History Film / FridayThe13thPartIII

** It's all but stated that Jason (and is stated in the novelization) [[RapeAsDrama raped Chris]] in the past. Jason, would never show interest in rape or sexuality in the future, save [[DeathBySex killing those who engage in it]] and a few [[AscendedMeme Ascended Memes]] about him hating it.

* AnAxeToGrind: Jason is armed with an axe when he starts attacking Chris.

The third ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' film, where Jason gets his hockey mask, [[ThirdIn3D released in 3D]] in 1982.

The third ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' film, where Jason gets his hockey mask.

** Among the main characters (not counting the two opening victims), the black BikerBabe Fox is the first to die.

* HeroicBSOD: At the end of the film, Chris is a nonresponsive wreck, twitching, crying, and [[LaughingMad laughing]] at random.

* RememberTheNewGuy: Chris apparently has a history with Jason despite not appearing in the previous films. Most likely done to compensate for the fact that the producers originally wanted the film to be about a character actually did have a history with Jason; Amy Steel's Ginny.

* NightmareSequence: Chris has one before the film ends.

* SoftGlass: With his arms stuck in Chris' car window, Jason resorts to headbutting the glass to free himself, suffering no injury from the impact or cuts from the broken glass. [[DownplayedTrope In fairness]], this ''is'' Jason we're talking about, and he was wearing a hockey mask.

* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:after overpowering Ali, Jason spends a good solid minute hacking him to death, clearly having learned from his earlier surprise failure to kill him. While Jason is occupied with butchering Ali, Chris manages to grab an axe, which she buries in Jason's skullas soon as he turns around.]]

* RememberTheNewGuy: Chris apparently has a history with Jason despite not appearing in the previous films. Most likely done to compensate for the fact that the producers originally wanted the film to be about a character actually did have a history with Jason; Amy Steel as Ginny.

* ThePrankster: Shelly likes to scare people with his horror makeup and other paraphernalia.

* UseYourHead: When Chris traps Jason's hands with her van's sidewindow, he [[SoftGlass headbutts the glass]] to free himself.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: ''Part III'' recaps the ending of the previous film, including Ginny being taken away in an ambulance. The film however does not make any reference to what happened to Paul.

* ThisCannotBe: Chris's reaction when Jason [[TheManTheyCouldntHang survives being hung]].

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

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

* HairTodayGoneTomorrow: Jason is now completely bald, despite having hair and a beard in the last film.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: ''Part III'' recaps the ending of the previous film, including Ginny being taken away in an ambulance. But after that, we are given no clue as to her ultimate fate. Neither here, or in any of the films that follow. This leaves Ginny as one of the only protagonists in the ''Friday the 13th'' movies whose fate is never revealed.

* GasSiphoning: Becomes a ChekovsGun moment after Shelley and Vera have a tense confrontation with Ali, Fox and Loco at a gas station, ending with Shelley damaging their bikes with Rick's car. The bikers track them to Higgins Haven for revenge. They siphon gas from Chris' van to burn down the barn. Unfortunately, [[SpannerInTheWorks Jason is hiding in the barn]] and takes them out. During the climactic chase, Chris tries to escape in her van, but the siphoned tank stalls out on the Haven's bridge.

* {{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.

* 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 that he and Debbie are madly in love.

* ThePrankster: Shelly likes scare people with his horror makeup and other paraphernalia.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: The three bikers are criminal scumbags, so it's not too sad seeing them die.]]

** 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. In the novelization however, he survives.]]
** The black cop lives, but he never encounters Jason, he just discovers his body.

* ChekhovsGun: The axe that Chili unsuccessfully attempts to scare Shelly with [[spoiler:is later used by Chris to part Jason's skull.]]

* DeusExMachina: [[spoiler: Just as Chris is about to be killed by Jason, Ali shows up, revealed to have survived Jason's previous attack, and distracts Jason long enough for Chris to stick an ax in his head.]]

* 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.[[note]][[spoiler:The cops are headed to the scene of Jason's first two kills]][[/note]]

* 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 Debbie are madly in love.
* MagicalSecurityCam: The news report on last film's events show the scene of Ginny being taken to ambulance.

-->'''Chris''': No! You can't be alive!

* ThrowTheBookAtThem: Chris tips a bookshelf against the railing of a second-story balcony, causing avalanche of books to rain on Jason's head. This is surprisingly effective. . . for a given value of "effective" when discussing [[ImplacableMan Jason Voorhees]].

* CaliforniaDoubling: The first of the series not filmed on the East Coast, but in the Golden State. It works for the most part, the license plates are correct, but the tracking shot when the gang picks up Vera reveals a palm tree.