Friday the 13th Part 9: Jason Goes to Hell – The Final Friday (1993)

Director: Adam Marcus

Starring: John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Kane Hodder

The secret of Jason’s killer instinct is finally revealed, and he must be stopped before he gains immortality. 

As if we haven’t had enough of Jason and his Friday the 13th mayhem, even the title of this supposedly final film is a mouthful (as it turns out, this was NOT the final…)

By now we know Jason is no longer human, and immortal. When he is blown to bits in the beginning of the movie, we therefore know this villain is far from dead. So, in this film, Jason is now able to change bodies (Invasion of the Body Snatchers; Voorhees style!!)… what next? This body-swapping was so unoriginal – like and alien or demonic possession movie (yawn).

Admittedly, this is better than some of the horrible entries in the series, but it is still by no means a good movie. They are so clearly out of ideas for this franchise. There honestly is nothing more to tell in the saga. Now we learn Jason had a sister…. oh boy, why don’t they do a film about his ancestors? Maybe they were werewolves or something…

Much of the movie plays like a spoof (or was it maybe intended to be one?). Credit where credit is due: some of the practical effects were very good, albeit extremely gross!

Although ‘Friday the 13th Part 9’ underperformed at the box office, it still earned $15 million on a $3 million budget.

Would I watch it again? No.