Let’s help unearth all that lost footage, shall we?
As hardcore fans of the Friday the 13th franchise know, the original cut of director Adam Marcus’ Jason Goes to Hell was quite a bit longer than the one we’ve seen. The film was trimmed from over 2-hours down to 90-minutes back in 1993, and to this day, most of the missing footage has still never been seen; some of the footage can be found on YouTube, in very low quality.
Now, nearly 25 years after the film’s release, a fan by the name of Jared Johnson has taken it upon himself to petition Warner Bros. to release the full director’s cut of Jason Goes to Hell, in high-definition. At the time of writing this post, the just-launched petition already has well over 400 signatures from other fans, and he says the director is on board to make it happen.
Writes the ambitious fan:
Jared Johnson and Brandon Scott Murphree are asking for everyone’s help, to bring attention to having Jason Goes To Hell made in a true “Director’s Cut”. Adam Marcus, director and co-writer of Jason Goes To Hell, has expressed interest in this being made. Many scenes were cut and unused during filming, including key special fx scenes showcasing the incredible work of KNB FX. Sadly, they never made the final cut. These scenes are strong contributions to this film and, best of all, they were shot. The footage exists, in fact many scenes were edited properly..nearly fully finished before being cut; and now we hope to have them cut back in to a definitive Jason Goes To Hell Uncut Director’s Cut the way Adam Marcus originally intended. We ask you to sign this petition in hopes we can pick up a company to work out this project and bring it to light! Please sign and help us get the attention that Jason Goes To Hell deserves!
So what’s different about the extended version? There’s more carnage, a longer jungle gym fight between Jason and Steve, and even a totally different demon in the Voorhees basement!
Head over to the Friday the 13th: The Franchise website for complete details on the extended “workprint” and if you’d like to sign the petition, you’ll find it on Change.org.