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FILM NOTES
Freddy vs. Jason arrived in 2003 from New Line Cinema, closing a long chapter of horror history by finally staging the crossover fans had demanded for over a decade. Pitting Jason Voorhees against Freddy Krueger, the film became one of the studio's biggest hits, a genre event built on nostalgia and spectacle rather than subtlety. It marked Ken Kirzinger's turn behind the hockey mask and stands as a milestone crossover in slasher cinema, remembered for finally letting two icons meet on screen.
This cell preserves a scene shared by Jason Voorhees and Shack, the latter played by Chris Gauthier, one of the film's teenage victims caught in Jason's path. Collectors seek out Voorhees material for its enduring pop culture weight, and supporting players like Shack round out the human side of the story before the mayhem escalates. A 35mm cell like this captures a fragment of that encounter, a physical remnant of the theatrical print itself, valued for connecting directly to the movie's original release.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on each edge; spacing appears even and the punched holes have clean, rounded corners throughout.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along one edge, with what appears to be a second track adjacent to it, consistent with a dual bilateral or stereo variable-area arrangement; Dolby Digital pixel blocks are visible in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge.
Edge print
Not fully legible at this capture resolution; partial alphanumeric key numbers are visible along the lower edge but cannot be quoted with certainty.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight cyan-blue tint typical of modern safety stock; the dye image reads with neutral colour balance and no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
Light longitudinal scratches are visible running the length of the strip, consistent with projection through a gate.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, consistent with a release print of Freddy vs. Jason (2003).
Era check
The combination of Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks alongside a variable-area optical track, on a cyan-tinted polyester safety base, 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 000062908
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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