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FILM NOTES
Freddy vs. Jason arrived from New Line Cinema in 2003, closing out two of horror's longest-running franchises with the crossover fans had waited over a decade to see. Built on the studio's Elm Street and Friday the 13th libraries, it paired Freddy Krueger's dream-stalking menace against Jason Voorhees's unstoppable physical violence, settling the old debate about which slasher would win in a direct confrontation. The film became a commercial success and a genre milestone, marking one of the few times two major horror icons shared the same screen in a single narrative built around their rivalry.
This 35mm cell preserves Jason Voorhees, the hockey-masked killer of Crystal Lake, here portrayed by Ken Kirzinger, who took over the role for this installment. Collectors seek Jason material for his standing as one of slasher cinema's defining icons, and this particular film adds historical weight since it captures him at the character's crossover peak. As a piece drawn from actual theatrical release stock, it represents a tangible fragment of that pairing, tying a physical artifact to the moment two horror legends finally met.
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; punched edges look clean with no visible tearing.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along the bottom edge, appearing as a dual bilateral variable-area stripe; Dolby Digital data blocks are visible in the inter-perforation gaps on the lower edge; a DTS timecode line appears as a fine dashed stripe adjacent to the optical track.
Edge print
Upper edge reads: '660 CCb BHM' followed by 'BC1C3' and additional characters; 'SAFETY' text is partially legible.
Base & colour
Base carries a cyan-teal tint consistent with a colour print stock; the dye image reads with a cool blue cast, appearing dense and well-saturated.
Projection history
Light longitudinal scratches are visible running parallel to the film length on the base side; no splices or cue marks are seen.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot; the dark-costumed figure with a bladed weapon is consistent with the horror film on record.
Era check
The combination of Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks, DTS timecode stripe, dual bilateral variable-area optical track, and cyan-base colour print stock is consistent with a major studio 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 000062910
Original Film CaptureAs received
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