Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

01:23:25,042 --> 01:23:26,210 needed more work before the project could be green lit 1897 01:23:26,502 --> 01:23:27,920 for production. 1898 01:23:28,212 --> 01:23:29,532 I was friendly with Frank Mancuso, 1899 01:23:29,630 --> 01:23:31,048 and he mentioned that they had the screenplay 1900 01:23:31,340 --> 01:23:32,967 in a series of horror movies, 1901 01:23:33,259 --> 01:23:34,719 it was called “Friday the 13th.” 1902 01:23:35,011 --> 01:23:36,387 lt's not a bad script, but it has to be re-written. 1903 01:23:36,679 --> 01:23:38,479 It has to have a different kind of atmosphere. 1904 01:23:38,556 --> 01:23:39,849 It has to be a lot more sinister, 1905 01:23:40,141 --> 01:23:41,851 a lot more menacing. 1906 01:23:42,143 --> 01:23:43,144 In addition to injecting the screenplay 1907 01:23:43,436 --> 01:23:45,271 with more horror and menace, 1908 01:23:45,563 --> 01:23:46,522 Steve Miner felt that “Part 3” could benefit 1909 01:23:46,814 --> 01:23:48,191 from the revival of a gimmick 1910 01:23:48,483 --> 01:23:50,818 that he hoped would draw audiences back into theaters. 1911 01:23:51,110 --> 01:23:53,863 And one that would make it possible for Jason 1912 01:23:54,155 --> 01:23:56,699 to literally jump off the screen. 1913 01:23:56,991 --> 01:24:01,662 “Friday the 13th Part 3” would be shot in 3D. 1914 01:24:01,954 --> 01:24:05,166 Back in the early 80s, Frank Mancuso, Sr. and I 1915 01:24:05,458 --> 01:24:08,085 sat in an office in Toronto 1916 01:24:08,377 --> 01:24:12,882 and discussed the idea of really trying to do 1917 01:24:13,174 --> 01:24:15,176 something radically new in film 1918 01:24:15,468 --> 01:24:16,427 that would help the theaters out a great deal. 1919 01:24:16,719 --> 01:24:18,554 And what kind of a movie should we make? 1920 01:24:18,846 --> 01:24:21,224 Should we do something like "Star Trek 3D" 1921 01:24:21,516 --> 01:24:23,184 which is what was originally discussed, 1922 01:24:23,476 --> 01:24:26,229 or should we try to do something that's horror 1923 01:24:26,521 --> 01:24:29,440 and to try to really break the ground in horror films? 1924 01:24:29,732 --> 01:24:31,400 We spoke a lot about the horror films 1925 01:24:31,692 --> 01:24:34,529 that came out in the 50s in 3D. 1926 01:24:34,820 --> 01:24:37,198 I had not seen many 3D movies, maybe one or two only. 1927 01:24:37,490 --> 01:24:40,368 He took me to a 3D screening of "Dial M for Murder" 1928 01:24:40,660 --> 01:24:43,329 which was he, Steve Miner was a fan of that movie, 1929 01:24:43,621 --> 01:24:44,941 and a fan of Hitchcock in general. 1930 01:24:45,039 --> 01:24:48,543 Frank Mancuso, Jr. Really saw the idea 1931 01:24:48,834 --> 01:24:50,586 of what the potential was. 1932 01:24:50,878 --> 01:24:52,358 That whole idea of going to a theater, 1933 01:24:52,630 --> 01:24:55,007 putting these kind of goofy glasses on. 1934 01:24:55,299 --> 01:24:56,979 You want to have that fun and so, you know, 1935 01:24:57,093 --> 01:25:00,346 that was part of the charm, I think. 1936 01:25:00,638 --> 01:25:03,432 To help defray costs associated with the new 3D technology, 1937 01:25:03,724 --> 01:25:05,444 the production team moved to the west coast. 1938 01:25:05,643 --> 01:25:08,145 And by the spring of 1982, 1939 01:25:08,437 --> 01:25:10,773 the search was underway for yet another resourceful 1940 01:25:11,065 --> 01:25:13,401 female survivor and a youthful cast 1941 01:25:13,693 --> 01:25:14,986 of soon-to-be victims. 1942 01:25:15,278 --> 01:25:18,322 I sat in on the casting, 1943 01:25:18,614 --> 01:25:22,660 and I was surprised how different my ideas 1944 01:25:22,952 --> 01:25:24,287 of who should be the girl were 1945 01:25:24,579 --> 01:25:29,166 compared to who was selected by Steve Miner. 1946 01:25:29,458 --> 01:25:31,335 Well, I had done a film called "Sweet Sixteen," 1947 01:25:31,627 --> 01:25:33,421 and I guess the producer/director 1948 01:25:33,713 --> 01:25:37,758 saw me in that, 1949 01:25:38,050 --> 01:25:41,679 And I went for an audition and basically met with Steve Miner 1950 01:25:41,971 --> 01:25:44,307 and that was it. 1951 01:25:44,599 --> 01:25:46,601 I didn't really have to do a whole lot of auditioning for it. 1952 01:25:46,892 --> 01:25:47,935 There was a group of us. There was the jock, 1953 01:25:48,227 --> 01:25:49,687 and the good-looking girl, 1954 01:25:49,979 --> 01:25:51,480 and the nerd and his good-looking date 1955 01:25:51,772 --> 01:25:52,772 I don't think so. 1956 01:25:52,898 --> 01:25:54,692 And the stoners. 1957 01:25:54,984 --> 01:25:57,278 They didn't really tell us much on the interview. 1958 01:25:57,570 --> 01:26:00,114 It was very secret. There wasn't a lot talked about. 1959 01:26:00,406 --> 01:26:03,200 My mother was an agent at the time, 1960 01