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FILM NOTES
Freddy vs. Jason arrived in 2003 as New Line Cinema's long-gestating answer to a question horror fans had asked for over a decade, finally pitting Robert Englund's Freddy Krueger against Ken Kirzinger's Jason Voorhees. Released deep into the era of self-aware slashers and franchise crossovers, it stands as one of New Line's signature genre events, a culmination of both the Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th mythologies under one banner, appealing equally to longtime devotees of each killer.
This cell isolates Jason Voorhees himself, the hulking, machete-wielding centerpiece of the Friday the 13th series, whose presence anchors the crossover's appeal for collectors focused on his half of the mythos. A close-up designation points to material meant to spotlight the character directly, the kind of frame used in promotional materials, trailers, or credit sequences to fix an icon in the audience's memory before the story unfolds.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame visible on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced, cleanly punched with no torn or deformed holes visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track with two tracks is visible below the picture area, alongside what appears to be a Dolby Digital data block strip in the inter-perforation zone on the lower edge.
Edge print
Upper edge carries text that reads partially as manufacturer coding; lower edge shows alphanumeric key numbers — full text not legible at this size.
Base & colour
Base shows a cyan-tinted clear stock consistent with a colour print; the dye image reads with a cool blue-purple cast, no obvious fading.
Projection history
Light vertical scratch lines are visible running through the frame area, consistent with a print that has been projected.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be from the same continuous shot, consistent with a release print of Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
Era check
The combination of dual variable-area optical track, Dolby Digital data blocks, cyan-base colour stock, and key-number edge coding is consistent with a theatrical release print from the early 2000s.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000062906
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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