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FILM NOTES
Freddy vs. Jason arrived in 2003 from New Line Cinema, the studio built in part on Freddy Krueger's back, closing out years of fan campaigning for a crossover between two of horror's most durable franchises. Directed by Ronny Yu, it paired Robert Englund's Freddy with Jason Voorhees for the first and only time on film, drawing audiences who had grown up with both killers and giving New Line a fitting send-off for its Elm Street property before later reboots.
This cell holds a strip of 35mm dedicated solely to Freddy Krueger, the character who defined the series and made Englund's performance iconic. A single-character cell like this is prized by collectors focused on Krueger's screen history specifically, apart from the Jason material that dominates most Freddy vs. Jason memorabilia, offering a piece tied purely to the dream-stalker himself.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three complete frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even and the punched edges appear clean with no visible tearing.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible below the picture area on the lower edge, appearing as a dual bilateral variable-area pattern; Dolby Digital data blocks are visible in the inter-perforation gaps on the lower edge.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at the resolution shown.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight warm-neutral tint; dye image reads as a rich, saturated positive with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No splices, cue marks, or prominent scratches are visible in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot and the character and visual style are consistent with the film on record.
Era check
The combination of dual bilateral variable-area optical track and Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks is consistent with a theatrical release print from the early 2000s, matching the 2003 release date of the film on record.
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 000062907
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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