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FILM NOTES
Freddy vs. Jason arrived from New Line Cinema in 2003, the long-promised crossover fans had waited nearly two decades to see realized. Pairing the studio's two signature slashers, the film closed out an era of franchise horror built on VHS rentals and midnight screenings, arriving just as the genre pivoted toward remakes and darker reboots. For New Line, the label whose fortunes were built partly on Elm Street's success, it stood as a victory lap, a chance to let its most iconic creation share the frame with a rival born of Friday the 13th.
This cell isolates Freddy Krueger alone, without Jason present in the frame. Krueger remains one of horror's most collected figures, the dream-stalking antagonist whose presence defined the Elm Street series long before this meeting of titans. A single-character cell like this typically comes from a trailer, insert, or credits sequence, moments built to spotlight the character on his own terms. For collectors, an isolated Freddy piece from this crossover holds particular value, a reminder of the character's standing even within a film built around dual billing.
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 frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced; punched edges appear clean with no visible tearing.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along the bottom edge beside the picture area, appearing as two bilateral wavy lines consistent with a stereo optical track; Dolby Digital data blocks are visible in the inter-perforation gaps on the bottom edge.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at a readable resolution.
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight warm-neutral tint; the dye image reads as a colour positive with no obvious red shift or significant fading.
Projection history
Light vertical scratching is visible across the frame area, consistent with projection wear; no splices or cue marks are seen.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames appear to run consecutively within a single shot, and the content is consistent with a theatrical release print of the film on record.
Era check
The combination of a colour positive base, 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 000062911
Original Film CaptureAs received
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