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* BondGunBarrel: Parodied in the title sequence when Jason puts his mask on.

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* BondGunBarrel: Parodied in the title sequence when after Jason puts his mask on.
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'''''Jason Lives''''' is the sixth ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' film.

Sick and tired of being haunted by the memory of the mass murderer Jason Voorhees, Tommy Jarvis decides to purge him out of his mind by destroying his remains. He and his buddy Hawes then drive to the Eternal Peace Cemetery in Crystal Lake (now Forest Green), dig him up and prepare to burn his corpse. Then the unexpected happens. Two lightning bolts strike the corpse, and... Jason lives!

As the undead monstrosity catches up with his body count, Tommy must find a way to stop him (again).

!!This film has the examples:

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'''''Jason Lives''''' is the sixth film in the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' film.

film franchise.

Sick and tired of being haunted by the memory of the mass murderer Jason Voorhees, Voorhees haunting his dreams and memories, Tommy Jarvis decides to destroy the killer's remains to purge him out of Jason from his mind by destroying his remains. He memories. Tommy and his buddy Hawes then drive to the Eternal Peace Cemetery in Crystal Lake (now known as Forest Green), dig him up Jason's rotting corpse, and prepare to burn his corpse. Then the remains -- but after Tommy stabs Jason in the chest with a giant metal rod, the unexpected happens. Two happens: two lightning bolts strike the corpse, and... corpse and bring Jason lives!

As the undead monstrosity catches up with
back to life.

While Jason terrorizes Forest Green on
his body count, way back "home", Tommy must find a searches for another way to stop him (again).

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!!Aside from tropes that apply to the ''Friday the 13th'' franchise as a whole, ''Jason Lives'' contains examples of the following tropes:



* AndIMustScream: When Jason is chained to the bottom of the Crystal Lake, his neck breaks in the process. The final shot of the film is on his moving eye, as he's barely able to move anything else.

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* AndIMustScream: When Jason is gets chained to the bottom of the Crystal Lake, his neck breaks in the process. The final shot of the film is on his moving eye, as he's barely able to move anything else.



* SummerCampy: This film marks the only time in the franchise when the camp actually has kids in it.

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* SummerCampy: This film marks the only '''only''' time in the franchise when the camp actually has kids in it.that Camp Crystal Lake managed to successfully re-open.




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* NoisyNature: A Red-tailed Hawk cry can be heard twice when Paula steps outside one of the cabins.

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* NoisyNature: A Red-tailed Hawk cry can be heard twice when Paula steps outside one of the cabins.cabins, ''at night''.
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* BattleAmongstTheFlames: The climax manages to have this in the middle of a lake; when luring Jason out into the middle of the lake, Tommy pours gasoline into the water and sets it aflame to increase his chances of success.

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* BattleAmongstTheFlames: The climax manages to have this in the middle of a lake; when luring Jason out into the middle of the lake, it, Tommy pours gasoline into the water and sets it aflame to increase his chances of success.

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* AndIMustScream: When Jason is chained to the bottom of the Crystal Lake, his neck breaks in the process. The final shot of the film is on his moving eye, as he's unable move anything else.
** Not really. Look carefully just before the final shot and the defeated Jason clinches his fist in rage.

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* AndIMustScream: When Jason is chained to the bottom of the Crystal Lake, his neck breaks in the process. The final shot of the film is on his moving eye, as he's unable barely able to move anything else.
** Not really. Look carefully just before the final shot and the defeated Jason clinches his fist in rage.
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As the undead monstrosity catches up with his bodycount, Tommy must find a way to stop him (again).

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As the undead monstrosity catches up with his bodycount, body count, Tommy must find a way to stop him (again).



** In the films infamous case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, there was to be a after-credit moment where [[spoiler: Jason's long lost father, Elias Voorhess]] was to visit the grave site of [[spoiler: his]] Jason and Pamela Voorhess, sending Martin The Caretaker (Who was originally gonna live in this ending and not have his death scene) away. Sensing that something's amiss with Jason's grave, as if knowing that he isn't under there, [[spoiler: Elias]] glares at the camera, giving a wicked smile, knowing the audience knows the truth. It was remade for the 2009 re-release DVD of the film as a bonus feature using original storyboards and Martin's actor reprising his role, so now viewer's can see what was originally planned.

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** In the films film's infamous case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, there was to be a an after-credit moment where [[spoiler: Jason's long lost father, Elias Voorhess]] was to visit the grave site of [[spoiler: his]] Jason and Pamela Voorhess, Voorhees, sending Martin The the Caretaker (Who (who was originally gonna live in this ending and not have his death scene) slated to survive the movie) away. Sensing that something's amiss with Jason's grave, as if knowing that he isn't under there, [[spoiler: Elias]] glares at the camera, giving a wicked smile, knowing the audience knows the truth. It was remade for the 2009 re-release DVD of the film as a bonus feature using original storyboards and Martin's actor reprising his role, so now viewer's viewers can see what was originally planned.



* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: Once again, it's friday the 13th.

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* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: Once again, it's friday Friday the 13th.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Sure he was a giant pain in the ass to Tommy for the majority of the film, but Sheriff Garris' beatdown on Jason was pretty cool to watch, even if it wasn't enough to keep him from becoming another casualty.
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* PoliceAreUseless: When Tommy tries to warn the police of Jason's return, they ignore him due to his past institutionalization. When Sheriff Garris discovers the bodies of the paintballers Jason had previously killed, he decides that Tommy did so while acting out a delusion of Jason's return, dismissing Megan's insistence that Tommy was with her during the killings and thus could not possibly have done it. It's only when they chase Tommy and Megan to Camp Crystal Lake/Forest Green and encounter Jason himself that they're forced to acknowledge the truth, and they all die trying to stop him.

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* PoliceAreUseless: When Tommy tries to warn the police of Jason's return, they ignore him due to his past institutionalization. When Sheriff Garris discovers the bodies of the paintballers Jason had previously killed, he decides that Tommy did so while acting out a delusion of Jason's return, dismissing Megan's insistence that Tommy was with her during the killings and thus could not possibly have done it. It's only when they chase Tommy and Megan to Camp Crystal Lake/Forest Green and encounter see Jason himself with their own eyes that they're forced to acknowledge the truth, and they all die trying to stop him.
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** It also has a store named [[BorisKarloff Karloff's General Merchandise]], highlighting Jason's {{Frankenstein|sMonster}}ian resurrection.

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** It also has a store named [[BorisKarloff [[Creator/BorisKarloff Karloff's General Merchandise]], highlighting Jason's {{Frankenstein|sMonster}}ian resurrection.
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* AnArmAndALeg: Jason rips of Burt's arm when he takes his machete.

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* AnArmAndALeg: Jason rips of off Burt's arm when he takes his machete.



* BattleAmongstTheFlames: The climax manages to have this in the middle of a lake.

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* BattleAmongstTheFlames: The climax manages to have this in the middle of a lake.lake; when luring Jason out into the middle of the lake, Tommy pours gasoline into the water and sets it aflame to increase his chances of success.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In Tommy's defense, the producers would have found ''some'' way to bring back Jason whether or not he was involved.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Tommy was only trying to cremate Jason's body, but losing his shit and skewering him with a metal rod attracted the lightning bolt that brought him back. In Tommy's defense, the producers would have found ''some'' way to bring back Jason whether or not he was involved.



* PoliceAreUseless: When Tommy tries to warn the police of Jason's return, they ignore him due to his past institutionalization. When Sheriff Garris discovers the bodies of the paintballers Jason had previously killed, he decides that Tommy did so while acting out a delusion of Jason's return, dismissing Megan's insistence that Tommy was with her during the killings and thus could not possibly have done it. It's only when they chase Tommy and Megan to Camp Crystal Lake/Forest Green and encounter Jason himself that they're forced to acknowledge the truth, and they all die trying to stop him.



* StayInTheKitchen: Burt's felings towards Katie's involvement in the game of paintball.

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* StayInTheKitchen: Burt's felings feelings towards Katie's involvement in the game of paintball.




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* WouldntHurtAChild: Jason Voorhees, of all people. Even though he kills several people over the course of the film, including the camp counselors, when he's in a cabin filled with sleeping kids, he doesn't lift a finger or harm them in any way, even the one who actually wakes up and sees him.
** WordOfGod claims that the director decided that Jason would not harm a child out of sympathy for the plight of children generated by his childhood drowning.

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-->-- '''Tommy Jarvis''' (No Shit)

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-->-- '''Tommy Jarvis''' (No Shit)
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** In the films infamous case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, there was to be a after-credit moment where [[spoiler: Jason's long lost father, Elias Voorhess]] was to visit the grave site of [[spoiler: his]] Jason and Pamela Voorhess, sending Martin The Caretaker (Who was originally gonna live in this ending and not have his death scene) away. Sensing that something's amiss with Jason's grave, as if knowing that he isn't under there, [[spoiler: Elias]] glares at the camera, giving a wicked smile, knowing the audience knows the truth. It was remade for the 2010 re-release DVD of the film as a bonus feature using original storyboards and Martin's actor reprising his role, so now viewer's can see what was originally planned.

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** In the films infamous case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, there was to be a after-credit moment where [[spoiler: Jason's long lost father, Elias Voorhess]] was to visit the grave site of [[spoiler: his]] Jason and Pamela Voorhess, sending Martin The Caretaker (Who was originally gonna live in this ending and not have his death scene) away. Sensing that something's amiss with Jason's grave, as if knowing that he isn't under there, [[spoiler: Elias]] glares at the camera, giving a wicked smile, knowing the audience knows the truth. It was remade for the 2010 2009 re-release DVD of the film as a bonus feature using original storyboards and Martin's actor reprising his role, so now viewer's can see what was originally planned.
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** In the films infamous case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, there was to be a after-credit moment where [[spoiler: Jason's long lost father, Elias Voorhess]] was to visit the grave site of Jason and Pamela Voorhess, after sending Martin The Caretaker (Who was originally gonna live in this ending and not have his death scene) away, sensing that something's amiss with Jason's grave, as if knowing that he isn't under there, [[spoiler: Elias]] glares at the camera, as knowing the audience knows. It was remade for the 2010 re-release DVD of the film as a bonus feature using original storyboards and Martin's actor reprising his role, so now viewer's can see what was originally planned.

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** In the films infamous case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, there was to be a after-credit moment where [[spoiler: Jason's long lost father, Elias Voorhess]] was to visit the grave site of [[spoiler: his]] Jason and Pamela Voorhess, after sending Martin The Caretaker (Who was originally gonna live in this ending and not have his death scene) away, sensing away. Sensing that something's amiss with Jason's grave, as if knowing that he isn't under there, [[spoiler: Elias]] glares at the camera, as giving a wicked smile, knowing the audience knows.knows the truth. It was remade for the 2010 re-release DVD of the film as a bonus feature using original storyboards and Martin's actor reprising his role, so now viewer's can see what was originally planned.
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** In the films infamous case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, there was to be a after-credit moment where [[spoiler: Jason's long lost father, Elias Voorhess]] was to visit the grave site of Jason and Pamela Voorhess, after sending Martin The Caretaker (Who was originally gonna live in this ending and not have his death scene) away, sensing that something's amiss with Jason's grave, as if knowing that he isn't under there, [[spoiler: Elias]] glares at the camera, as knowing the audience knows. It was remade for the 2010 re-release DVD of the film as a bonus feature using original storyboards and Martin's actor voicing Martin, so viewer's can see what was originally planned.

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** In the films infamous case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, there was to be a after-credit moment where [[spoiler: Jason's long lost father, Elias Voorhess]] was to visit the grave site of Jason and Pamela Voorhess, after sending Martin The Caretaker (Who was originally gonna live in this ending and not have his death scene) away, sensing that something's amiss with Jason's grave, as if knowing that he isn't under there, [[spoiler: Elias]] glares at the camera, as knowing the audience knows. It was remade for the 2010 re-release DVD of the film as a bonus feature using original storyboards and Martin's actor voicing Martin, reprising his role, so now viewer's can see what was originally planned.

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-->-- '''Tommy Jarvis'''

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-->-- '''Tommy Jarvis'''
Jarvis''' (No Shit)


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** In the films infamous case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, there was to be a after-credit moment where [[spoiler: Jason's long lost father, Elias Voorhess]] was to visit the grave site of Jason and Pamela Voorhess, after sending Martin The Caretaker (Who was originally gonna live in this ending and not have his death scene) away, sensing that something's amiss with Jason's grave, as if knowing that he isn't under there, [[spoiler: Elias]] glares at the camera, as knowing the audience knows. It was remade for the 2010 re-release DVD of the film as a bonus feature using original storyboards and Martin's actor voicing Martin, so viewer's can see what was originally planned.
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* BondGunBarrel: Parodied when Jason puts his mask on

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* BondGunBarrel: Parodied in the title sequence when Jason puts his mask onon.
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* ShoutOut: There's a little girl [[ANightmareOnElmStreet1984 called Nancy who claims that she had a nightmare about a monster trying to kill her]].

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* ShoutOut: There's a little girl [[ANightmareOnElmStreet1984 [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet1984 called Nancy who claims that she had a nightmare about a monster trying to kill her]].
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** Not really. Look carefully just before the final shot and the defeated Jason clinches his fist in rage.
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* ShoutOut: There's a little girl [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet called Nancy who claims that she had a nightmare about a monster trying to kill her]].

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* ShoutOut: There's a little girl [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet [[ANightmareOnElmStreet1984 called Nancy who claims that she had a nightmare about a monster trying to kill her]].
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* NowILayMeDownToSleep: Paula tells little Nancy to say a prayer this if she feels scared at night. When she sees Jason later on, she uses this.

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* NowILayMeDownToSleep: Paula tells little Nancy to say a prayer this if she feels scared at night. When she sees Jason later on, she uses this.
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* AndIMustScream: When Jason is chained to the bottom of the Crystal Lake, his neck breaks in the process. The final shot of the film is on his moving eye, as he unable move anything else.

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* AndIMustScream: When Jason is chained to the bottom of the Crystal Lake, his neck breaks in the process. The final shot of the film is on his moving eye, as he he's unable move anything else.
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* AndIMustScream: When Jason is chained to the bottom of the Crystal Lake, his neck breaks in the process. The final shot of the film is on his moving eye, as he unable move anything else.

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Sick and tired of being haunted by the memory of the mass murderer Jason Voorhees, Tommy Jarvis decides to purge him out of his mind by destroying his remains. He and his buddy Hawes then drive to the Eternal Peace Cemetery in Crystal Lake (now Forest Green), dig him up and prepare to burn his corpse. Then the unexpected happens. A lightning bolt strikes the corpse, and... Jason lives!

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Sick and tired of being haunted by the memory of the mass murderer Jason Voorhees, Tommy Jarvis decides to purge him out of his mind by destroying his remains. He and his buddy Hawes then drive to the Eternal Peace Cemetery in Crystal Lake (now Forest Green), dig him up and prepare to burn his corpse. Then the unexpected happens. A Two lightning bolt strikes bolts strike the corpse, and... Jason lives!


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* {{Novelization}}: By Simon Hawke.
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->''"I went to go cremate Jason but I fucked up!"''
-->-- '''Tommy Jarvis'''
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-->'''Lizbeth''': That really scared him.

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-->'''Lizbeth''': -->'''Lizabeth''': That really scared him.
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* TheVillainSucksSong: "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)", sung by Music/AliceCooper over the end credits.

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* TheVillainSucksSong: VillainSong: "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)", sung by Music/AliceCooper over the end credits.
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'''''Jason Lives''''' is the sixth ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' film.

Sick and tired of being haunted by the memory of the mass murderer Jason Voorhees, Tommy Jarvis decides to purge him out of his mind by destroying his remains. He and his buddy Hawes then drive to the Eternal Peace Cemetery in Crystal Lake (now Forest Green), dig him up and prepare to burn his corpse. Then the unexpected happens. A lightning bolt strikes the corpse, and... Jason lives!

As the undead monstrosity catches up with his bodycount, Tommy must find a way to stop him (again).

!!This film has the examples:

* TheAlcoholic: Martin, the cemetery caretaker.
* AndShowItToYou: Hawes dies when Jason punches through him, grabbing his heart in the process.
* AnswerCut: When Martin scoffs at Tommy's screams of reopening Jason's grave, which he had just covered up, he wonders if he thinks he's a farthead. The film then cuts to a group of children yelling "Yes!" in unison.
* AnArmAndALeg: Jason rips of Burt's arm when he takes his machete.
** He also hacked Roy to pieces offscreen.
* AutoErotica: Nikki has some fun with Cort in her stepfather's SUV.
* AxeBeforeEntering
* BadassBoast: When Stan and Larry argue about the seriousness of the paintball, Stan notes that it's only a game and Larry is just an insurance man. "Death is my business", answers Larry.
* BattleAmongstTheFlames: The climax manages to have this in the middle of a lake.
* BloodIsSquickerInWater: Jason's face getting propelled underwater sends blood and little pieces of him to the surface.
* BondGunBarrel: Parodied when Jason puts his mask on
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Martin chides the audience for their BileFascination.
-->'''Martin:''' Some folks have a strange idea of entertainment.
* CarChase: Megan and Tommy are involved in a short one with sheriff's deputies.
* CassandraTruth: Tommy's past life in institutions is an obstruction to anyone to believe his claims of Jason's recent revival.
* CPRCleanPrettyReliable: Used in the end when Megan revives the seemingly dead Tommy.
* CutPhoneLines: Jason cuts Camp Forest Green's phone lines when he arrives there.
* DeadpanSnarker: Megan.
* DeathBySex: Cort and Nikki.
* DeathByIrony: "Darling, you're gonna be the death of me. Yeah, but what a way to go!" says Martin to his empty bottle. Then he throws it away, Jason grabs it, breaks it and [[GrievousBottleyHarm stabs him with it]].
* DestinationDefenestration: Jason's killing blow sends Paula through a window. He then grabs her again to mutilate her.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Jason is surprised when he accidentally rips off Burt's arm when he throws him into a tree branch.
* DramaticThunder: Thunder rolls as Tommy finds Jason's tombstone in the graveyard.
* FlashbackEcho: When Tommy sees Jason's corpse in his open grave , he flashbacks to the events of ''[[Film/FridayThe13thTheFinalChapter The Final Chapter]]'', grabs a pole and starts impaling Jason in rage.
* ForDoomTheBellTolls: Used on the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uEeNb5dO5g&feature=related teaser trailer]].
* GenreSavvy: Lizabeth, upon seeing Jason in the middle of a road:
--> '''Lizabeth''': I've seen enough horror movies to know any weirdo wearing a mask is never friendly!
* GoryDiscretionShot: Paula's death and mutilation.
* GraveRobbing: Oh Tommy, you really should have let the dead rest in peace.
* HollywoodDarkness
* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: Once again, it's friday the 13th.
* HostileWeather: There's thunder and lightning in the opening.
* IShallTauntYou: Tommy resorts to this to lure Jason into the Crystal Lake.
* InstantThunder
* IronicEcho: Rick, while aiming at Tommy with his laser scope, tells him that "wherever the red dot goes, ya-bang". Later, when Megan is aiming at him with the same gun to break Tommy out of his cell, Tommy returns those words.
* JackTheRipoff: When Jason's killings are discovered, Sheriff Garris beliefs that Tommy is behind them to prove Jason's return.
* TheKlutz: Roy, the stumbling member of the paintball players.
* LaserSight: Sheriff Garris's deputy Rick has a laser scope on his revolver.
* LighterAndSofter: ''Part VI'' is a little less mean spirited and more of an AffectionateParody of the series and slasher films in general. It is also the only film in the series not to have any nudity.
* NeckSnap: Sissy dies when Jason grabs her through an open window and twists her head around so much [[OffWithHisHead that it comes off]].
** Later Jason gets his neck snapped when Megan gives him a faceful of motorboat propeller.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In Tommy's defense, the producers would have found ''some'' way to bring back Jason whether or not he was involved.
* NoisyNature: A Red-tailed Hawk cry can be heard twice when Paula steps outside one of the cabins.
* NothingIsScarier: What the hell did Jason do to Paula that would leave an ''entire'' room covered in blood?
* NowILayMeDownToSleep: Paula tells little Nancy to say a prayer this if she feels scared at night. When she sees Jason later on, she uses this.
* OffWithHisHead: There's a ''triple'' decapitation.
* PaintballEpisode: Jason runs into bunch of office workers playing paintball in. He kills them.
* PapaWolf: Sheriff Garris goes into this mode when Jason threatens his daughter Megan.
* QuizzicalTilt: Done by Jason when he encounters Cort and his girlfriend "rocking" inside her dad's SUV.
* SarcasmMode: Lizbeth's response after Darren tries to scare Jason off the road with their car.
-->'''Lizbeth''': That really scared him.
* SequelHook: The film ends on a closeup of Jason's eye, showing that he's still alive.
* ShoutOut: There's a little girl [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet called Nancy who claims that she had a nightmare about a monster trying to kill her]].
** It also has a store named [[BorisKarloff Karloff's General Merchandise]], highlighting Jason's {{Frankenstein|sMonster}}ian resurrection.
* ShovelStrike: Hawes attacks Jason with a shovel.
* StaggeredZoom: Used when Jason puts on his mask, and we get a closeup on his one good eye.
* StayInTheKitchen: Burt's felings towards Katie's involvement in the game of paintball.
* SummerCampy: This film marks the only time in the franchise when the camp actually has kids in it.
* UptightLovesWild: Tommy is a serious person looking to fix his mistake. Megan is a wild girl has no problem of breaking the law and disobeying her father... who is the sheriff.
* TheVillainSucksSong: "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)", sung by Music/AliceCooper over the end credits.

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