Crystal Lake Entertainment
(US) Friday X Productions New Line Cinema Sean S. Cunningham Films
(US)
Plot Summary:
Jason Voorhees is cryogenically frozen at the beginning of the 21st century, and is discovered in the 25th century and taken to space. He gets thawed, and begins stalking and killing the crew of the spaceship that's transporting him.
Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
Rowan: I don't think he's out there... Janessa: Why don't you just stick your head out and have a peek?
Janessa: This sucks on soooooooo many levels!
Brodski: It's gonna take more than a little poke in the ribs to put this old dog down. [Jason stabs him through the chest again] Brodski: OK, that ought to do it.
[Rowan meets Kay-Em 14, the crew's technodroid] Rowan: Oh, my God. She looks so real. Kay-Em 14: I AM real.
Kay-Em 14: [to Jason] Afraid I'm gonna have to hurt you now.
Trivia:
The spaceship in the movie is called "Grendel", named after the villain in the famous narrative poem Beowulf. Grendel was a monstrous killer.
Screewnwriter Todd Farmer based much of Jason X on Alien, even naming one of the characters (who he would incidentally play) Dallas, after Tom Skerritt's character in the Ridley Scott film.
It had four different U.S. release dates before it was finally released.
In the Television series Andromeda, Lexa Doig plays, among other roles, a robot and Lisa Ryder a human. In Jason X, their roles are reversed.
DVD Easter Eggs: (Hidden So You Don't See Anything You Don't Want To See)
Edition: New Line Platinum Edition
Region: 1
Description: Technical Credits
On the main menu, above the Screen and Sound Options is the New Line logo. Go to it, when it lights up, click it. You'll then be taken to a list of all the technical credits for Jason X and the credits for the documentaries featured on the dvd.
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