History Film / FridayThe13thPartIII

* EatTheEvidence: When the protagonists spot two police cars with blazing sirens and all behind them, they promptly start eating their drug stash. After pulling over, the police just keep driving onward much to their dismay.

* KickTheDog: Jason's murder of Debbie, who is mentioned repeatedly to be pregnant.

The third ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' film, a.k.a. "the one where Jason gets his [[CoolMask hockey mask]]".

** During the news report being watched by Edna, mention is made of the "axe-wielding maniac" responsible. This can actually be seen as a subtle callback to the CoversAlwaysLie of the previous film; the theatrical posters depict Jason's silhoutte wielding an axe, but he never uses one in the film, instead using a spear, knife, machete, pickaxe and pitchfork.

* ShovelStrike: Chris whacks Jason on the head with shovel, knocking him unconscious.

* ThrowTheBookAtThem: Chris throws a bookshelf worth of books at Jason.

* LovableJock: Andy, filling the role of "handsome athletic guy with the hot, somewhat loose chick." He's very friendly to everyone, especially Shelley, and it's clear he and Webbie are madly in love.

%%* LovableJock: Andy

* PaddleballShot: this movie is ''loaded'' with crap flying towards the camera, including but not limited to body parts, bloody, weapons, popcorn, yo-yos, and fruit. It's comically pointless when viewed in 2D.

* Foreshadowing: Abel shows off an eyeball to the protagonists in order to warn them about Jason. Rick later gets his head crushed by Jason, popping out one of his eyes.

** Averted [[spoiler:with Ali, one of the other bikers, who turns out to be NotQuiteDead after his initial attack and is the ''last'' one to die by Jason -- and in an alternate ending, he survives.]]

* CallBack: Chris's ending nightmare calls back to the one in [[Film/FridayThe13th1980 the first film]].

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted. [[spoiler:The black biker in the film is the last one to die by Jason. However, in an alternate ending he survives.]] One of them, the cop, lives. But never encounters Jason, he just discovers his body.

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted. The black biker in the film is the last one to die by Jason. However, in an alternate ending he survives. One of them, the cop, lives. But never encounters Jason, he just discovers his body.

* FinalGirl: Chris.

* OnceIsNeverEnough: Chris seems aware of this trope. After laying Jason out with a shovel, instead of running off like some other characters have, she proceeds to put a noose around his neck and attempts to hang him. It doesn't work and it takes slamming an ax into his skull to 'finish' him, but points for trying.

* CallBack:
** Chris's ending nightmare calls back to the one in [[Film/FridayThe13th1980 the first film]].

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted. The black biker in the film is the last one to die by Jason. However, in an alternate ending he survives. One of them, the cop lives, but never encounters Jason, he just discovers his body.

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted. The black biker in the film is the last one to die by Jason. However, in an alternate ending, he survives.

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Averted. The black biker in the film is the last one to die by Jason.

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* ThreeDMovie: The first major studio entry in the short lived 1981--1983 3D fad, which was kicked off by the previous year's ''Comin' At Ya''. For what it's worth, this film was not only the best-received entry in that little fad, but was the most financially successful 3D film for 21 years, not losing that title until the release of ''Film/SpyKids 3D: Game Over''.[[note]](Of course, both films were thoroughly blown out of the water by the late-2000s/early-2010s 3D craze; the current top-grossing 3D film is a little sci-fi epic called ''Film/{{Avatar}}''...)[[/note]]

* {{Kneecapping}}: Chris stabs Jason's knee when she is finally forced to confront him.

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* DeathByMocking: Happens to Shelly. When he is dying and stumbles on Chili, she thinks he is just pulling one of his pranks again.

* DevelopingDoomedCharacters: As is normal for this series.

* MadOracle: Abel the hobo.

* TheManTheyCouldntHang: Chris tries to kill Jason by hanging him, but he has none of that.

* PeekABooCorpse: Loco's corpse falls from a tree and scares Chris.

* SlashedThroat: Shelly's throat gets slashed. When Chili comes across him, she thinks that he's just making another prank.

* AxeBeforeEntering

* BigNo: Chili screams out one when she finds the corpses of Andy and Debbie.

* CallBack: Chris's ending nightmare calls back to the one in [[Film/FridayThe13th1980 the first film]].

* ChainPain: Ali of the bikers is armed with a chain.

* DeathByMocking: Happens to Shelly. When he stumbles on Chili, she thinks he is pulling one of his pranks again.
* DestinationDefenestration: Rick's body is thrown through a window.

* {{Expy}}: Abel is one of the late Crazy Ralph.

** Jason shoots Vera through her left eye with a spear gun.

* LovableJock: Andy

* NiceGuy: Rick.

* PreviouslyOn: The film starts with the climax of ''Part 2''.

* ThePrankster: Shelly.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Chris tries to drive out of the situation once she realizes how bad it is. Unfortunately the bridge can't take the weight of the van and renders it useless.

* SlashedThroat: Shelly's throat gets slashed.