Freddy vs. Jason (2003) — So Many Scares Finale | So Many Sequels

Freddy vs. Jason (2003) — So Many Scares Finale

Two heads of Mount Slashmore finally fight — and Freddy has to hire Jason to do it. Freddy's been erased from Elm Street's memory, so he resurrects Jason Voorhees to spread fear in his name, then immediately loses control of him. It's a Freddy movie shot like a Jason movie, and we have thoughts.

We cover the premise, the decade-long road to the screen, the box office (#1 two weekends straight), the dream fight, Kelly Rowland's big-screen debut, a finale that runs on pro-wrestling logic, and our final ranking of the big three slashers.

Listen for our ratings and the final score-game result in the episode.

Chapters
00:00 Welcome to the So Many Scares finale
01:36 The setup: Freddy needs Jason's help
04:22 Box office: a decade in the making, #1 two weekends straight
07:48 2003 in movies — and the state of comedy
08:46 Garrett's case: this movie was the whole point
10:27 A Freddy movie in Jason's style
13:43 Josh's take: Freddy & Jason in Daredevil (2003)
15:16 The lore problem: erased, locked up & Hypnocil
18:08 Where are Freddy's creative kills? Plus the shadow kill
20:10 Dream fight: pinball Jason
21:35 Pick your murderer: rooting for Jason over Freddy
23:49 Kelly Rowland stalls Freddy
25:10 The real-world fight: pure pro wrestling
28:09 The ending: nobody stays dead
29:13 The sequel that never happened — and Crystal Lake
30:41 Final ratings
33:04 Letterboxd reviews: "They should have kissed"
34:54 The score game
36:36 Wrapping up So Many Scares
37:01 Ranking the big three: Michael, Freddy, Jason
40:11 Dream matchups: Ghostface vs. Jigsaw & more
41:56 Outro: back to non-scary movies in November

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