As a crossover between A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday The 13th, Freddy Vs Jason is a film that joins the two series together. Freddy Vs Jason is written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift and directed by Ronny Yu. It was released on 15th August 2003 and the run time of this movie is ninety-eight minutes.
Starring Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger and Ken Kirzinger as Jason Voorhees, in a nutshell, this film can be best described as disturbing and gruesome but thrilling nonetheless.
Other actors who were seen in this film are Monica Keena, Jason Ritter, Kelly Rowland, Chris Marquette, Katherine Isabelle, Lochlyn Munro, Brendan Fletcher, Paula Shaw, Garry Chalk, Tom Butler, Jesse Hutch, David Kopp, Kyle Labine, and Chris Gauthier.
Although the film received a 5.7 rating out of 10 on IMDb and only 42% liked it on Rotten Tomatoes, this slasher film is considered one of the best. Made with a budget of $30 million, Freddy Vs Jason earned a solid $116.6 million at the box office. If you have watched this movie, then let’s get into the filming location of this movie.
Freddy Vs Jason Plot
Freddy Krueger has been in Hell since his last defeat and is struggling to invade children’s dreams. Every responsible adult has done their best to make sure no traces of Freddy remain in their kid’s mind. Any mention of him has been removed from the public records, and those who still dream of him are taken care of immediately and gravely.
Defeated, Freddy resurrects Jason Voorhees and manipulates him into doing his dirty tasks. Jason kills people on Freddy’s behalf, which instills fear in everybody’s mind. People believe that Freddy is back, and they conceal the murders quickly to maintain the peace of their town.
However, when Jason kills one of Freddy’s targets, Freddy gets angry that he will be denied his victims because of Jason. Everybody plans to defeat Freddy which leads to Jason and Freddy pitting against each other. In this battle of worse and worse, who will win in the end?
Freddy Vs Jason: Why Did Robert Quit Freddy?
If you have seen Robert Englund as Freddy and were sad to hear the news about him giving up on his role, then don’t worry. In a recent interview, the actor revealed his reasons behind quitting Freddy.
Freddy Vs Jason marked Robert’s final portrayal as Freddy, which was a hard goodbye for all the fans. But the decision wasn’t a sudden one. Robert decided to quit playing his role with a statement that he was too old and thick to be playing Freddy in his seventies.
Furthermore, he mentioned that due to his bad neck, bad back, and arthritis in his right wrist, he couldn’t do fight scenes anymore. The actor might have quit, but he also very cleverly added that he wouldn’t mind doing a cameo in the future. So perhaps fans might still get a glimpse of Robert as Freddy at some time in the future.
Freddy Vs Jason Filming Locations
The film Freddy Vs Jason was majorly shot in and around Vancouver. It’s believed that Jason’s shack was located along the shores of Buntzen Lake, and the set was demolished after filming. The crew shot in several locations, namely Buntzen Lake, British Columbia, Toronto, and Vancouver. The filming began on 9th September 2002 and went on till 26th November 2002.
The school shown in the film is actually located at Kerrisdale Elementary at 5555 Carnarvon Street in Vancouver, while Blake’s house is at 2170 West 35th Avenue in Vancouver as well. Furthermore, Mark’s house, which has been renovated a bit, is located at 1615 McBride Street.
That’s all the information about the filming locations of Freddy Vs Jason. Did you recognize any places mentioned? A few of these locations have even appeared on other shows/ films, so you might recognise them.
Freddy Vs Jason is a 2003 slasher film that is now available for streaming on Prime Video as well.
