco Catherine Parks ... Vera Jeffrey Rogers ... Andy Nick Savage ... Ali Tracie Savage ... Debbie Gianni Standaart ... Newswoman Steve Susskind ... Harold Perla Walter ... Mrs. Sanchez David Wiley ... Abel Larry Zerner ... Shelly Betsy Palmer ... Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (archive footage) Amy Steel ... Ginny (archive footage) John Furey ... Paul (archive footage) Steve Dash ... Jason (archive footage) (as Steve Daskawisz) Uncredited Cast Kirsten Baker ... Terry (archive footage) Steve Miner ... Newscaster (voice) Marilyn Poucher ... Mrs. Voorhees' Corpse Produced by Lisa Barsamian   Tony Bishop   Frank Mancuso Jr.   Peter Schindler   Original Music by Harry Manfredini

Additional Info Premiere: August 13, 1982 DVD Release: October 17, 2000 Blu-ray Release: June 16, 2009 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies Paramount Pictures (presents) Jason Productions (A Jason Inc./Frank Mancuso Jr. Production) Frank Mancuso Jr. Productions (A Jason Inc./Frank Mancuso Jr. Production) (A Steve Miner Film) Georgetown Productions Inc. (uncredited) Sean S. Cunningham Films (uncredited) Distributors Paramount Pictures   (1982) (USA) (theatrical) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1982) (USA) (VHS) USA Network   (1986) (USA) (TV) (Saturday Nightmares) TNT   (1998) (USA) (TV) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (DVD) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (deluxe edition) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2009) (USA) (DVD) (deluxe edition) Scream Factory   (2020) (USA) (Blu-ray) (deluxe collection) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.0 / 10 Our Rating 6.4 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.1 / 10 Female Users 6.4 / 10 Site Ranking #2,281 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 7 total ratings Almost Perfect 8 total ratings Average 4 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Crap 2 total ratings Site Ranking #2,277 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) #2,278 Shaft (2019) #2,279 Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) #2,280 Apollo 18 (2011) #2,281 Friday The 13th Part III (1982) #2,282 The Belko Experiment (2016) #2,283 The Lodge (2019) #2,284 Coneheads (1993) #2,285 Men (2022)