Synopsis:

The fifth installment in the Friday the 13th franchise follows a teenage Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd), who still suffers from nightmares of the mass murderer Jason Voorhees—whom he killed as a child—and is institutionalized at a halfway house near Crystal Lake. However, Tommy has to face his fears when a new hockey-masked killer begins another series of violent murders. Kidjupiter92 presents his definitive edition of the fifth installment of the Friday the 13th franchise.

Intentions:

After purchasing the Friday the 13th Deluxe Edition boxset from Scream Factory and marathoning the entire franchise in three days while in quarantine and fighting off Coronavirus, one film in the series stood out the most to me and that was Part 5. Part 5 is so different from the rest of the series that I wasn't completely sure how to feel about it, and giving it another watch recently, I realized that I was meh about it: I didn't love it but I didn't hate it like most of the franchise fans do. When I realized that, I had it in my mind that I was going to create my own personal version of the film to enjoy for future viewing. Trimming away some of the film's sleaze, a conversation contradicted by the next film in the series, a few nips and tucks, and creating a new ending via more trimming, I managed to create a version of Part 5 that I could actually enjoy. Pleased with how it turned out, I decided to share it with you all here.

Change List:

00:00:00:10: Added FE Warning. 00:00:06:19: Added Netflix Dark Style FE Logo. 00:00:12:01: Added my KJ Fanedits Logo. 00:05:18:20: Cut insert of Billy the Orderly reading the porno mag in the front of the van, making the close-up on Tommy one shot. 00:08:41:05: Cut Billy the Orderly being an ass while Tommy stays in the truck. 00:08:43:11: Same reason as the previous change. 00:09:17:03: Cut Billy the Orderly being a sleaze bag after Pam gets Tommy out of the truck. 00:22:08:23: Cut the paramedic calling everyone "pussies." 00:32:08:14: Cut the rest of the scene with Ethel and Junior. 00:32:50:10: Cut shot of Roy at the back of the ambulance. 00:33:59:01: Cut Lana getting changed in the bathroom. 00:38:44:05: Cut the Mayor berating Sheriff Tucker. 00:41:38:07: Trimmed shot of Tina. 00:41:58:20: Trimmed shot of Tina. 00:50:45:01: Removed Demon and Anita's deaths. 00:52:35:23: Cut Ethel spitting in Junior's stew. 01:22:56:00: Cut everything after Tommy staring at Jason's mask in his hands. From here, it cuts to black then credits roll. 01:23:13:02: End credits music has been replaced with a truncated version of Ozzy Osbourne's "Shot In The Dark".

Additional Notes:

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Other Sources:

- Shout Factory Blu-ray release from Deluxe Edition boxset - Harry Manfredini - Friday the 13th Part V Soundtrack CD - Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin (1995 Remastered) CD

Special Thanks:

To LastSurvivor for his input when I first began my editing process and to ArtisDead for his magnificent poster design and input.