Hollywood made Freddy and Jason fight in 2003 and nobody really won. Tonight we finish it with the originals: no sequels, no remakes.

This week on CinemaJam Versus: Friday the 13th (1980, dir. Sean S. Cunningham) vs A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984, written and directed by Wes Craven). The movie that sold a date before it had a script vs the movie that saved New Line Cinema. Summer camp vs your bedroom, the lake vs the dream. Sebastian and Pablo put the two '80s horror icons through six rounds, before Jason was Jason and Freddy was still Fred. Plus: it's CinemaJam's two-year anniversary, and the month we crossed 1,000 subscribers on YouTube. Thank you!

What we get into:
Two movies that kill a future star in bed: Kevin Bacon vs Johnny Depp in his first movie ever.
Heather Langenkamp's Nancy vs Adrienne King's Alice: the ultimate '80s final girl.
Why Friday the 13th's camera feels like a Halloween copycat, and what makes Craven's long arms and shadows so hard to imitate.
"Kill, kill, kill" vs "One, two, Freddy's coming for you": the only round that wasn't a blowout.
The blood geyser that predicted The Substance, and the two endings that built two franchises.

One of these icons takes the belt by a landslide. Watch to find out who.

Timestamps:
00:00 Cold open: $300K in, almost $50 million out
03:01 Welcome to CinemaJam Versus
03:38 Why these two? (2 years and 1,000 YouTube subscribers!)
04:40 Round 1: Script
08:19 Round 2: Acting and the final girls
11:46 ⚠️ Spoiler: who the killer really is in Friday the 13th
13:49 Kevin Bacon vs Johnny Depp
15:01 Round 3: Direction
18:42 Why you should watch Wes Craven's New Nightmare
19:27 Round 4: Soundtrack
21:25 Round 5: Memorable Moments, the deaths
24:50 ⚠️ The endings (spoilers)
28:47 Round 6: Rewatchability
30:23 The winner
30:51 Wes Craven deep cuts: New Nightmare, Scream, The Serpent and the Rainbow
32:44 Wrap-up

Movies mentioned:
Friday the 13th (1980), dir. Sean S. Cunningham
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), dir. Wes Craven
Halloween (1978), dir. John Carpenter
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) and Part III (1982)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
Scream (1996)
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
Psycho (1960)
Carrie (1976)
The Substance (2024)

Freddy or Jason: who wins YOUR rematch? Tell us in the comments.

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