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FILM NOTES
Freddy vs. Jason arrived from New Line Cinema in 2003, closing out a decade of fan campaigns and stalled scripts to finally pit two of horror's defining slashers against each other. Ken Kirzinger stepped into Jason Voorhees' boots for this installment, continuing the Friday the 13th legacy while Robert Englund reprised Freddy Krueger one final time. The film became a box office success and a genre milestone, satisfying long-simmering demand for a crossover event.
This cell centers on Jason Voorhees alongside Shack and Bobby Davis, teenage characters caught in the crossfire of Crystal Lake's ongoing body count. Chris Gauthier and Zack Ward brought these supporting roles to life, the kind of doomed young cast members slasher films depend on for tension and eventual carnage. Collectors seek out Jason cells for his unmistakable presence, and pairing him here with named victims adds narrative specificity, marking a scene where his path crosses theirs directly within the film's larger showdown.
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, evenly spaced; punched edges appear clean with no torn or missing perforations visible.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along one edge, with what appears to be a second parallel track beside it, consistent with a stereo optical pair; Dolby Digital data 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 appear along the edge but cannot be quoted with certainty.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight warm-neutral tint; dye image reads as a well-saturated colour positive with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No prominent scratches, splice marks, or cue marks are visible in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; all 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 dual variable-area optical track is consistent with a theatrical release print from the early 2000s, matching the 2003 release date 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 000062909
Original Film CaptureAs received
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