As the misleading title implies, this was meant to be the last Friday the 13th film with Paramount believing the slasher genre had had its day. However, the success of Nightmare On Elm Street and its own triumph in tweaking the formula , particularly the introduction of Corey Feldman, ensured Jason would have further adventures. The film doesn't have comfortable continuity with its predecessors but otherwise it's a worthy addition to the cannon with Tom Savini still delivering the goods with the shocks.
Kimberly Beck ( as Trish )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
As the daughter of actress Cindy Robbins, Kimberley was appearing in films while still wearing nappies in the late fifties. After 1968 , she took a break to complete her education then returned to acting as a 20 year old in 1976. By the late eighties, her film roles had dwindled to bit parts and she quit acting altogether at the end of the nineties though she took a voice role in 2009's Heidi 4 Paws.
Barbara Howard ( as Sara )
Sex : Sara has sex in the shower with her boyfriend
Death : Jason buries an axe in her chest
Barbara was from Chicago and this was her second film. She refused to film the shower scene which uses a body double. This probably harmed her film career which was disappointing. She had two years in Falcon Crest before leaving to pursue Broadway roles. She retired in the late nineties to take up a new career as a psychotherapist.
Judie Aronson ( as Samantha )
Sex : Sam goes skinnydipping twice
Death : Sam is stabbed through an inflatable raft with a long knife
Judie was from Los Angeles and this was her first film role. Her career probably peaked with her next one in Weird Science but she worked steadily in film and TV until the early noughties. She now runs a Pilates studio in L.A.
Camilla More ( as Tina )
Sex : Tina sleeps with Bob
Death : Jason throws her out of a window and she lands on a car
Camilla was an English actress and this was her first film role. She was ore ften found on TV including a two year run in Days Of Our Lives. She dropped out of acting after 1997.
Carey More ( as Terri)
Sex : Terri goes skinnydipping
Death : Terri is speared by Jason
Carey was Camilla's identical twin sister. She was less successful than her sister and generally only appeared with her. She briefly took over Camilla's part in Days Of Our Lives in 1988 and that was the last sighting of her.
Lisa Freeman ( as Nurse Morgan )
Sex : Nurse Morgan prepares for sex with the repellent Axel
Death : Jason guts her with a scalpel
Lisa was the daughter of Leonard Freeman who created Hawaii Five O. She was a bit part actress best known for playing Babs in the first two Back To The Future films. Those were her last two films but she continued in TV into the nineties and did some Spoken Word CDs. She quit acting to study writing and now has five novels to her name.
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