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1986

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

Lightning, a grave, and a mistake that will not stay buried.

Directed by
Tom McLoughlin
Killer
Jason Voorhees
Setting
Camp Forest Green (formerly Camp Crystal Lake)
Souls claimed
15
Survivors
2

Determined to be sure the body stays dead, Tommy digs up Jason’s grave — and a freak lightning strike resurrects him as something that can no longer be killed by ordinary means. The newly undead Jason returns to the lake, now renamed to bury its bloody past.

The Trailer

Official trailer, played from YouTube.

Filmed At · 2

Covington Town Square© Haha169 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Covington Town Square
Covington, Georgia

The historic town square stood in for the town of Forest Green (sheriff’s office, downtown scenes). A public, walkable, frequently-filmed location.

Open to visitOn the map →
Hard Labor Creek / Lake Rutledge© savoryexposure · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hard Labor Creek / Lake Rutledge
Rutledge, Georgia

The Camp Forest Green camp/lake scenes were shot near Hard Labor Creek State Park around Lake Rutledge. The park is public; the specific camp area is approximate.

Limited / privateOn the map →

From the Vault

  • Introduces the fully-undead, supernatural “zombie” Jason.
  • Opens with a James-Bond-style gun-barrel gag.
  • Leans openly into self-aware, tongue-in-cheek humor.
  • Director Tom McLoughlin steeped it in classic Universal-monster atmosphere.

The Cast & Their Fates · 17

  • Allen HawesRon Palillo
    Heart torn out by hand
  • Darren RobinsonTony Goldwyn
    Impaled on a metal sign post
  • Lizbeth MottNancy McLoughlin
    Impaled on the same post
  • BurtWallace Merck
    Face crushed against a tree
  • Katie
    Arm severed, then finished with a machete
  • Larry
    Decapitated — three heads in one swing
  • Stan
    Decapitated in the triple swing
  • MartinBob Larkin
    Hacked to death (off-camera)
  • Nikki ParsleyDarcy DeMoss
    Face crushed against the RV wall
  • Cort AndrewsTom Fridley
    Hunting knife through the head into the wall
  • Sissy BakerRenée Jones
    Head torn off through a window
  • Paula MottKerry Noonan
    Hacked to pieces (off-camera)
  • Officer ThorntonMichael Nomad
    Killed with a thrown spike to the head
  • Officer PappasMichael Swan
    Head crushed with bare hands
  • Sheriff Mike GarrisDavid Kagen
    Bent backward and snapped in half
  • Tommy JarvisThom Mathews
    Survived
  • Megan GarrisJennifer Cooke
    Survived