tag:firstjason.com,2005:/blogs/press?p=2Press2024-01-04T04:53:46-06:00FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEESfalsetag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507642014-10-24T19:00:00-05:002022-07-28T09:45:37-05:00Listen To First Jason, The Band Started By The Guy Who Played Young Jason Voorhees<div class="post-wrapper shadow">
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">True horror fans know one vital fact about <strong><em>Friday the 13th</em></strong>: Jason Voorhees isn't the killer in it. It's his mom, Pamela, and Jason isn't really even in the movie. Or at least he wasn't supposed to be - the famous ending sting of Jason jumping out of the lake, deformed and dead, and grabbing Alice - was added at make-up artist Tom Savini's insistence that the film needed one last scare, like the final moment in <strong><em>Carrie</em></strong>. And so Ari Lehman's career was born. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Brooklyn-born Lehman was 14 when he was drafted into the New Jersey shoot, playing the young dead Jason. Lehman thought he was coming in for a real role, one that would even have a makeout scene, but he ended up with an iconic role without any dialogue. He was made up by Savini, who took a character who never appeared in the script - the boy whose long-ago death was the impetus for Mrs. Voorhees to go nutso - and decided to make him deformed. There was discussion that perhaps Jason had been slow, that he had been a camper with special needs whose needs weren't met by the callous, drunk and horny counselors, but Savini took it to the next level. He described young Jason in the press as 'mongoloid,' which caused some blowback later.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">And then put in the water. Lehman had to hold his breath, because the lake needed to be still and any breathing apparatus would create bubbles. So he sank himself down, holding his breath, waiting for his cue. Later Lehman said that he erupts from the lake at such velocity because the big foam appliance on his head gave him some serious bouyancy. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><em>Friday the 13th </em></strong>was an unusual film at the time - it was an independently produced movie bought by a studio in a deal known as a negative pick-up. Adrienne King, who played Alice, says that she brought her mom to the screening where Frank Mancuso Jr bought the picture for Paramount. The King ladies sat in the front, and as the film ended and Harry Manfredini's score went to quiet sweetness as Alice sat in the boat, Adrienne's mom relaxed. And then BANG!, out jumps Jason and so jumps Mrs. King, straight out of her seat. Adrienne King says that was the moment Paramount decided to buy the film. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">Jason would return in <strong><em>Friday the 13th Part 2 </em></strong>(how? Who knows), but Lehman was left behind. And he didn't act again for decades - his interests instead turned to heavy metal. And so was born First Jason, Lehman's horror-metal band. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">Lehman fronts the band, playing a keytar that is skewered by a machete and emblazoned with Jason's famous hockey mask (which he wouldn't even get until <strong><em>Friday the 13th Part III</em></strong>), despite the fact that Lehman's Jason never wore the mask, never wielded a weapon and never even killed anybody. First Jason toured conventions and clubs, and released an album called <strong><em>Jason Is Watching </em></strong>on the same day as the <strong><em>Friday the 13th </em></strong>reboot. It includes tracks with titles like <em>Jason Never Dies!</em>, <em>Machete Is My Friend </em>and <em>Sink or Swim</em>, which I assume is a deeply personal recounting of Lehman's acting gig. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">It includes the song <em>Victim</em>, which has magnificent lyrics:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">First Jason's second album, <em><strong>Heed My Warning</strong></em>, has the greatest cover art imaginable:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;">First Jason is still out there, and they're playing in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania this Halloween. <a href="http://www.firstjason.com/" data-imported="1"><strong>Click here for more info</strong></a>. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;">To find out more about First Jason, or to buy Slasher Hot Sauce that Lehman has autographed, <a href="http://www.firstjason.com/" data-imported="1"><strong>visit the First Jason website</strong></a>. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507702014-04-23T19:00:00-05:002023-12-10T10:44:06-06:00CD Reviews: First Jason - 'Heed My Warning' (Self Released)<p><strong><img src="http://www.uberrock.co.uk/images/bands_2014/F/First_Jason/firstjasonheedcover300.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="firstjasonheedcover300" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>For those people not familiar with the history of Chicago-based First Jason, let me make things (Camp) Crystal (Lake) clear...</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The band's leader is none other than Ari Lehman, the very first actor to ever play the iconic Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th horror movie franchise. That decomposing teen crashing through the lake's waters to attack Adrienne King's character, Alice, in the finale of Sean S. Cunningham's original, and best, Friday the 13th from 1980? That's Ari.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Wrapped in the now-legendary make-up of Tom Savini, Lehman's turn as the first Jason (hence the band name) has become one of the most memorable, and downright terrifying, moments in modern movie history. Now, that moment of murderous cinematic majesty has been recreated for the cover of First Jason's new album, 'Heed My Warning', the artwork - seriously, my favourite of the year thus far - updating the shocking event of 1980 to feature Ari Lehman as he is three and a half decades later.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">What's that crazed weapon of choice that Lehman is clutching on said cover, you ask? Well, it's the Electric Machete Keytar, the instrument that Ari plays/attacks with, and no doubt invented. It's this instrumental - emphasis on the 'mental' - oddity that, ultimately, singles First Jason out from the undead horde of other bands swimming in horror rock waters.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Y'see, while Ari and band has always been a part of the whole horror metal/punk scene - and surely only the harshest critic would deny Lehman the opportunity to exploit a history with its spine in exploitation itself - the keytar, as metal and marauding as it appears, actually plants the band's music in a more retro field, much more progressive than its punkier/more metal contemporaries.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">'Heed My Warning', the follow up to the much more straightahead and noisy 'Jason Is Watching', opens in such a fashion that I can think of nothing but a progressive-thinking '70s hard rock band with an evil, mysterious side. First track, 'Children of the Night', with its "Challenge everything you see" opening gambit, is certainly a more restrained, brooding introduction to the release's six tracks: the trademark horror-themed lyrics blending, disappearing almost, into the song's sonics. It's different, and less confrontational, without question.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It works, though: I mean, c'mon, how many more times can we hear a horror band thinking they can rip off every Misfits move and still get away with it?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">First Jason, with 'Heed My Warning', has almost developed a brand of thinking man's horror-themed rock and, when you consider that Lehman was barely a teenager when he hopped aboard the horror express to lifelong notoriety, it's some achievement. The more blinkered of horror rock fans may well baulk at the sounds summoned up by the outfit (Lehman, on vocals as well as "keychete", joined on the recording by drummers Ryan Adomaitis and Amit Cleaver), the Electric Machete Keytar stabbing out a soundmix of distorted guitar and bass, but few could argue that Lehman is, once again, creating something memorable by borrowing from the past and updating with his own vision...just like Cunningham did in 1980.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> 'Victim' does, lyrically, trawl through the horror staples archive, but, sonically, sounds like early KISS come chorus time. The title track rides along on a surprisingly melodic melody line, while 'Jason's Bride' provides the release with at least some of the more straightforward F13-themed tuneage that I imagined it would be littered with.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">There's still room for more risk taking, however. 'Into The Storm' tells the tale of a US soldier falling in love with a Middle Eastern woman, the pair realising that to be together they must face death: it's a powerful theme to accompany a song of similar quality.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ari doesn't stray that far from tried and trusted horror traits, though: final song, 'A Dream Within A Dream', uses as lyrics the writings of Edgar Allan Poe.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The shock ending to this review of First Jason's frighteningly good new album? Well, the fact that Ari Lehman and 'Heed My Warning' walk their own path should come as no surprise at all.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FirstJasonOfficial" target="_blank" data-imported="1">https://www.facebook.com/FirstJasonOfficial</a></span></p>
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<p> </p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507522014-04-11T19:00:00-05:002023-12-10T13:12:19-06:00Original Jason actor from 'Friday the 13th' to shoot music video near Jackson<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/391547/7495802ec48e9c28eb910d3c307e0a7f33692343/original/01-07-1504-12-14ari.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6MzIweDI1NiJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="256" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Ari Lehman, the actor who played Jason Vorhees as a child in "Friday the 13th," fronts First Jason.</em></p>
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<p>NAPOLEON, MI – There has been countless reincarnations, but only one man can hold claim as the original Jason Vorhees.</p>
<p>Ari Lehman, who played Jason as a child in the first "Friday the 13th" film in 1980, is coming to a Jackson-area haunted attraction to shoot a music video, of all things.</p>
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<p>Lehman, 48, a Chicago resident, is part of the band <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FirstJasonOfficial" data-imported="1">First Jason</a>, which will shoot footage for a video for the song "Victim" at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shockhaunt" data-imported="1">Corpse Barn Shock Haunt</a>, 6220 Brooklyn Road, on April 25-27.</p>
<p>Clint Tacy, who co-owns the Corpse Barn with Brad Suydam, met Lehman at an event in Detroit a couple of years ago. The two began chatting through Facebook after Tacy noticed Lehman's band was looking for a location to shoot a video.</p>
<p>"Obviously, I'm a horror geek – as a fan, I'm very excited," Tacy said. "I'm also very excited to have this at the Haunt.</p>
<p>"It will be a fun event with like-minded people."</p>
<p>Lehman, a singer and keyboardist for First Jason, is a classically trained pianist, although the band's style is described as "horror metal." Lehman wields an over-the-shoulder keyboard with a custom-made handle shaped like that of a machete.</p>
<p>The premise of the "Victim" video will be Jason battling a mob of zombies. The cast will include Ladislav Beran, who played <a href="http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0028978/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2" data-imported="1">Karl Ruprecht Kroenen</a> in "Hellboy."</p>
<p>The band is helping to finance the music video through pay-to-participate opportunities for extras. The majority of the shooting is scheduled to take place at the Corpse Barn Shock Haunt on Saturday, April 26.</p>
<p>Anyone interested should visit <a href="http://firstjason.com/" data-imported="1">firstjason.com</a>. For other questions, call the Corpse Barn at 517-206-3211. </p>
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<p> (Source: Jennings, Zeke. MLIVE.COM, April 12, 2014, http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/jackson/index.ssf/2014/04/original_jason_actor_from_frid.html )</p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507492014-03-09T19:00:00-05:002023-12-10T10:54:08-06:00[Random Cool] Ari Lehman, The First Jason Voorhees, Has A Band Named First Jason!<p>Remember the original <em>Friday The 13th</em> and how (SPOILER ALERT) it was actually Jason’s mother that was behind everything? We didn’t get our famed masked killer until <em>Friday The 13th Part 2</em>, the machete-wielding bastard that we’ve all come to know and love! But that doesn’t mean that we didn’t get a taste of Jason and his hideous visage until that movie. Oh no, we have actor Ari Lehman to thank for bringing us the beginnings of horror’s most prolific mass murderer! He was the Jason that burst out of the lake and pulled Alice into the cold, dark, murky waters of Camp Crystal Lake.</p>
<p>But what many of you might not know (and myself included until very recently) is that Ari Lehman has a band that is themed around Jason Voorhees! Aptly named <strong>First Jason</strong>, it is described as metal/horror rock and Lehman plays a badass keytar that is built from a large machete! Seriously, it’s one of the most metal instruments I’ve ever seen.</p>
<p>Head on below to check out their track “Into The Storm”, their video for “Jason’s Bride”, and to see their cover of <em>Heed My Warning</em>. Also, make sure to pick up your copy of <em>Heed My Warning</em>through <strong>First Jason</strong>‘s <a href="http://firstjason.com/" target="blank" data-imported="1">website</a>. (Source: Bloody Disgusting, March 10, 2014 http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3282710/random-cool-ari-lehman-the-first-jason-voorhees-has-a-band-named-first-jason/ )</p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507512014-02-12T18:00:00-06:002023-12-10T12:59:23-06:00First Jason takes machete to metal<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/391547/e6ad5e44ff6f3f144bb872f56cf6d8a2a9bd1ac3/original/01-07-15maine.jpg/!!/b%3AWyJyZXNpemU6MzUweDIzMyJd.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="233" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="350" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Ari Lehman, who played Jason Voorhees in the 1980 film “Friday the 13th,” performs </em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Sunday with his band, First Jason, at Cheers Pub in Roseland. (Photo provided)</em></p>
<p>The “boy in the lake” has grown up and now has a metal band.</p>
<p>At the age of 14, Ari Lehman landed the role of a lifetime as Jason Voorhees in the 1980 horror film “Friday the 13th.” Lehman left an indelible impression in the movie’s famous final scene when Jason emerges from the chilly waters of Crystal Lake to pull the female protagonist out of her canoe.</p>
<p>“Friday the 13th” was only Lehman’s second movie.</p>
<p>“I wanted to be an actor after I saw ‘Star Wars’ with my dad in Times Square,” Lehman says. “I snuck into an audition that was going on in the town of Westport, Conn. Sean Cunningham, the director of ‘Friday the 13th,’ did a comedy about kids who play soccer, kind of a ‘Bad News Bears’ of soccer. It is called ‘Manny’s Orphans.’ ”</p>
<p>Lehman played Roger, a kid obsessed with girls, but the movie didn’t do that well, so Cunningham came up with the idea for “Friday the 13th.”</p>
<p>“He had seen the success of ‘Halloween’ and he thought up this title, ‘Friday the 13th,’” Lehman says. “They figured they would need a kid to play young Jason Voorhees in Crystal Lake. At first they were considering Sean’s own son, but his mother</p>
<p>vetoed that decision.”</p>
<p>Lehman made a few more movies, but his heart was always in music. He was awarded a scholarship to Berklee School of Music and studied jazz piano at New York University.</p>
<p>“Even at that time, I was already studying jazz piano,” Lehman says. “I was a little piano kid. That is where my head was at, in terms of really where my future was.”</p>
<p>Interestingly, Lehman’s professional music career began in reggae and world music.</p>
<p>“I was the keyboardist you would call if you came to New York from West Africa or the Caribbean, and you needed a keyboardist because of visa issues,” he says. “I would work quite frequently with some of the top reggae and African artists.”</p>
<p>After moving to Chicago in 2002, Lehman received an email from a “Friday the 13th” fan.</p>
<p>“A fan sent me an email asking if I autographed a photo of Jason Voorhees,” Lehman says. “I was pretty shocked, because I had never autographed anything at that point. He said, ‘I just bought this for $50 on eBay.’ That brought me to an awareness of this whole horror scene.”</p>
<p>While living in New York City, Lehman was turned onto such bands as Reagan Youth, Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys and White Zombie, and continued following punk and hard-core bands when he moved to Chicago.</p>
<p>Lehman created the metal/horror rock band First Jason to capitalize on his fame within the horror film community.</p>
<p>First Jason is a duo comprised of drummer Derek Macabre and Lehman singing and playing his “electric machete.”</p>
<p>“It is an electric, heavy metal keytar on a giant machete with an LED Jason mask,” Lehman says. “It is an analog keyboard that goes through guitar effects into a bass amp. It sounds as loud as a bass and a guitar on any metal stage, but it is a keyboard. I can do all kinds of great things with it.”</p>
<p>First Jason released the debut album “Jason Is Watching” in 2009, and with such songs as “Jason Never Dies,” “Sink or Swim” and “Machete Is My Friend,” Lehman hewed close to the “Friday the 13th” concept.</p>
<p>“Heed My Warning” came out Dec. 13. And, yes, it was a Friday.</p>
<p>“That has a couple songs that are really straight-up about Jason, like ‘Jason’s Bride,’ ” Lehman says. “But most of the material on that one is more just dark lyrics. There is even a song with lyrics by Edgar Allan Poe. The Poe poem ‘Dream Within a Dream,’ we do an upbeat, punk version of that.”</p>
<p>Lehman will sign autographs and “reminisce about Camp Crystal Lake and the good old days” at his appearance at Cheers Pub on Sunday night, and there will be a tasting of his hot sauce, Slasher Sauce.</p>
<p>And, despite his “slasher” past, Lehman promises that nobody will be killed.</p>
<p>“Boredom will die,” he says. “We will kill mundane, humdrum boredom, for sure.” </p>
<p>(Source: <span>TOM CONWAY Tribune Correspondent. in the bend, February 13, 2014. http://www.southbendtribune.com/entertainment/inthebend/eventnews/first-jason-takes-machete-to-metal/article_d31c6fda-949c-11e3-b43a-001a4bcf6878.html )</span></p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507572014-01-24T18:00:00-06:002023-12-10T10:57:29-06:006 Iconic Horror Characters with Almost No Screen Time<div class="general">
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<p>As a horror fan, you may sometimes feel like you’re spending more time with simpering victims instead of unflappable villains. And you’re probably right. Filmmakers like to deceive viewers with a litany of lead-up scares but no actual reveal. Other times, we hear swathes of back story about certain diabolical characters before they’re introduced, which creates the illusion that they’re on screen more than they are.</p>
<p>Case in point: despite a truckload of accolades as the leading man of the film, Hannibal Lecter appears in less than twenty minutes of <em>The Silence of the Lambs</em>. Even horror regulars like Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger might materialize only sporadically throughout an installment. Right or wrong, Hollywood’s decided we like our villains in relatively small doses.</p>
<p>But some of horror’s most famous creations clock so little face time with the audience that you might be able to blink hard enough and miss them. They’re rare. They’re influential. And in almost no time at all, they become bloodied bastions of the genre.</p>
<p>With that in mind, here are six—okay, technically seven—characters that make their fleeting time on celluloid count. And sure, some are around in sequels and remakes, thus upping their overall screen presence. But even without any redux or reimagining, the first appearance is usually the best.</p>
<h2><strong>Twice the Fun on Your Overlook Retreat: The “Twins” in <em>The Shining</em></strong></h2>
<p>Take a moment and picture the Grady sisters. You can seem them clearly, right? Hand-in-hand at the end of a hallway, apathetic expressions on their ghostly little faces, they wear matching blue dresses with tiny barrettes in their shoulder-length brown hair. You might not remember the color of the flowers on the wallpaper—they’re blue, almost the same shade as the dresses—but you probably have no issue envisioning the twins along with the crimson flashes back and forth to their filicidal demises.</p>
<p>For all the purists out there—no, they’re not twins per se, being referred to as about two years apart, but the girls portraying them are indeed identical, so the oft-called moniker of “The Twins” is still half right and probably more recognizable. Either way, the pint-size brunettes created an indelible image that auteurs, artists, and fans continue to recreate and spoof to this day. Not only is the scene one of the most famous from Kubrick’s 1980 classic but it’s also a renowned moment in general cinema history. Many non-fans of horror (yes, that’s a real thing) can recognize a still photo of the girls, some without even seeing the film. Quite a notable honor for two actresses who never made another movie. Perhaps, that’s part of the appeal. Since we never saw them in any other film roles, there’s a nagging notion that maybe, just maybe, they remain trapped in limbo, ceaselessly waiting for another lonely kid on a three-wheeler to come around the hallway.</p>
<p><strong style="font-size: 1.5em;">In Lieu of Wedding Gifts, Send Electricity: The Bride in <em>Bride of Frankenstein</em></strong></p>
<p>The hair! The hissing! The <em>Metropolis</em>-esque head twitching! As the eponymous blushing cadaver, the Bride of Frankenstein is one of the most memorable female monsters in horror history. Upon your first screening, however, you might be disappointed if you expect her to be the star. In fact, simply waiting for her to appear might thoroughly test your patience.</p>
<p>The audience never learns too much about our girl with the Vulcan eyebrows. About five minutes after her creation, she along with her fiancé, one mad scientist, and a bunch of expensive-looking equipment are destroyed. Why every laboratory has an explosion-inducing kill switch is perhaps the greatest puzzle of old-time monster movies. Shame too. So much potential existed in Elsa Lanchester’s overwrought yet nuanced portrayal of the would-be mate. Nowadays, she’d get three spin-off films and a reality television show. On second thought, maybe it’s a good thing about those dynamite-detonating lab controls.</p>
<p><strong style="font-size: 1.5em;">The Problem with Tweens: Jason in <em>Friday the 13th</em></strong></p>
<p>In the inaugural chapter from the Man Behind the Hockey Mask series, Jason doesn’t use his machete on anybody—or wear the aforementioned disguise either. Instead, his good ol’ mom does his bidding as she slices her way through Camp Crystal Lake. Jason does manage a token appearance, initially in his deranged mother’s flashbacks. But that’s not his contribution to the first movie that most of us remember. Instead, as the catalyst for a boating accident, his five second cameo at the end of the film is what’s embedded in our heads.</p>
<p>The ambiguity of his début adds more allure. Was Jason trying to pull his mother’s murderer into the water to drown her, or was that his way of saying hi? Did the whole scene even happen, or was the ill-fated Alice just having another PTSD-induced hallucination? And as a side note, he should be a tad more putrefied after years spent in the amoeba-infested waters of Crystal Lake. Maybe a mother’s love can overcome anything, including the basic process of rot.</p>
<p>If you’re still not convinced of the brief role’s influence, look no further than the career path of actor Ari Lehman. He has successfully parlayed his performance as the soon-to-be-homicidal youngster into a whole vocation of horror convention appearances and an aptly named band, First Jason. A mere glimpse of the littlest Voorhes, and horror fans have been besotted ever since.</p>
<p><strong style="font-size: 1.5em;">Listen for the Dinner Bell: Grandpa Sawyer in <em>The Texas Chain Saw Massacre</em></strong></p>
<p>Leatherface may be the most infamous member of the Sawyer clan, but as lead villain, the audience gets to know him reasonably well in the 1974 foray into rural hell. It’s patriarch Grandpa who barely appears yet manages to do a number on your psyche forever.</p>
<p>Between his deceptive comatose vibe and lust for blood and hammers, Grandpa manages to steal every moment he’s on screen, even though he’s often relegated to the background of raucous scenery. Upon their first meeting, hapless Sally makes the mistake that he’s dead, a folly she’ll never forget after the ghastly hemoglobin sucking at the dinner table drives her into a momentary coma of her own.</p>
<p>For anyone who’s seen <em>Chainsaw</em>’s many sequels, prequel, and remake, Grandpa does log a decent chunk of screen time in the overall series. But among both horror devotees who’ve memorized every frame of every film and casual fans who could barely stomach the original, no one forgets Grandpa’s earliest celluloid outing. An appearance so economical in its terror, nothing imprints on your nightmares and waking dreams quite like it.</p>
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<h2><strong>All Wrapped Up & No Place to Go: The Mummy in <em>The Mummy</em></strong></h2>
<p>Even if you haven’t seen the movie, at some point in your life, you’ve come across the prolific image of the original Mummy. It’s implanted in pop culture in a way that no CGI monstrosity pursuing Brendan Fraser could possibly hope to unseat. Yet much like the Bride that followed three years later, the 1932 classic saw little of its namesake creature.</p>
<p>But let’s get this straight: Boris Karloff is in the movie plenty. In full mummy regalia, though, he shows up for a whopping one scene. That’s right. The iconic Universal monster that we’ve come to know hangs around for mere minutes. Then he fancies himself up, and he’s out the door to wreak havoc around town. Or more specifically, he wants to find a woman he can murder and bring back from the dead. What is it with Karloff and his lackluster mating rituals?</p>
<p>Throughout the rest of the film, the misnomer Mummy does look a bit shriveled, but no more so than any tourist who’s spent too much time in the sun exploring Egypt’s ancient sites. You’ve got to figure he’d get a lot more terrorizing done if he left on the bandages. The stench of embalming fluid and scarab beetles alone should frighten the locals.</p>
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<h2><strong>No More Late-Night Snacks for You, Little Lady: Karen in <em>Night of the Living Dead</em></strong></h2>
<p>Romero’s <span>Dead</span> series has a knack for creating unforgettable zombies, including <em>Day</em>’s perennial fan favorite, Bub. But it’s the little girl with the “I Hurt” mantra that appears in her monstrous guise for under two minutes yet manages to sear that fallen from grace visage into our still-intact brains. You may consider another Pittsburgh-area zombie the best (<em>Land</em>’s Big Daddy, anyone?), but Karen packs the most wallop into the briefest appearance.</p>
<p>What is it that makes kids and horror such a terrifying combination anyhow? The irrevocable loss of innocence? The superimposing of grotesque traits on the made-in-our-image offspring? Or maybe it’s that despite millennia of advice and thousands of books on child rearing, youngsters’ minds are still so opaque to us adults that we almost wonder if they’re capable of such hellish designs even without a zombie apocalypse. Think about that the next time you tuck in the little tyke or have to babysit your cousin’s kid. Not so cute when they’re going for your cranium.</p>
<p>(Source: Horror-Movies.CA, January 25, 2014. http://www.horror-movies.ca/iconic-horror-movie-characters-rarely-seen/)</p>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Suddenly there was an almighty splash and we saw him, emerging from the lake, his clothes sodden, carrying something shiny in his hand and wearing some sort of mask... I held my breath as he neared us, Sherri hid behind me, eyes tight shut... I stared, my eyes not letting me shut them, not wanting to miss a second... The masked figure approached us and then spoke...</strong></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>"Got it!" he said removing his swimming mask and snorkel! "Didn't want you gals cutting yourself on that, did we?" He held up an old rusty sign, it read 'Danger Deep Water', "Must have fallen off during winter"</strong></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong><em>Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise focusing on the fictional character Jason Voorhees (origionally played by Ari lehman), who drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be "cursed" and is the setting for a series of mass murders. Jason is featured in all of the films, as either the killer or the motivation for the killings. The original film was written by Victor Miller and was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham. However, neither returned to write or direct any of the sequels. The films have grossed over <a title="United States dollar" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" data-imported="1">$</a>465 million at the box-office worldwide.</em></strong></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>So Ari, How did you get the part of Jason Voorhees? </strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>“When I was twelve, I lived in a town in New England where the great Director Sean S. Cunningham happened to have his offices, perhaps due to the proximity to New York City, where I was born. I actually snuck into the audition for MANNY'S ORPHANS, a Comedy about inner city ruffians who play Football (we call it "Soccer" here haha). That movie was not widely released, so Sean S. Cunningham decided to produce FRIDAY THE 13TH in an effort to make up for it. I got a call on the phone at home during the following Summer, and Sean basically asked me the famous question - "can you swim?".</em></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>I was very excited to be in another film. Of course, when I got the script for Jason, I immediately noticed that there were no lines at all. I decided that I would have to rise to the challenge and convey the intensity through my eyes and body language alone. Then, Tom Savini later informed me that I would actually have a glass eye. Undaunted, I made up my mind to put all the feeling into one eye! haha... </em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Now the brilliant Tom Savini did the makeup for the cast, how long did yours take to do? What was it like?</strong></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>To be 14 years old and get to see the inner workings of a Horror Special Effects Studio is amazing, especially since we were all crazy about movies since the release of Star Wars and Jaws. It was a revelation to see all the severed limbs, decapitated heads, weaponry, and explosive props that Tom Savini and Taso Stavrakis were creating for F13 and other films. I worked with them just before they made another film called KNIGHT RIDERS a wild movie about jousting on motorcycles, and stars Ed Harris. It was a great deal of fun to work with Tom for about 4 weeks prior to the film and on the set for several days on and off. Tom always made it a point that I learn about the Classic Horror Greats like Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and Vincent Price.”</em></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>“First of all I am the only Jason who does not get residuals. The pay was the day pay for a junior stunt man at that time which was $225/day. I have the honor of being an integral part of the Jason Mythos and that has led to the creation of my Metal project FIRST JASON, that is recently enjoying some success performing at major Metal Fests and Film Festivals in the Us and Europe." </em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>And what direction did Sean S Cunningham give you to play the part?</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>"Sean Cunningham really is a great Director who deserves more credit for the success of the series, I believe. He continually urged the actors not to be "over-the-top" or obvious. He even allowed for some improvisation on the set, much of which made it to the screen. The crucial moment was when we shot the scene, he said "Ari, you are the Director this time. When you go under the water, that's "Action" then look up and wait for the bubbles to clear and go for it!"”</em></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>At my website <a href="http://www.firstjason.com/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">http://www.firstjason.com</a> there is a sequence of photos that shows the removal of the mask. I believe Tom Savini has all of that Special Effects material. “</em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Now obviously the famous scene and the one he almost rein-acted for us today was the final scene where he slashes about the in the water, I had to ask how cold was the water in that lake? How long did you have to stay in it?</strong></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>“The famous final scene was not in the original script. In fact it was shot afterwards, prompted by Sean Cunningham seeing the film CARRIE. We had originally wrapped everything in August. But in October I was called back to work on the final scene. In my mind, Jason comes back to life to seek vengence. However I was told that was not the case, this was a dream sequence. My objections were quelled by Tom who told me, "Play it like a ghost, because if you were a ghost in a dream, you would believe you were a ghost. right?" So I did, and in fact I was right. Jason LIVES!!!”</em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Why did you only appear in the first film?</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>“By the second film Jason was to be much larger, although this has YET to be explained... "</em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Did you ever believe that the film would become such a huge franchise, with 12 sequels, </strong><strong>a television show, novels, comic books, and tie‑in merchandise?</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>"At first it was really the story about Pamela Voorhees and Alice Hardy that made FRIDAY THE 13TH so unique of course. Honestly it was not until Sir Richard Brooker played Jason Voorhees in PART 3, when the Hockey Mask Jason was born that I started to hear friends of mine making that now famous ch-ch-ch sound and asking me about FRIDAY THE 13TH & Jason Voorhees. That sound, by the way, and the soundtrack by Harry Manfredini are crucial to the series' success."“</em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>What do you think of Betsy Palmer saying that she only took the part because she needed a new car and that the film was “a piece of Shit”?</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>“Betsy Palmer is one of the most amazing people in the world and I Love Her. Betsy has devoted so much time and energy to the fans of F13 that it overrides any previous trepidation. Let's just say that we are all lucky that her Volkswagen broke down that day, because she readily accepted the role and elevated the entire film with her memorable performance. Certain lines in this film are absolutely unforgettable when you hear her say them too. I have seen her and the Author, Victor Miller discuss this famous quip, and they laugh about it together. If not for Betsy Palmer, F13 and Jason Voorhees himself may never have had the impact that they now have. Jason is the fragile child trapped inside the body of a indestructible monster. It's Pamela that says "I'm not afraid."”</em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Have you ever been tempted to go back to camp No-Be-Bo-Sco in New Jersey and scare the livin’ bejesus out of the campers? Actually have you ever been back?</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>“I have not been back since but there is a Facebook campaign to get it open for F13 Tours.”</em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Do you know if it’s true that Jason was origionally called Josh, but it sounded to nice?</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>“I have never heard that before you'll have to ask Victor Miller.”</em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Now Friday 13th had scared to b'jesus out of me, but what scared Ari, I wondered?</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>“Halloween is a scary film, and Michael is creepy. Recent films that I like include THE WOMAN IN BLACK and LORDS OF SALEM. But there are films that are scarier by far, for instance [REC] or even CANDYMAN, so if you are asking for SCARY there's CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST too. The next phase of that genre is coming from Eli Roth with GREEN INFERNO, perhaps also a good scare.“</em></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>“Honestly the success of "Friday the 13th" has to do with many films that preceded it. In the 70's there was a plethora of female-driven Horror Films like CARRIE, ROSEMARY'S BABY and THE EXORCIST. Then it was JAWS reminding the audiences that they love a Monster. Two films came out in 1980 that reflected these elements - FRIDAY THE 13TH and THE SHINING. For some reason, although both of these films were hits, the public wanted the mindless thrill of the Slashers.”</em></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>“Originally I would do several Horror Conventions a year. With the release of FIRST JASON'S first album "JASON IS WATCHING!" I began to tour the US and EU on the music circuit, playing in Punk/Metal Venues and Festivals more than Horror Conventions. Please check out these videos of FIRST JASON LIVE AT THE VIPER ROOM in LA:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxLZ2XPI2yc" target="_blank" data-imported="1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxLZ2XPI2yc</a></em></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>And what's the best question you've ever been asked?</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>“Well it's hilarious when little children ask me questions about being "Big" Jason's brother!”</em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>What are you fans like? Can they get pretty weird?</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>“I am always amazed and impressed by the dedication of the F13 fans. I feel that there is something about the Summer Camp, and Jason, but most of all Momma Voorhees. It's like a big family of Horror movie fans who truly feel nostalgic for Camp Crystal Lake, as if they had gone to camp there when they were young. It's a fun collective illusion that provides recreation and distraction from the everyday routine."</em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>But why do you think the film is so popular?</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>"FRIDAY THE 13TH takes viewers on a journey back into the woods every time they see the Welcome To Camp Crystal Lake sign and hear the sound of Jason. It's an escape from reality."</em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>Ari turned to leave... This was going to be the coolest holiday ever I thought, perfect... My troubles had already faded and now I was ready for a dip, Sherri's grip has loosened and her rushed breathing stopped, actually I couldn't hear her at all now... But I could still hear Ari behind me, so without turning I asked....</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>So Ari, If he was real what do you think is Jason Vorhees would be doing now?</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><em>“Jason would be fighting off the Frackers who are drilling the woodlands and lake country if America for oil more and more every day. Also I see Jason laying waste to an army of zombies.”</em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>I laughed and turned to say my goodbyes.... But gazing at the mutilated body of my best friend lying dead on the deck beside me, I guessed my goodbyes were going to be more permanent than I thought....................................................................................................................................................................... </strong></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong>(Source: Retro Lady Land, December 9, 2013. </strong></span></div>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-mark="1"><strong> http://retroladyland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/back-to-camp-with-ari-lehman-interview.html)</strong></span></p>
</div>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507622013-10-23T19:00:00-05:002022-06-01T20:03:42-05:00Horror Meets Heavy Metal at Housecore Horror Film Festival<p>Fiendishly frightening horror flicks. Bone-crushingly heavy metal music. A match made in heaven, or perhaps a deep, fiery circle of hell. Such are the rumors of this weekend’s Housecore Horror Film Festival (HHFF), a celebratory hybrid of the most sinister movies and bands on the planet, running from Thursday night to Sunday night at Emo’s, Antone’s, and the Dirty Dog.</p>
<p><em>By Bryan Rolli</em></p>
<p>The brainchild of former Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo and bestselling true crime author Corey Mitchell, the festival started as a mere idea in 2010. An avid horror and heavy metal fan himself, Mitchell first proposed the film festival to Anselmo in early 2010 when he began helping Anselmo with his autobiography, but they brushed it aside in the midst of their other projects. When the two reconvened in November 2011, Mitchell pushed for it again. “I couldn’t get rid of that idea, it just kept percolating, and I’m like, ‘Phil, we have to do this film festival,’ and he’s like, ‘F**k yeah, let’s do it.’</p>
<p>When Mitchell pitched the idea at the 2012 South By Southwest (SXSW) Festival, Austin Chronicle<em> </em>staff writer Richard Whittaker, who also served as a panel judge at SXSW, broke the story and the word spread like wildfire. “The minute the thing got out, I think Blabbermouth picked it up, and then all the metal sites picked it up, and all the horror sites. Also, every band and another was calling us up, and of course, Philip knows 95 percent of all the metal bands out there — they know him. I mean, he’s buddies with some of these people. He could literally just go, ‘Hey, I’ll find Charlie Benante from Anthrax; here, you want to talk to him? Okay, sure. Here’s Kerry King from Slayer, see what he’s up to,” Mitchell says.</p>
<p>Since the festival idea went public, Anselmo and Mitchell have been seeking the right type of sponsors to make it possible on a larger scale than initially envisioned. Alongside the plethora of films and bands, there will also be horror and heavy metal vendors, food trailers, zombie makeovers and a special visit from Matt Valentine and Michael Faust, makeup masters and former contestants on the reality TV show FACE/OFF.</p>
<p>Not content to recycle the same handful of horror films that bigger festivals like SXSW and Sundance will be screening — they already have plenty of exposure and distribution as it is — Mitchell and Anselmo say they want to showcase filmmakers from different backgrounds, whose movies Mitchell believes desrve more coverage. “A lot of the ones that we picked are way better than the ones that I saw at the film festival, and probably will never get distribution. Maybe now with Housecore they will, or maybe other people take notice of some of these flicks, and know that these are just some incredible, low-budget, indie, well-written, intelligent flicks that really deserve an audience,” Mitchell explains.</p>
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<p>As for the music portion of the event, the festival will feature performances from bands that embody the marriage of horror and heavy metal, such as the Chicago-based band First Jason (www.FirstJason.com). Fronted by Ari Lehman, who played a young Jason Voorhees in the first installment of the legendary “Friday the 13<span>th”</span> franchise, the self-proclaimed “punk-metal-horror-comedy duo” pays homage to the archetypal slasher film. With songs, such as “Jason Never Dies!” and “Machete Is My Friend,” off of their debut album, “Jason Is Watching!,” the group firmly establishes their identity with an unique instrument — Lehman’s electric machete. “I do play the world’s only heavy metal keytar, which is the electric machete, which is basically an analog synth which has been duct-taped to a giant machete, with an LED Jason mask in the blade, and I play it through a Gallien-Krueger, big bass amp with 4×10 [speakers]. It’s just about as metal as you can get,” the child-star-turned-metal-monster proudly declares.</p>
<p>Accompanied by Nefarious, bassist for Chicago “murder metal” veterans Macabre, First Jason will take the Antone’s stage at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, and they hope listeners come prepared for an eye-opening performance. “I would say a large percentage of your audience there are unaware of what’s about to happen, and I just recommend everybody comes, especially if you want to see the keyboard reborn on the metal stage,” Lehman says. “And I’m ready to go toe-to-toe with any guitar player. I can play faster and louder, and I can play with both hands at the same time,” he adds, in the spirit of good-natured competition.</p>
<p>Lehman is most excited to simply experience the festival as a music lover and make new discoveries. “In all honesty, I’m there with my ears open to learn. I’m there to bring my sound, but I’m really there to check it out and absorb and learn,” he explains. Having traveled the country and played with the acts, such as Chimaira and The Browning, Lehman sees a lot of encouragement from the metal scene right now and thinks HHFF will only further highlight the supportiveness of this audience: “I think we all got an opportunity here to kind of all come together and make this scene really thrive.”</p>
<p>For Mitchell, the Housecore Horror Film Festival is simply about him and Anselmo sharing their passions with the world. “It’s just a bigger stage for me and Phil to sit there and watch horror films together. It went from his house to hanging out with 2,000 friends and fans,” he says.</p>
<p>(Source: Orange Magazine: Hand-crafted by UT Student for ATX, October 24 2013. http://orangemagazine.co/2013/10/24/horror-meets-heavy-metal-at-housecore-horror-film-festival/)</p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507632013-10-20T19:00:00-05:002024-01-04T04:53:45-06:00The Three Most Badass Stories About Actors Who Played Jason Voorhees<h1 class="post-title">The Three Most Badass Stories About Actors Who Played Jason Voorhees</h1>
<p class="byline">By <span class="author"><a title="Posts by Karl Smallwood" href="http://media.gunaxin.com/author/karl/" rel="author" data-imported="1">Karl Smallwood</a> (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/karlsmallwood" data-imported="1">@karlsmallwood</a>)</span> on <span class="time">October 21, 2013</span></p>
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<p>Jason Voorhees is an on-screen legend. With the highest confirmed kill count of literally any other on-screen movie monster, Jason’s place in pop-culture history is all but absolute. But what of the men who’ve worn the trademark mask? Surely the guys fit to play one of the single most terrifying and physically imposing men in film history have some awesome stories to tell, right? Damn straight they do, here are our favorite three.</p>
<h2>1) Ari Lehman is a Metal Singer</h2>
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<p>Ari Lehman is the first guy to ever play Jason on screen, so of course, he’s the first guy on our list. Though he never wore the hockey mask, Ari did play Jason as a deformed young boy which involved him wearing perhaps the single greatest piece of special effects make up ever designed. Seriously, look at this shit! It looks like everything wrong you’ve ever done had a baby with a brick wall and dipped it in a nightmare, then gave it the home address of the part of your brain THAT CAN NEVER UNSEE THE TERROR!</p>
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<p class="wp-caption-text">We lost three image guys uploading this to our servers.</p>
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<p>Though Ari never went back to films in a big way since his break-out role as a potato headed Jason, he did decide to kick all of the ass at music. This culminated in Ari fronting a band aptly called <strong>“<a href="http://www.firstjason.com/" data-imported="1"><em>First Jason</em></a>“</strong> because when you were the first guy to ever play a character with 800 confirmed kills, you just have to front a metal band and sing about it. Hell, walking out on stage and saying “I was, nay AM Jason Voorhees” is more hype than Slash playing a guitar solo on a naked lady guitar made of snakes. Speaking of which, listen to how metal this is, then realize it’s literally being sung by Jason himself and tell us that isn’t badass.</p>
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<h2>2. Richard Brooker Directed Bill Nye</h2>
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<p class="wp-caption-text">Seriously, can we get this guy a mask or something?</p>
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<p>Richard Brooker was the first actor tasked with playing Jason who got to wear the now iconic hockey mask. Legend states that upon putting on the mask for the first time a light mist poured from Richard’s eyes and every actor who’d ever played a Predator simultaneously shit themselves in fear.</p>
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<p>Along with being possibly the nicest guy ever who was <a href="http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/65431/rip-richard-brooker#axzz2hnIjeYSK" data-imported="1">a mainstay at conventions until his death</a>, Richard was also an avid director of television and was instrumental in dozens of episodes of <strong><a href="http://www.fearnet.com/news/news-article/rip-friday-13th-actor-richard-brooker" data-imported="1"><em>Bill Nye the Science Guy</em></a>.</strong> Just read that again, 42 episodes of Bill Nye’s show were directed by <em>JASON VOORHEES!</em></p>
<p>Oh and he once apparently got a girl’s phone number by saying he was the actor who played Jason. We don’t know how clearly you all remember the movies, but Jason spends half his time on-screen murdering people, most of whom are women who just had sex, and Richard was brazen enough to spin this into a pick-up line. If “<em>The big dick OG pimp</em>” isn’t a suffix carved onto this man’s tombstone we’re going to go put it there ourselves.</p>
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<p class="wp-caption-text">“I have a splitting headache!”</p>
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<h2>3. Ken Kirzinger literally caught fire on set</h2>
<p>Ken Kirzinger is the largest man in a long line of man-mountains to play Jason, and being the most physically intimidating of the Jason’s, Ken has the most metal story. Mainly that he caught on god damn fire!</p>
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<p class="wp-caption-text">Excuse me, sir. I appear to have caught fire.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ_NH_Iq4Y4" data-imported="1">Now that image above</a></strong> is from the film, <em>Freddy vs Jason</em> and it doesn’t actually star Ken, it’s just the best image of Jason on fire we could legally show without risking <em>Dragonforce </em>suing us for stealing their next album cover.</p>
<p><img src="http://cdn.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Ken-560x256.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Ken 560x256" height="229" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="500" /></p>
<p>Though Ken is a veteran stuntman, the Director, for reasons we can’t quite fathom, cast another stuntman for the scene above, which must have annoyed Ken something fierce since he decided to <a href="http://somewhatnerdy.com/home/freddy-vs-jason-jason/" data-imported="1">catch fire anyway</a> in a later scene. But here’s the awesome part, it happened during a scene in which Jason confronts Freddy Kreuger in a burning cabin and Ken, being a badass first and a professional second, didn’t even flinch when he set ablaze.</p>
<p>And that is the image we want to leave you with, a 6ft 5 inch tall man in a hockey mask casually catching fire and reacting like it ain’t no thing.</p>
<p>(Source: Gunaxin, October 21, 2013. http://media.gunaxin.com/3-badass-stories-about-actors-playing-jason-voorhees/167833)</p>
</div>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507532013-09-12T19:00:00-05:002022-05-10T20:28:12-05:00'Friday The 13th': What Is The Original Jason Voorhees, Ari Lehman, Doing Now?<p>Being that it’s Friday the 13th, it’s only natural to wonder what the original Jason Voorhees from the film franchise of the same name is up to now.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0499614/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Ari Lehman</a>, who first appeared in “Friday the 13th” as a young Jason, was never seen as the hockey mask-wearing killer who terrorized characters of the horror movie franchise. Now 48 years old, Lehman hasn’t let the fame of being the original Jason wear off.</p>
<p>Lehman is a member of the heavy metal duo <a href="http://www.firstjason.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" data-imported="1">First Jason</a>, which takes its name from Lehman being the original Jason from “Friday the 13th.” The band released its first album, “Jason Is Watching!,” in 2009. The album includes horror-themed songs such as “Jason Never Dies!,” “You Better Run!” and “Machete Is My Friend.”</p>
<p>The album received rave reviews from <a href="http://www.collegenews.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" data-imported="1">College News</a>, with the critique posted on the First Jason website.</p>
<p>"First Jason is amazing ... this album hits you over the head with an anvil being swung at 1,000 miles an hour by the metal gods. Once hitting play on your CD player, Lehman and crew break out of your speakers in surround-sound, get in your face, flash you the devil horns, and smoke through a 30-minute set that will leave your jaw dragging across the floor,” College News said.</p>
<p>Of course, First Jason will be performing on Friday the 13th. The band is being featured Friday at<a href="http://www.fantacon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" data-imported="1">FantaCon 2013</a>, a comic book, horror and fantasy convention that runs through Sunday, in Albany, N.Y. The band is also making an appearance at the Kalmazoo Horror Fest in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Sept. 20. A week later, First Jason heads to Atlanta to perform Sept. 27 at the Twisted Fears Horror Weekend. You can also check out First Jason Oct. 11 in Seabrook, N.H. (venue to be determined) and Oct. 12 at Club Texas in Auburn, Maine.</p>
<p>In a 2011 <a href="http://www.mediamikes.com/2011/01/interview-with-ari-lehman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" data-imported="1">interview</a>, Lehman said his love of music led him to turn away from acting after the success of “Friday the 13th.”</p>
<p>“Rock and Roll is the reason, really. As a young man, I was very intrigued by the entire filmmaking process. Yet, my first love was music, and my experiences as a performer, even then, were very immediate and gratifying,” he told Media Mikes. “Being on a film set, and doing SFX skin work, involves A LOT of waiting and down time. I was drawn to the visceral atmosphere of live performance.”</p>
<p>But Lehman hasn’t totally left the movie business. Lehman composes soundtracks for independent films, fusing his passion for music with motion pictures. He explained the differences between his work with First Jason and composing film soundtracks.</p>
<p>“Admittedly, my forte is performing songs, singing while playing a machete-shaped Keytar that sounds like lightning and thunder. Composing soundtracks is now becoming more interesting to me though, especially since I have been watching great films as much as possible for inspiration,” Lehman said. “The difference between writing songs and soundtracks is truly one of texture and time. A song works in one way, and a soundtrack in another. The great maestro Harry Manfredini, who wrote the soundtrack for “Friday the 13th,” “Wishmaster,” and many more films, gave me some insight to the more spacious, linear, and temporal world of soundtrack composition. Abstraction is crucial there. I am hoping to learn more!”</p>
<p>Curious about First Jason? Watch a video of one of their performances below:</p>
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<p>(Source: <span>Klopowitz, Howard. International Business Times, September 13, 2013 http://www.ibtimes.com/friday-13th-what-original-jason-voorhees-ari-lehman-doing-now-video-1405460 )</span></p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507602013-06-06T19:00:00-05:002022-05-28T05:20:13-05:00Housecore Horror Gets Loud<h2>Music lineup confirms Ansemlo and Goblin double headers</h2>
<h4>BY <a title="more by Richard Whittaker" href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/authors/richard-whittaker/" data-imported="1">RICHARD WHITTAKER</a>, 10:50AM, FRI. JUN. 7, 2013</h4>
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<p>It may call itself the <strong>Housecore Horror Film Festival</strong>, but with Pantera main man <strong>Phil Anselmo</strong> and<a href="http://www.metalsucks.net/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">metalsucks.net</a> writer <strong>Corey Mitchell</strong> at the helm, they were also promising a superheavy metal lineup, Oct. 24-27. Today, they delivered with a vengeance.</p>
<p>First, the big headliners. We already knew that Anselmo would be bringing his stoner crew <strong>Down</strong> to town, and that Austin gets the eagerly awaited first U.S. date of Italian horror soundtrack masters <strong>Goblin</strong>. Now everyone’s favorite Grammy-nominated freakazoids<strong>GWAR</strong> have been announced as the Saturday headliners at Emo’s.</p>
<p>Mitchell confirmed this week that there will be double doses of Anselmo and Goblin. Not only will the Italian chillers be performing the <a href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/screens/2013-04-25/housecore-horror-gets-infested-by-goblin/" data-imported="1">live soundtrack to <em>Suspiria</em></a>. They’ll also be undertaking a separate best-of performance at Emo’s. As for Anselmo, he’ll not only headline the first full night, but he’ll open for the agents of Argento with his newest project, <strong>Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals</strong>.</p>
<p>Quick question. Why would Anselmo put on his own festival and not be the closing band? Simple, says Mitchell.</p>
<p>“Phil said, ‘Fuck it, I want to see Goblin.’”</p>
<p>He’s not the only fan going out of his way for Goblin. Seattle-based black metal experimentalists<strong>blackQueen</strong> practically begged to be onstage with their musical heroes. Calling them “a fucking great metal band that uses Suspiria-style sounds,” Mitchell relates that, “They approached us as soon as they heard Goblin are playing.”</p>
<p>Of course, this isn’t just a music festival, and Mitchell’s keen to make sure there’s no walls between the music onstage and the on-screen mayhem. Aside from Goblin, there’s also <strong>First Jason</strong>, lead by Ari Lehman, aka the original Jason Voorhees from <em>Friday the 13th</em>. The melding continues on Sunday; instead of having a separate ceremony for films, the awards will be presented between bands at Emo’s.</p>
<p>“Rather than 200 people sitting in a theater, it’s 1,600 people hearing about this indie horror that’s just terrific,” enthuses Mitchell.</p>
<p>It’s not just pure metal, either. Not only will industrial fans get blasted by infamous Austinites<strong>Skrew</strong>, there’ll be a rare solo DJ show from Nine Inch Nails/Pigface/Marilyn Manson/KMFDM veteran <strong>Chris Vrenna</strong>.</p>
<p>Mixed in among the international and out-of-state imports are a heavy, heavy roar and rumble of Austin bands. South American transplants and <a href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/music/2013-01-11/barge-to-hell-part-3/" data-imported="1">Barge to Hell</a> survivors <strong>HeadCrusher</strong>, <strong>Death Will Tremble</strong> (formerly <a href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2008-01-18/582344/" data-imported="1">Prey for Sleep</a>), and <a href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2012-08-10/south-of-heaven/" data-imported="1">Dirty Dog</a> regulars/<a href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2013-03-15/2012-2013-austin-music-awards/" data-imported="1">Austin Music Award winners</a> <strong>Dead Earth Politics</strong> will be hammering through day parties at Antone’s.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, over at Emo’s, occult metalers <strong><a href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2011-06-17/off-the-record/" data-imported="1">Ancient VVisdom</a></strong> and Municipal Waste side-project/punk throwback <strong>Iron Reagan</strong> will be revving the big stage.</p>
<p>“We’re really trying to push the Austin metal scene,” stresses Mitchell, “because it’s always been the bastard child.”</p>
<p>The East Riverside complex isn’t the only venue for the weekend. There’ll be a brutal soundtrack for badge registration at Dirty Dog, plus a heavy rock extension over at Buzz Mill, which will double up as a screening room. Watch for <strong>Star & Dagger</strong>, the new project from former White Zombie bassist <strong>Sean Yseult</strong>.</p>
<p>“I saw them open up for Down last year, and they were pretty cool,” attests Mitchell.</p>
<p>Who else is Mitchell psyched about? Fuzzed-up, groove-laden retro-rockers <strong>Bloody Hammers</strong>. Mitchell called them a cross between early Danzig, Type O Negative, and early Black Sabbath (add in a dose of Maynard Keenan-esque vocals to that heady mix.) Calling them “the band to sneak in and steal the show,” Mitchell promises, “It’s all spooky, scary shit, and he’s got a voice that’s just killer.”</p>
<p>Here’s the full, confirmed lineup:</p>
<p>Down <br>GWAR <br>Goblin <br>Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals <br>Eyehategod <br>Crowbar <br>Pig Destroyer <br>Repulsion <br>Whitechapel <br>Goatwhore <br>Warbeast <br>Pallbearer <br>Skrew <br>Iron Reagan <br>Bloody Hammers <br>Primitive Weapons <br>Child Bite <br>Hymns <br>Death Will Tremble <br>A Band of Orcs <br>Ancient VVisdom <br>HeadCrusher <br>Dead Earth Politics <br>Lord Dying <br>White Widows Pact <br>Cavalcade <br>The Black Moriah <br>First Jason <br>blackQueen <br>Goatcraft <br>Honky <br>Star & Dagger <br>Chris Vrenna</p>
<p>Again, the inaugural Houescore Horror Film Festival runs Oct. 25-27. See<a href="http://housecorehorrorfilmfestival.com/" data-imported="1">www.housecorehorrorfilmfestival.com</a> for more details.</p>
<p>(Source: The Austin Chronicle, June 7, 2013. http://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2013-06-07/housecore-horror-gets-loud/ )</p>
</div>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507582012-10-19T19:00:00-05:002022-05-13T09:48:33-05:00Interview: Ari Lehman (Jason Voorhees, Friday The 13th 1980)<p><span>Writer Steve De Roover of </span><a href="http://www.moviepulp.be/" data-imported="1">www.moviepulp.be</a><span> / </span><a href="http://www.dvdinfo.be/" data-imported="1">www.dvdinfo.be</a><span> has been steadily collecting interviews of Friday The 13th alumni over the years and has agreed to let </span><a href="http://www.fridaythe13thfranchise.com/" data-imported="1">www.fridaythe13thfranchise.com</a><span> publish these interviews for fans to read and enjoy. Below is Steve's interview with Ari Lehman (Jason Voorhees, </span><a href="http://www.fridaythe13thfranchise.com/2011/06/friday-13th-1980.html" data-imported="1">Friday The 13th 1980</a><span>). Big thank you to Steve for letting us share his interview with Ari!</span><br><br><span><strong>Ari Lehman Interview</strong></span><br><span>(Steve De Roover)</span><span> </span><strong>How did you get involved in the movie-business and especially in Friday The 13th?</strong><br><br><span><span>(Ari Lehman)</span> </span><span>First of all I want to give a warm greeting to you and all of your readers from over here at</span><br><span>CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE!...Now, when I was 13 years old I was interested in both</span><br><span>Music and Film, and I wanted to find out what it was like to be in a movie. Coincidentally,</span><br><span>Film Director Sean Cunningham happened to have his offices in the sunny, suburban town</span><br><span>of Westport, Connecticut where I grew up. I heard that there was to be an audition held in</span><br><span>the town YMCA, so I devised a plan. I arrived with a clipboard and a pen, and asked</span><br><span>"Where is the audition?", "Upstairs", was the reply, so I wrote that down in an official manner,</span><br><span> and proceeded to walk upstairs, read for Sean and his casting director, and land an 80-line</span><br><span>role in "MANNY'S ORPHANS" a comedy about a bunch of inner-city kids who play Soccer.</span><br><span>The film was not a success, however, perhaps due to the fact that in 1978, most Americans</span><br><span>were not familiar with Soccer.</span><br><br><span>Director Sean Cunningham came up with an idea to make up for this setback after seeing</span><br><span>the success of the film "HALLOWEEN". His idea was simply the now-famous name:</span><br><span>"FRIDAY THE 13th". When Screenwriter Victor Miller said that there was a child needed</span><br><span>for a drowning scene in a lake, the first suggestion was Sean's son Noel. However, Mrs.</span><br><span>Cunningham would have none of that. Producer Steve Miner, remembered me from</span><br><span>"MANNY'S ORPHANS", and said, "Hey, why not Ari?". So, one Summer day, Sean</span><br><span>Cunningham calls and says, "We've got another role for you - can you swim?", "Yes.", I</span><br><span>replied, "Great - you got the part!", said Sean, and the rest is Horror History.</span><br><br></p>
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<p><br><span>(Steve De Roover)</span><span> </span><strong>Friday The 13th has celebrated its 30th anniversary. The Franchise is still going strong. What is the enduring appeal in this franchise?</strong><br><br><span>(Ari Lehman) </span><span>The dedication of the fans is what keeps Jason alive, and the "Friday the</span><br><span>13th" series is still going strong 30 years later. The original "Friday</span><br><span>the 13th was released at a transitional time for Horror in America. Movies</span><br><span>like "THE EXORCIST", "ROSEMARY'S BABY" and "CARRIE", which focused on</span><br><span>demonic possesion and the struggles of the human psyche, were all the rage</span><br><span>in the 70's. However, when "JAWS" was released, the effect was phenomenal,</span><br><span>bringing about a change in course. "JAWS" reminded film audiences how much</span><br><span>they are drawn to simply brutal Monsters, because the shark is reminicent</span><br><span>of The Creature in "CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON", and other Monsters.</span><br><span>Meanwhile, "JAWS" also took a usually festive location, the beach, and</span><br><span>turned in into a place of sheer terror.</span><br><br><span>The original "Friday the 13th" is a bridge between the female-character</span><br><span>driven Horrors like "EXORCIST" and "CARRIE" and the later Slasher Genre</span><br><span>Films. Betsy Palmer masterfully portrays a good woman, Pamela Voorhees,</span><br><span>sadly deranged by the drowning of her only son, Jason. Like "JAWS", she</span><br><span>turns usually placid location of a Summer Camp into a killing field, right</span><br><span>in broad daylight. During the chilling scene in which she confronts the</span><br><span>final survivor, Alice (Adrienne King), Pamela begins to speak to a vision</span><br><span>of Jason drowning, revealing that she is an insane murderess. This is very</span><br><span>much in the style of many Horror Films of the 60's and 70's.</span><br><br><span>It is in the final scene, however, where Jason comes up out of the water,</span><br><span>that the NEW ERA of the Monster was truly born. Very reminicent of "JAWS",</span><br><span>this scene was in fact not in the original script, and was written much</span><br><span>later, after Sean Cunningham saw "CARRIE", and wanted a similar surprise</span><br><span>ending. For one shocking moment Jason re-emerges, seemingly bursting out</span><br><span>over the heads of the audience, filling the theatre with slime, decay and</span><br><span>vengance! After this moment Jason ceases to be a vulnerable child and</span><br><span>bcomes an indestructible Monster, one that we were all waiting for since</span><br><span>our childhood films filled with Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolfman, The</span><br><span>Mummy, The Creature, Hunchback Of Notre Dame, and the evil Mr. Hyde.</span><br><br><span>Thanks to Crystal Lake Jason, Hockey Mask Jason was brought to life, and</span><br><span>this rekindled infatuation with Movie Monsters brought us Freddy Krueger,</span><br><span>more Michael Myers and Leatherfaces, and a slew of similar brutes. Fans</span><br><span>enthusiastically defend their favorite Monsters, and their favorite</span><br><span>actor's portrayals of those Monsters, just like I used to debate who was</span><br><span>better: Bela Lugosi's Count Dracula or Christopher Lee's? True Horror fans</span><br><span>will always flock to see films created in this grand tradition of</span><br><span>Hollywood Monsters, pioneered by Greats like John Barrymore and Lon Chaney</span><br><span>and championed by Boris Karloff, Vincent Price and Lon Chaney, Jr.</span><br><br><br><span>(Steve De Roover)</span><span> </span><strong>Were you aware at the time that you were working on something special and how does it feel to know after all these years that you were the first who played the iconic Jason?</strong><br><br><span>(Ari Lehman)</span><span> </span><span>My interaction with the friends and fans of Jason Voorhees and "Friday the</span><br><span>13th" at Horror Conventions and FIRSTJASON concerts is extremely</span><br><span>gratifying and rewarding. In 1980, we all had no idea that this film would</span><br><span>capture the audience's imagination with such success. Now, it is clear to</span><br><span>me that each film in the series has essentially been created as a direct</span><br><span>response to the dedication of F13 fans worldwide. I have heard hundreds of</span><br><span>stories from fans about where they were when they first saw "Friday the</span><br><span>13th", as if it is a historical event. The reactions are so diverse: some</span><br><span>get nightmares, while one little girl told me she calls upon Jason to save</span><br><span>her from the bad Monsters in her dreams. I am honored to be the 1st Jason.</span><br><br></p>
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<p><br><span>(Steve De Roover)</span><span> </span><strong>Did the huge success of Friday The 13th open doors for you?</strong><br><br><span>(Ari Lehman)</span><span> </span><span>Ultimately, after doing "Friday the 13th", I decided that I wanted to be a</span><br><span>musician, largely due to all of the waiting around one does as an actor on a movie set.</span><br><span>Truly, I live for the thrill of being at the edge of the stage in between a kickass band and</span><br><span> a screaming audience. I now front a Monster Metal Band here in Chicago called</span><br><span>FIRSTJASON. FIRSTJASON is a musical experience that channels the inner workings</span><br><span>of the mind of Jason Voorhees. Jason is silent: FIRSTJASON is The Voice Of Jason Voorhees. (</span><a href="http://www.firstjason.com/" data-imported="1">http://www.firstjason.com</a><span>)</span><br><br><br><span>(Steve De Roover)</span><span> </span><strong>You were only four days on the set, but do you have some special memorable story's about shooting the movie? How was it like to work with director Sean S. Cunningham, actress Adrienne King and FX-wizard Tom Savini?</strong><br><br><span>(Ari Lehman) </span><span>Most of my experience working on "Friday the 13th" was directly with Tom</span><br><span>Savini, and his assistant at that time, Taso Stavrakos. It was the 1970's</span><br><span>still and there was a LOT of wild times going on, both on the set and at</span><br><span>Tom's studio in the Connecticut woods. This is just before Savini did</span><br><span>"KNIGHTRIDERS", the Motorcycle-Jousting movie, and he a Taso would ride</span><br><span>motorcycles and practice stagefighting with fencing sabres all over the</span><br><span>set. I had to learn to defend myself! One funny tale is how there was so</span><br><span>much joking around that there were actually laugh lines on one of the</span><br><span>molds for the original Jason head. Tom came up with a plan to get me to</span><br><span>sit still for the half hour it took to set the alginate. He asked me, "Do</span><br><span>you know Jim Morrison and The Doors?" "I have heard of them", I said.</span><br><span>"Well, listen to this," said Savini, and he put on "People Are Strange"</span><br><span>from the "Strange Days" album - I was instantly entranced, and remained</span><br><span>motionless throughout the entire LP, so we got a perfect mold!</span><br><br><br><span>(Steve De Roover)</span><span> </span><strong>Friday The 13th was the first in line of many gory horror films. How did you experience are the bloodshed, because you were very young at the time of shooting?</strong><br><br><span>(Ari Lehman)</span><span> </span><span>Having been working for months together with Tom creating the Jason masks</span><br><span>in his studio, I had already seen all of the setups for the effects, and</span><br><span>was mainly interested in watching how they worked. I was on the set for</span><br><span>the scene where Kevin Bacon's character is killed in bed, and also when</span><br><span>Harry Crosby's character was pinned to the cabin door. Harry Crosby was a</span><br><span>hero, by the way, and insisted that they continue shooting even after his</span><br><span>eye was in great pain. He was rushed to the hospital immediately after.</span><br><br><br><span>(Steve De Roover) </span><strong>How did you prepare for the part of were you just following instructions of Mister Cunningham?</strong><br><br><span>(Ari Lehman)</span><span> </span><span>In fact, I did make an effort to "get into character" by staying away from</span><br><span>the other actors, and staring down into the waters of "Crystal Lake".</span><br><span>Imagining what it would be like to survive underwater like the "Creature</span><br><span>From The Black Lagoon" or "Swamp Thing". Kevin Bacon happened to see me</span><br><span>doing this and asked, "What are you doing Ari?", "I am getting into</span><br><span>character..." was my reply. He just about fell down laughing as hard as he</span><br><span>could, then went and got Harry Crosby and asked me to tell him what I was</span><br><span>doing. They both laughed even harder when I asked them how they "got into</span><br><span>character", and Kevin commented that he was more interested in "getting</span><br><span>into" the pants of the female "characters"! Funny stuff...</span><br><br><br><span>(Steve De Roover)</span><span> </span><strong>What do you think of the direction of the character Jason in the following pictures?</strong><br><br><span>(Ari Lehman)</span><span> </span><span>I feel that each actor who portrayed the grown-up Jason brought something</span><br><span>new to the role, starting truly with Steve Dash, who established the walk</span><br><span>and gestures, to Richard Brooker, who was the first to wear the Hockey</span><br><span>mask, to Ted White, a legendary Hollywood stuntman who added an element of</span><br><span>sheer brutality, to CJ Graham, who showed how Jason could withstand</span><br><span>anything. Kane Hodder is perhaps the most well-known, having played Jason</span><br><span>in four separate episodes, but more than that, I feel that he truly</span><br><span>embodied the role, mentally, emotionally and physically, setting the</span><br><span>standard for all future Jasons. Freddy vs. Jason focused on other aspects</span><br><span>of Jason's power, and Ken Kirzinger convinced us all that there was room</span><br><span>for new interpretations and collaborations, and brought the character to</span><br><span>new heights. Finally, Derek Mears has won over all of us Jasons, as well</span><br><span>as the fans and the critics, playing the role with a blinding ferocity,</span><br><span>maintaining Jason's rightful place in the legacy of Great Monsters.</span><br><br><br><span>(Steve De Roover) </span><strong>You were involved in the "Crystal Lake Memories" book, in Daniel Farrand's great documentary "His Name Was Jason" and in some of the new Deluxe Editions of the first three films. It looks to me that you are a huge supporter for the franchise. Why is that?</strong><br><br><span>(Ari Lehman)</span><span> </span><span>First of all it is because of the friends and fans all over the world who</span><br><span>are dedicated to Jason and F13. I am an entertainer, mainly a musician,</span><br><span>and as such, I go where the audience is, and bring them music and theatre.</span><br><span>This is my role in life, and I do not take it for granted when I am</span><br><span>invited to appear. Another reward for me is how the most wonderfully surrealistic</span><br><span>moments ocur at Horror events. To walk into a room where others perceive</span><br><span>you as a representative of a legendary Hollywood Monster is always a</span><br><span>thrill, and sometimes even more. I have found Horror fans to be the most</span><br><span>interesting and warm people, and FIRSTJASON has been welcomed with open</span><br><span>arms by the Horror scene and the Metal scene all over the world. The fans</span><br><span>of Jason, F13 and Horror in general are the last vestiges of the darkly</span><br><span>romantic American literary movement exmplified by Edgar Allan Poe.</span><br><br><br><span>(Steve De Roover)</span><span> </span><strong>Thanks for your time and success in the future with your music!</strong><br><br><span>(Ari Lehman)</span><span> </span><span>MANY THANKS FROM CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE!!!...and remember...</span><br><br><span>JASON NEVER DIES!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Ari Lehman/Jason The First</span><br><br><a href="http://www.firstjason.com/" data-imported="1">http://www.firstjason.com</a><span> - </span></p>
<p><span>(Source: Friday the 13th The Franchise, April 20, 2012. http://www.fridaythe13thfranchise.com/2012/10/interview-ari-lehman-jason-voorhees.html)</span></p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507562012-04-12T19:00:00-05:002023-12-10T12:42:57-06:00Yahoo Movies Ari Lehman: The First Jason<div data-reactid=".1gffdv5ivb4.$cover-mosaic-transition-group.$=1$cover-mosaic-0:0.$article-ari-lehman-first-jason-203529817.0:$Pos-r.$article-inner-container.$inset-container.$grid-template.0.$col-left.$content.$grid-content.0.1.$text-body.0.0.$div-1">
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<p data-reactid=".1gffdv5ivb4.$cover-mosaic-transition-group.$=1$cover-mosaic-0:0.$article-ari-lehman-first-jason-203529817.0:$Pos-r.$article-inner-container.$inset-container.$grid-template.0.$col-left.$content.$grid-content.0.1.$text-body.0.0.$p-3">Today is <a href="http://urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/library/weekly/aa101100a.htm" target="_blank" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:0dac4931-6a87-3b98-adcd-b3c9c092ec60;t9:18;itc:0;" data-imported="1">Friday the 13th</a>, a day to avoid anything and everything that might be considered unlucky. The date's bad-luck reputation stretches back centuries, but it really hit the masses in 1980 when the first "<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/friday-the-13th/" target="_blank" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:0dac4931-6a87-3b98-adcd-b3c9c092ec60;t9:18;itc:0;" data-imported="1">Friday the 13th</a>" horror movie arrived in theaters.</p>
<p data-reactid=".1gffdv5ivb4.$cover-mosaic-transition-group.$=1$cover-mosaic-0:0.$article-ari-lehman-first-jason-203529817.0:$Pos-r.$article-inner-container.$inset-container.$grid-template.0.$col-left.$content.$grid-content.0.1.$text-body.0.0.$p-7">The film wasn't favorite of critics, but horror fans ate it up. The flick was a kind of cash-in response to the similarly plotted "<a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/halloween/" target="_blank" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:0dac4931-6a87-3b98-adcd-b3c9c092ec60;t9:18;itc:0;" data-imported="1">Halloween</a>," which had come out a few years before. But over the years, thanks to sequels, reboots, crossovers, and more, Jason the hockey-mask-wearing killer, has become the stuff of legend.<span id="more-5798"></span></p>
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<p><span data-reactid=".1gffdv5ivb4.$cover-mosaic-transition-group.$=1$cover-mosaic-0:0.$article-ari-lehman-first-jason-203529817.0:$Pos-r.$article-inner-container.$inset-container.$grid-template.0.$col-left.$content.$grid-content.0.1.$text-body.0.0.$nodeTypeText-11">In honor of Friday the 13th (which happens about three times every year), we thought it high time to shine a spotlight on Ari Lehman, the little-known actor who played Jason Voorhees in the first film. Lehman has only a tiny role at the end of the film, but what he lacked in screen time, he more than made up for in terror. His scene is among the most famous in slasher-flick history.</span></p>
<p data-reactid=".1gffdv5ivb4.$cover-mosaic-transition-group.$=1$cover-mosaic-0:0.$article-ari-lehman-first-jason-203529817.0:$Pos-r.$article-inner-container.$inset-container.$grid-template.0.$col-left.$content.$grid-content.0.1.$text-body.0.0.$p-12">In the 30-plus years since the film came out, Lehman hasn't done much acting, instead focusing on his music. His <a href="http://www.firstjason.com/" target="_blank" data-ylk="elm:itm;elmt:link;t1:a2;t2:article;t3:body;t8:0dac4931-6a87-3b98-adcd-b3c9c092ec60;t9:18;itc:0;" data-imported="1">official site</a> explains that he studied jazz piano in New York City and now headlines a rock group called (of course) FirstJason. Song titles include "Soul Seller," "Machete Is My Friend," and the eerily prophetic "Jason Never Dies."</p>
<p data-reactid=".1gffdv5ivb4.$cover-mosaic-transition-group.$=1$cover-mosaic-0:0.$article-ari-lehman-first-jason-203529817.0:$Pos-r.$article-inner-container.$inset-container.$grid-template.0.$col-left.$content.$grid-content.0.1.$text-body.0.0.$p-16">The band performs in punk/metal clubs, film festivals, and horror conventions across the country. No word on whether Lehman wears a hockey mask onstage.</p>
<p>(Source: Yahoo Movies, April 13, 2012. https://www.yahoo.com/movies/bp/ari-lehman-first-jason-203529817.html)</p>
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<p> </p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507592011-12-18T18:00:00-06:002022-05-17T10:50:45-05:00In UK "Ari Lehman, o primeiro Jason Voorhees"<div class="entry-excerpt">
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<p>An interview with the actor who played the boy who drowned in Crystal Lake, creating one of the greatest slasher icons!</p>
<p>If there is an expression that comes in handy in the introduction of this text is the famous "in the right place at the right time." For those who are familiar with my writings, it is easy to know that I am a great admirer of the genre. Interestingly, I never wrote about one of my favorite horror movies. It's Friday the 13th (Friday the 13th, 1980). Reason joke to many, I really like the original and say more, putting myself in the audience who saw the film in theaters in 1980, I truly believe that many people have enjoyed the film.</p>
<p>How not to mention the sequels? The remake? Freddy Vs Jason? In all this, Jason became a trademark quite profitable and tacky. But cast the first stone who never saw a movie masked killer! In the original work, I like also in Parts 2, 3, 4 and 7. And I confess that I also like Jason X. Well, but back the famous phrase from the beginning of this article, let me explain why it is in a text with the Friday 13 theme.</p>
<p>As I lived in England from 2009 to 2011, working as a journalist, was in November 2010, touring the Nottinghamshire. I had arrived that day and would go back to London the next morning. Walking through the center of the city, suddenly passed in front of a store called Monster Store and came across objects depicting the horror and science fiction films. When I start to analyze the window, against a poster that said "Ari Lehman and Richard Brooker will be in store on this to talk with fans, signing DVDs and take pictures."</p>
<p>For those who did not associate the name with people, Ari quickly played Jason child on Friday 13, while Richard took the villain's role in Part 3 (1982). The first thought that came to my head was how I wanted to be present that day. It was when I observed carefully the date and realized that this was something would happen that day. To be more exact, in less than an hour. Promptly told my friends who were seeing the city without me, because I was already with the program for the evening.</p>
<p>An hour later, I returned to the place. Inside the store, there was no queue. I went in and went to the end of the building, where there was a small table with pictures and posters of Ari and Richard as Jasons. Suddenly, I noticed that the Ari was talking to one of the Store employees at a distance where I could not get close and, despite being a journalist, I am too shy to shout to get someone inside a store. Suddenly I saw another employee and approached me to start the next dialog.</p>
<p> Philip: Hello, excuse me.</p>
<p>Employee: Yes, do.</p>
<p>Philip: I came to the meeting with Ari and Richard.</p>
<p>Employee: Great, and you want to meet them?</p>
<p>Philip: Yes.</p>
<p>Employee: OK, there are 20 pounds.</p>
<p>Philip: Sorry, I did not understand.</p>
<p>Employee: Each autograph costs 10 pounds.</p>
<p>Philip: Oh no, I do not want autograph, just want to know them and take pictures with them. How much is the picture?</p>
<p>Employee: (look like you did not understand what I was talking about): Photo? I do not know, I think it is free.</p>
<p>Philip: Good, because I do not want autograph.</p>
<p>Employee (still confused face): Why not? Everyone wants an autograph.</p>
<p>Philip: I do not want.</p>
<p>Employee (incredulously): Are you sure?</p>
<p>Suddenly, the Ari himself came up and joined the conversation:</p>
<p>Ari: You are from Brazil?</p>
<p>Philip: Yes.</p>
<p>Ari: Oh, I realized soon. You can come here.</p>
<p>Below is an "interview" with Ari Lehman:</p>
<p>Philip: How do you know I'm from Brazil?</p>
<p>Ari: Your accent is unmistakable.</p>
<p>Philip: You know many Brazilians?</p>
<p>Ari: Many Brazilians are present at conventions of horror movies and they are the most passionate fans. It's great to talk to you.</p>
<p>Philip: Well, I just wanted to meet you and take a picture, but can we talk about five minutes for an interview?</p>
<p>Ari: Sure, send the questions.</p>
<p>Philip: I think the first question is how attending conventions and meetings like that of a movie you did over 30 years ago and in which you appear for just a minute?</p>
<p>Ari: I think it's amazing. I think fantastic. I know it's cliche and everyone says that, but no one expected the film to be having that effect.</p>
<p>Philip: What was the moment you realized that the film would be a success?</p>
<p>Ari: I think shortly after launch. I was in high school and a classmate came hidden to me and said in my ear "Kill kill kill ... mo mo mo ..." as heard in the movie. I looked back and asked what was wrong with him (laughs).</p>
<p>Philip: And how carry that title of being the first Jason?</p>
<p>Ari: I am very proud and I think that is something that I take in all the other work that I do. (In addition to Friday 13, Ari participated in three more films and a short film between the years 2006 and 2010)</p>
<p>Philip: I read somewhere that you have a career as a musician?</p>
<p>Ari: Yes, it's true. I have a band. You've heard my CD?</p>
<p>Philip: No (I actually did not even know he had a CD).. What is the name of the band?</p>
<p>Ari: First Jason. Our style is punk / metal and we played in clubs and of course, conventions of horror films. (At this point, he hands me a copy of the CD)</p>
<p>Philip: And besides singing, you play any instruments?</p>
<p>Ari: Keyboard. And you know who is a fan of my sound? Tom Savini (makeup artist first Friday the 13th)</p>
<p>Philip, then I'll listen to your CD. But back to Friday 13, in addition to the original, what other movies do you like?</p>
<p>Ari: I really like 3 because it was the part where the mask was presented to the public and positive impression caused.</p>
<p>Philip: And what did you think of the remake?</p>
<p>Ari: It's not that I did not like, but I think Jason was presented in a way that runs off a bit of the first film idea. I do not know where they got the story of the cave or the electrical system.</p>
<p>Philip: Who pays the electric bill?</p>
<p>Ari: That's right (laughs), but outside these exaggerations, liked the movie, but my favorite will always be the original.</p>
<p>Philip: And speaking of original, are you in contact with someone from the first film?</p>
<p>Ari: When meeting with colleagues at conventions. Some I did not know while shooting, because basically, the cast worked only with Adrienne King.</p>
<p>Philip: I interviewed her a few years ago. She is very friendly.</p>
<p>Ari: It is our sister. I really like the Betsy Palmer, but I just went to meet her years later in conventions.</p>
<p>Philip: What is she doing now? I knew she retired.</p>
<p>Ari: Yes, she lives in New York, but is retired. Occasionally she still participates in some convention.</p>
<p>Philip: It is true that she declined to reprise the role of Mrs. Voorhees in Freddy Vs Jason?</p>
<p>Ari: I do not know for sure, but knowing her, I do believe that she refused and let's face it, the Voorhees Freddy Vs Jason Lady has nothing similar with that Betsy played so well. I speak not of the physical aspect, but the way the character was designed to Freddy Vs Jason, where she was simply presented as an evil mad.</p>
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<p>(At this point, other people begin to arrive at the store and Ari, very nicely, informs that will have to meet the others).</p>
<p>Philip: Before you go, I can take a picture with you?</p>
<p>Ari: Sure, let me prepare. (At this point, Ari gets a pair of black leather gloves).</p>
<p>Philip: And Ari, one last question, since you know that Brazilians love Jason, send a message to them.</p>
<p>Ari: Jason is the largest and listen to my music, you will like.</p>
<p>Information about Ari Lehman and his band: http://www.firstjason.com</p>
<p>Filmography of Ari:</p>
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<p>2010 - Night on Has Been Mountain</p>
<p>2009 - Terror Overload</p>
<p>2008 - Three Thug Mice (short)</p>
<p>2006 - ThanXgiving</p>
<p>1980 - Friday the 13th</p>
<p>1978 - Manny's Orphans</p>
<p>(Translation by Google Translate for Business)</p>
<p>(Source: Boca Do Inferno, December 19, 2011. http://bocadoinferno.com.br/entrevistas/2011/12/ari-lehman-o-primeiro-jason-voorhees/)</p>
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<p>ORIGINAL IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE:</p>
<p>Uma entrevista com o ator que interpretou o menino que teria se afogado em Crystal Lake, criando um dos maiores ícones do slasher!</p>
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<p>Se existe uma expressão que vem a calhar na introdução desse texto é a famosa <em>“no lugar certo e na hora certa</em>”. Para aqueles que estão acostumados com meus textos, é fácil saber que eu sou grande admirador do gênero. Curiosamente, eu nunca escrevi sobre um dos meus filmes de terror favorito. Trata-se de <strong>Sexta-feira 13</strong> (Friday the 13th, 1980). Motivo de piada para muitos, eu realmente gosto do original e digo mais, me colocando no lugar da audiência que viu aquele filme nos cinemas em 1980, eu realmente acredito que muitas pessoas tenham gostado do filme.</p>
<p>E como não falar das sequências? Do remake? De <strong>Freddy Vs Jason</strong>? Nisso tudo, Jason virou uma marca registrada bastante rentável e de gosto duvidoso. Mas que atire a primeira pedra quem nunca viu um filme do assassino mascarado! Além da obra original, gosto muito também das partes 2, 3, 4 e 7. E confesso que gosto também de <strong>Jason X</strong>. Bom, mas de volta a famosa frase do começo desse artigo, permita-me explicar porque a mesma está em um texto com a temática de<strong>Sexta-feira 13</strong>.</p>
<p>Como morei na Inglaterra desde 2009 até 2011, trabalhando como jornalista, estava, em novembro de 2010, passeando pelo condado de Nottingham. Eu havia chegado naquele dia e iria voltar para Londres na manhã seguinte. Andando pelo centro da cidade, de repente passei em frente a uma loja chamada <strong>Monster Store</strong> e me deparei com objetos alusivos a filmes de terror e ficção. Quando começo a analisar a vitrine, encontro um cartaz que dizia que “<em>Ari Lehman e Richard Brooker estarão na loja no dia tal para conversar com fãs, autografar DVDs e tirar fotos</em>”.</p>
<p>Para quem não associou o nome com as pessoas, Ari interpretou rapidamente Jason criança em<strong>Sexta-feira 13</strong>, enquanto <strong>Richard</strong> assumiu o papel do vilão na <strong>Parte 3</strong> (1982). O primeiro pensamento que veio a minha cabeça foi como eu gostaria de estar presente naquele dia. Foi quando observei com cuidado a data e percebi que tratava-se de algo que aconteceria naquele dia. Para ser mais exato, em menos de uma hora. Prontamente disse aos meus amigos que fossem conhecer a cidade sem mim, pois eu já estava com programa para aquela noite.</p>
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<p>Uma hora depois, voltei ao lugar. Dentro da loja, não havia nenhuma fila. Entrei e fui para o final do prédio, onde havia uma pequena mesa com fotos e pôsteres do Ari e do Richard como <strong>Jasons</strong>. De repente, observei que o Ari estava conversando com uma das funcionárias da loja a uma certa distância na qual eu não tinha como me aproximar e, apesar de ser jornalista, sou muito tímido para gritar para chamar alguém dentro de uma loja. De repente, vi outra funcionária e me aproximei para dar início ao seguinte diálogo.</p>
<p><strong>Filipe:</strong> Olá, com licença.<br>Funcionária: Sim, pois não.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Eu vim para o encontro com o Ari e o Richard.<br><strong>Funcionária:</strong> Ótimo, e você quer conhecer os dois?<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Sim.<br><strong>Funcionária:</strong> OK, são 20 libras.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Desculpe, eu não entendi.<br><strong>Funcionária: </strong>Cada autógrafo custa 10 libras.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Ah não, eu não quero autógrafo, quero só conhecê-los e tirar fotos com eles. Quanto custa a foto?<br><strong>Funcionária:(com cara de quem não entendia o que eu estava falando):</strong> Foto? Não sei, acho que é de graça.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Ótimo, porque eu não quero autógrafo.<br><strong>Funcionária (ainda com cara de confusa):</strong> Como não? Todos querem o autógrafo.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Eu não quero.<br><strong>Funcionária (sem acreditar):</strong> Tem certeza?</p>
<p>De repente, o próprio Ari se aproximou e entrou na conversa:</p>
<p><strong>Ari:</strong> Você é do Brasil?<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Sim.<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Ah, eu percebi logo. Pode vir para cá.</p>
<p>Segue abaixo uma “<strong>entrevista</strong>” com o Ari Lehman:</p>
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<p><strong>Filipe:</strong> Como você sabe que eu sou do Brasil?<br><strong>Ari</strong>: Seu sotaque é inconfundível.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Você conhece muitos brasileiros?<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Muitos brasileiros estão presentes em convenções de filmes de terror e eles são os fãs mais apaixonados. É muito bom conversar com vocês.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Olha, eu queria apenas conhecer você e tirar uma foto, mas será que podemos conversar uns cinco minutos para uma entrevista?<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Claro, mande as perguntas.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Acho que a primeira pergunta é como é participar de convenções e encontros como esse de um filme no qual você fez mais de 30 anos atrás e no qual você aparece por apenas um minuto?<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Eu acho incrível. Eu acho fantástico. Eu sei que é clichê e que todo mundo fala isso, mas ninguém esperava que o filme fosse ter essa repercussão.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Qual foi o momento em que você percebeu que o filme seria um sucesso?<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Acho que logo após o lançamento. Eu estava no colégio e um colega de classe chegou escondido para mim e falou no meu ouvido “<em>Kill kill kill… mo mo mo…</em>”, como escutamos no filme. Eu olhei de volta e perguntei qual era o problema dele (risos).<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> E como é carregar esse título de ter sido o primeiro <strong>Jason</strong>?<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Tenho muito orgulho e acho que é algo que levo em todos os demais trabalhos que eu faço. (Além de <strong>sexta-feira 13</strong>, Ari participou de mais três filmes e um curta metragem entre os anos de 2006 e 2010)<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Eu li em algum lugar que você tem uma carreira como músico?<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Sim, é verdade. Eu tenho uma banda. Você já escutou o meu CD?<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Não. (eu na verdade nem sabia que ele tinha um CD). Qual é o nome da banda?<br><strong>Ari:</strong> <strong>First Jason</strong>. Nosso estilo é punk/metal e nós tocamos em clubs e claro, convenções de filmes de terror. (Nesse momento, ele me entrega uma copia do CD)<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> E além de cantar, você toca algum instrumento?<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Teclado. E sabe quem é fã do meu som? Tom Savini (maquiador do primeiro Sexta-feira 13)<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Eu vou escutar então o seu CD. Mas de volta a Sexta-feira 13, além do original, quais outros filmes você gosta?<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Eu gosto muito do 3, por ter sido a parte na qual a máscara foi apresentada ao público e que impressão positiva causou.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> E o que você achou do remake?<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Não é que eu não tenha gostado, mas acho que Jason foi apresentado de uma forma que foge um pouco da ideia dos primeiros filmes. Não sei de onde tiraram a história da caverna ou do sistema elétrico.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Quem paga a conta de luz?</p>
<p><img src="http://bocadoinferno.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Eri-Jason-4.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="Eri Jason (4)" height="320" width="700" /><br><strong>Ari:</strong> Isso mesmo (risos), mas fora esses exageros, gostei do filme, mas o meu favorito sempre será o original.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> E falando em original, você mantém contato com alguém do primeiro filme?<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Sempre encontro com colegas em convenções. Alguns que eu não conheci durante a filmagem, pois basicamente, do elenco trabalhei apenas com a <strong>Adrienne King</strong>.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> Eu a entrevistei alguns anos atrás. Ela é muito simpática.<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Ela é a nossa irmãzinha. Eu gosto muito da<strong> Betsy Palmer</strong>, mas eu só fui conhecê-la anos depois em convenções.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> O que ela faz atualmente? Eu soube que ela se aposentou.<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Sim, ela mora em Nova York, mas está aposentada. Esporadicamente ela ainda participa de alguma convenção.<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> É verdade que ela recusou reprisar o papel da Senhora Voorhees em Freddy Vs Jason?<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Eu não sei com certeza, mas conhecendo ela, creio sim que ela tenha recusado e vamos ser francos, a <strong>Senhora Voorhees</strong> de <strong>Freddy Vs Jason</strong> não tem nada de semelhante com a que Betsy interpretou tão bem. Não falo do aspecto físico, mas a forma como a personagem foi concebida para <strong>Freddy Vs Jason</strong>, onde ela simplesmente foi apresentada como uma louca malvada.</p>
<p>(Nesse momento, outras pessoa começam a chegar na loja e Ari, de forma muito simpática, informa que vai ter que atender as demais pessoas).</p>
<p><strong>Filipe:</strong> Antes de você ir, posso tirar uma foto com você?<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Claro, deixe eu me preparar. (Neste momento, Ari pega um par de luvas pretas de couro).<br><strong>Filipe:</strong> E Ari, uma última pergunta, já que você sabe que os brasileiros amam Jason, mande um recado para eles.<br><strong>Ari:</strong> Jason é o maior e escutem o meu som, vocês vão gostar.</p>
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<p>Informações sobre <strong>Ari Lehman</strong> e sua banda: <strong>http://www.firstjason.com</strong></p>
<p><strong>Filmografia de Ari:</strong></p>
<p><strong>2010 -</strong> Night on Has Been Mountain<br><strong>2009 -</strong> Terror Overload<br><strong>2008 -</strong> Three Thug Mice (short)<br><strong>2006 -</strong> ThanXgiving<br><strong>1980</strong> – Sexta-Feira 13<br><strong>1978</strong> – Manny’s Orphans</p>
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</div>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507672011-06-30T19:00:00-05:002022-08-04T03:52:04-05:00Ari Lehman - First Jason plays Toccata and Fugue for Subrock #motionmaker (France, 2011)<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xjswts" width="480"></iframe></p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507662011-01-10T18:00:00-06:002023-12-10T11:19:09-06:00JMR - JASON MUST RULE, horror graphic novel created by Alessandro Marzi and Ari Lehman,<p><span>JMR - JASON MUST RULE , horror graphic novel created by Alessandro Marzi ( www.mylefthand.weebly.com ) and Ari Lehman, "The FIRST JASON of Friday the 13rd" ( www.firstjason.com)</span><br><br><span>SOUNDTRACK of the video: "For Whom The Bell Tolls", performed by METALLICA</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="video responsive"><div class="video-container"><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GHO4ISP-bko" width="420" class="wrapped"></iframe></div></div></span></p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507552010-10-18T19:00:00-05:002024-01-04T04:53:46-06:00H13 : Ari Lehman - First Jason<p><strong>It's no secret that I am an alucard carrying horror nerd. Last year, for the first Über Röck Halloween, I wanted to interview someone special, someone who walked the twisted line between horror and music and who could provide a suitably entertaining article for my favourite time of year......so I contacted Ari Lehman.</strong></p>
<p> <strong>For those of you that think that Michael Bay is a horror auteur, let me explain. Ari Lehman played the legendary Jason Voorhees in the original (and best) Friday The 13th movie three decades ago. Remember the shock ending that is truly, and rightly, an iconic horror moment? Yeah, that's Ari. So he has the horror angle covered, what about the music? Well, Ari fronts FirstJason, a boundary blurring metal/punk crossover that is just ripe for picking by Über Röckers worldwide. When I had the idea for Über Röck's 13 Days Of Halloween I just knew that Ari had to be involved and, legend that he is, he duly agreed, providing such a great series of answers to the 13 questions that I have put to the Devil's Dozen of musicians for this series of interviews (including six movies in his all-time top five!) that he just had to be the first to be featured...........</strong></p>
<p> <strong>What are your most vivid childhood memories of Halloween?</strong></p>
<p> Hi Gaz and HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE To All Of Your Readers! When I was a very young boy of around four or five years, my family lived in Houston, Texas, at one of those "Town House" communities, surrounded by parking lots with a swimming pool in the middle. Halloween was coming and I remember my Mom was putting a Jack O'Lantern that we had carved in the upstairs window. This window was on the second floor, and it was a floor-to-ceiling picture window. Mom had placed the face of the Jack O'Lantern towards us, instead of facing out the window. "How's that?" she asked me. I thought that the Jack O'Lantern should face OUTSIDE however, and I told her so. "Mommy, I think it should go like this---" and when I turned the big pumpkin</p>
<p>around, I proceeded to FALL<img src="http://www.uberrock.co.uk/images/bands_2010/L/Ari_Lehman/arilive2.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="arilive2" height="360" width="240" /> OUT OF THE SECOND FLOOR WINDOW! Somehow, I managed to turn myself around in mid-air, and GRABBED the window sill for DEAR LIFE! My Mother was screaming now, "ARI HOLD ON!", the neighbors were running over from the swimming pool, and one man leaped right underneath the window and said, "I'll catch him!", but I held on tightly. Mom grasped my wrists firmly, and pulled me back into the house! Although a bit scraped up, I was safe and sound. Wow THAT was a SCARE!!! That was actually the second time that Mom saved my life. It makes perfect sense that I would play Li'l Jason, a boy so very dedicated to his Mother.</p>
<p> <strong>Why do you think that the worlds of horror and metal/punk have always been so closely linked?</strong></p>
<p> Both horror cinema and hardcore music embrace exhaustive exploration into The Unknown, specifically into the darker side of the dichotomous natureof the Human Psyche. The audience and creators of both seek to go beyond the norms and limitations of mainstream acceptance and rise up out of the sedentary cemetery of the social tyranny of intolerance. By this I mean intolerance of NOISE, intolerance of BRUTAL IMAGERY, and EXPLICIT LYRICS!</p>
<p><br><strong>What are your thoughts on the state of horror movies at the present time? With all the remakes and rehashes there doesn't seem to be much original thought going on at present.....</strong></p>
<p> Actually there are some very original thoughts, too! For example, my friend Jaume Balaguero's [REC] and [REC]2, also THE ORPHAN, and ya gotta admit, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY is fresh, even if not really a HORROR movie. The thing I believe that distinguishes two of these films is applying the current advances in technology as part of the actual content of the film. The photography and editing in the [REC] films are revolutionary. Not only are we taken on a visual thrill ride, the emotional aspect is heightened by the ultra-fast pacing and harsh hand-held digital texture. BRAVO! THE ORPHAN, on the other hand, is all about harsh Human Drama, and<img src="http://www.uberrock.co.uk/images/bands_2010/L/Ari_Lehman/firstjason.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="firstjason" height="244" width="240" /> excells by having cast the exactly right actors who happen to be superb at theircraft. The new ideas come in the form of breaking down accepted social rules about age and sex. HARD CANDY, another tight thriller, was also well cast, and this makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE. Indie filmmakers TAKE HEED!</p>
<p><br><strong>Has there been a horror remake yet that has bettered the original movie?</strong></p>
<p> Well, "bettered" is a loaded term. I can go on the record as saying that while the original 1956 version of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS is a classic, the 1978 version starring Donald Sutherland is an excellent film.</p>
<p><br><strong>John Carpenter's Halloween or Rob Zombie's Halloween?</strong></p>
<p> OK, here we go: I simply do not find Michael Myers scary! I will admit that to me, the Rob Zombie version is SCARIER than the original.</p>
<p><br><strong>Fast zombies or slow zombies?</strong></p>
<p> I think slow zombies are scarier, if they have the death-twitch down.</p>
<p><br><strong>What's the greatest ever horror movie kill?</strong></p>
<p> Sleeping bag kill, Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees - FRIDAY THE 13TH PartVII: THE NEW BLOOD</p>
<p><br><strong>Who is the baddest ever horror movie villain...and why?</strong></p>
<p> There are many greats, but the BADDEST ever? JASON VOORHEES! He kills without reason, and WITHOUT FAIL. Not an evil schemer, but righteous vengance gone horribly awry. Unreachable, unstoppable, indestructible!</p>
<p><img src="http://www.uberrock.co.uk/images/bands_2010/L/Ari_Lehman/arilive1.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="arilive1" height="360" width="240" /><br><strong>Who is the greatest ever Scream Queen?</strong></p>
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<p>Now THAT really is a loaded question. Maila Nurmi, VAMPIRA, is my vote. I was fortunate to have composed, performed and recorded the original score for the independent film VAMPIRA: THE MOVIE before she passed away. The film got THE RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR AWARD for BEST INDEPENDENT FILM of 2007 and in it, Maila tells her life story. Absolutely FASCINATING!</p>
<p><br><strong>Name your Top 5 favourite horror movies of all time...and tell us why!!</strong></p>
<p>DER GOLEM (1920): How He Came Into The World - Paul Wegener: Combines Kabbalistic Mysticsm with early fears about violent racism. AMAZING!</p>
<p><br>THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925): Starring Lon Chaney, is one of the most influential horror films of all time. It has a literary background which reveals a fascinating history. Also it speaks of the Svengali-type control of popular music stars which is still very relevant today.</p>
<p><br>THE MUMMY (1932): Starring Boris Karloff. In this ultimate journey into The Unknown, a resurrected ancient Pharoah seeks to seduce a beautiful girl to follow him into the afterlife, to be reborn as eternal lovers.</p>
<p><br>THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) - Charles Laughton: This is the film that started the American slasher tradition. A sexually repressed charlatan preacher travels the countryside seeking victims. Great use of music too!</p>
<p><br>PHENOMENA (1985) - Dario Argento: starring young Jennifer Connelly. This film is propelled by a young woman's facinating ability to control nature, animals and insects. Donald Pleasance is the classic progressive scientist who investigates. Music from IRON MAIDEN and MOTORHEAD too!</p>
<p><br>HELLRAISER (1987) - Clive Barker: This film is amazing in its ability to link visual imagery to The Unknown factor of the mind WITHOUT EXPLANATION. </p>
<p><br><strong>What underrated horror movie would you recommend to our readers just in case they have never seen it?</strong></p>
<p> I don't know about "underrated" but: There is a NEW film that has not been released yet, from Italy that is truly excellent. Once released I am certain it will be highly praised. SHADOW (2009/11) - Federico Zampaglione: Here is a great one that I saw while at THE FANTASY HORROR AWARDS in Orvieto, Italy. Brilliantly shot, action-packed and FULL of suspense, the audience is continually compelled to decipher the situation, which changes drastically at one crucial point. Here is the SHADOW <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxw-wlUFVVs" target="_blank" data-imported="1">Trailer</a></p>
<p><br><strong>What 'star' of the music world would you like to see slaughtered in gory horror movie style?</strong></p>
<p>Force Kenny G. to listen to death metal until he likes it or DIES!!! If he likes it perhaps we could hear some SOPRANO SAX WITH DISTORTION? BRUTAL!!! </p>
<p><br><strong>What are your plans for Halloween this year?</strong></p>
<p> FIRSTJASON is performing every weekend of October, reaching our fans in Chicago, Green Bay, Kalamazoo, Indiana and Kentucky. Halloween Weekend we have two shows in Chicago, including a Charity Auction for the Troops! FIRSTJASON is planning a EU Tour in May 2011 with HANDS OF TIME from Italy. I am performing a Solo Concert at WEEKEND OF HORRORS in Botropp, Germany, on Nov. 12 opening for THE OTHER.<a href="http://www.weekendofhorrors.com/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">http://www.weekendofhorrors.com</a></p>
<p> MANY THANKS AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE!!! JASON NEVER DIES!!! - ARI LEHMAN/Jason The First <a href="http://www.firstjason.com/" target="_blank" data-imported="1">http://www.firstjason.com</a> </p>
<p>(Source: Gaz E, Uber Rock, October 19, 2010. http://www.uberrock.co.uk/interviews/61-october-interviews/1496-h13-ari-lehman-first-jason.html )</p>
<p> </p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507482010-10-06T19:00:00-05:002022-05-30T16:07:50-05:00Jason Voorhees Comes To Savagefest<p>GREEN BAY GAZETTE Sarah Ludeman JASON VOORHEES COMES TO SAVAGEFEST It started with a simple question. “Can you swim?” asked movie director Sean Cunningham of a 14-year-old Ari Lehman. “Yes,” he replied. With that one word, Lehman landed the role of the first Jason Voorhees in the 1980 horror classic “Friday the 13th.” At the time, he thought it nothing more than a great summer job and a chance to work with actors Kevin Bacon and Harry Crosby and special effects master Tom Savini. Little did he know the famous scene of young Jason lunging out of Crystal Lake to grab the lone surviving camp counselor (played by Adrienne King) would forever cement him in horror movie history. No lines required. “Those swimming lessons really paid off,” joked Lehman, who was originally handed the script for Bacon’s role before Cunningham stepped in and dubbed him Jason. What many Jason lovers may not know is the scene almost didn’t make it to the big screen.</p>
<p>It wasn’t part of the original script, but Cunningham, who had been influenced by the final scene in “Carrie” in which the bloody hand comes out from the ground, decided his film needed a more shocking ending. Today, Lehman uses his horror movie past to influence his current passion, a band called First Jason. He’ll combine both worlds at this weekend’s Savagefest at Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, where he’ll emcee and sign autographs at the metal event Friday and Saturday and perform with First Jason on Saturday. Lehman had been a touring musician in reggae bands for more than 20 years, but it wasn’t until he attended a horror convention in 2002 and saw all the love still out there for Jason that he formed his own band. “I saw this thriving subculture and wanted to do what I could to help it because it has helped me so much,” Lehman said. “I didn’t want to just show up and say, ‘Hey, I’m little Jason and this is my metal band.’ But I saw the horror community was dedicated to metal and punk, and I decided to go with it.” Called a mix between Motorhead and Weird Al Yankovic, First Jason combines metal and horror with comedy and punk to form a monster band. With songs such as “Jason Never Dies,” “You Better Run,” “Machete Is My Friend” and “Jason Is Watching,” Lehman uses his lyrics and vocals to give a voice to the silent killer.</p>
<p>“It’s a wonderful and surrealistic opportunity to include the social aspect of people’s perception of this villain and connect it with me through song,” said Lehman, who sings lead and rocks out on his “key-sword,’’ an analog synthesizer he attached to a sword to create a distorted guitar sound. “We’ve managed to capture people’s imaginations and run with it far into the woods and into Crystal Lake.” The group’s first album, “Jason Is Watching,” was released last year, and a second one is in the making to newly signed label Dark Star Records. In May, the band will tour overseas and film for a DVD that will include footage of Lehman taking people through haunted destinations across Europe. Before that, fans can catch up with him at Savagefest, where he hints he may be bringing along some special guests. “Fans of Jason and ‘Friday the 13th’ need to come to pay heed and gather in force,” Lehman said. “But until then, Happy Halloween from Camp Crystal Lake, and remember, Jason never dies.”</p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507472009-03-19T19:00:00-05:002022-05-18T09:12:28-05:00Interview with Ari Lehman<p>March 20, 2009 at Revolutions in Neenah, WI. Gavin met up with Ari Lehman backstage at a concert, where Ari’s band Firstjason was opening for metal band Spineshank. Much was discussed, from the magic of Tom Savini, to the “sedentary cemetery of society”, to metal… to home remodeling.</p>
<p>GS: Alright, let’s start with the movie stuff and then move on to your music career. AL: Shoot, man. GS: The first film you appeared in to my knowledge was called “Manny’s Orphans”. It was directed by Sean Cunningham, written by Victor Miller and Steve Miner. Music by Harry Manfredini. “Friday the 13th” regulars.</p>
<p>AL: Totally. And Barry Abrams, the director of photography.</p>
<p>GS: Now, as far as I know, it’s damn near impossible to track down “Manny’s Orphans”. So, what the hell is it?</p>
<p>AL: “Manny’s Orphans” was a film about orphans who play soccer. And it was done because Sean Cunningham lived in Westport, Connecticut where soccer was very popular in the late 70s. But the thing is, it hadn’t caught on in the rest of the country. There were no soccer moms yet, so he was before his time. He wanted to do an after school special, he wanted to change his image after doing “Last House on the Left”. It was a good film, but unfortunately it was a flop because people didn’t relate to soccer. Following that, he had to recoup his losses, and he had this idea after seeing the movie “Halloween” that he could make a movie called “Friday the 13th”. And he had Victor, and Barry and Steve again… but this time the key element about it was they had to do it on the East Coast. That’s why you have such interesting casting like Betsy Palmer, Harry Crosby, Kevin Bacon. They were casting from New York television and stage actors. So, in the tradition of the theater they had an energy and the feeling that everyone works together. There was less of a Hollywood vibe, no one thinking “I’m a big star.” It was kind of like a bunch of people in 1979 out in the woods who all lived in New York and got this wonderful opportunity to be out of the city in the summertime and have a lot of fun together. And I do mean a LOT of fun. And I do mean together.</p>
<p>GS: Which leads us into the obvious follow-up question. “Friday the 13th”. Rumor is that you were on set only four days…</p>
<p>AL: Yeah, if that. I mean, I spent about four weeks creating the mask and working and sitting for the mask, with the prosthetics and fake teeth being made by the great Tom Savini.</p>
<p>GS: Right. And that’s the question. When you met Tom Savini, were you aware that you were in the presence of a legend, or someone on their way to being a legend? AL: He was becoming that. First of all, let me say Tom Savini is a big inspiration to me personally. He’s quite a creative type of character. He has a certain wonderfully macho way of being an artist that I was always impressed with and sought to emulate in my own fashion. Although, Savini isn’t into loud rock music. But, nonetheless, he’s still kind of a rock star in his own right and hanging out with him and his assistant when I was about thirteen, fourteen years old was, as you can imagine, like being led into Merlin’s magic workshop. It was a blast, and these guys were into stage fighting. I don’t know if you’ve seen [George Romero’s] “Knightriders”… GS: I’ve seen clips, not the actual movie. AL: You’ve gotta see “Knightriders”, it’s a great movie. Ed Harris and it’s just an absolutely great movie that really speaks about the 70s and the time period it comes from, you know? It’s a movie about people jousting on motorcycles.</p>
<p>GS: Right.</p>
<p>AL: And Stephen King is even in it. But it’s also a very thoughtful and very emotional movie. Tom is weeping at one point in this movie. [switching back to “Friday the 13th”] It was amazing, and there was so much goofing around going on, that Tom had this first prosthetic cast of the mask with giggle lines because I was laughing so much at their antics. And Savini goes, “Have you ever heard Jim Morrison and the Doors?” He wanted to hypnotize me, so he put on (singing) “People are strange, when you’re a stranger…” So I was like, “Wow.”</p>
<p>GS: That will mellow you out.</p>
<p>AL: It mellowed me right out. And I listened to the whole album, and that’s how we got the cast for the mask.</p>
<p>GS: Believe it or not, that’s the only “Friday the 13th” question I had. You did a couple small films over the past few years, and you just did another one that I don’t think is released yet — “Terror Overload”.</p>
<p>AL: Yeah, “Terror Overload”. It’s a great film, it was made up in Minnesota. I play this guy named Ray-Ray who runs this backwoods bordello. And his sisters are all the hookers. It’s really three films with a wrap-around story. The part I’m in is called “Mongo Chupa”. The premise of the movie is that a chupacabra goes wild in a backwoods bordello. I get killed by a chupacabra. It’s written by Joe Knetter, one of the better horror writers, I feel.</p>
<p>GS: Writer of “Zombie Bukkake”.</p>
<p>AL: Yes. A unique tome. Yes, he’s definitely extreme, but also extremely funny. And he did this wonderful scene where he wears this crazy clown outfit. There’s actually this scene with two clowns getting it on, and it’s really funny. It’s a good little film, it’s something to watch for fun. There’s also a film called “Hell-ephone” where I have a lead role and I play the Circuit Maker. He’s like this crazy professor who gets these students together to do this elaborate prank where they pretend to be people’s loved ones calling from beyond the grave. “Hell-ephone”. And it all goes awry when they call the mother of a serial killer, and the next thing you know, people start getting killed. So they think maybe they’ve disturbed the ghost of the serial killer. And we’ll leave the rest for you to see in “Hell-ephone”, from ZP International. And what I like about both of these companies — one from Minnesota, Not For the Squeamish Productions who made “Terror Overload”, and one from Kentucky who made “Hell-ephone”, ZP International — both of those groups are great, independent, family-like… when you go there, it’s not liek you’re going to Hollywood. Everyone is working together, building off of each other’s creativity, they give me a lot of free reign with my character development…</p>
<p>GS: Which is always good.</p>
<p>AL: Yeah. But, you know, I only show up if I like what the script has in it to begin with. I’m already digging what they’re doing. Sure, some people will say it’s about how it’s edited, or how it’s shot, but I think it’s to be commended… these pioneers of independent film to have the wherewithal to complete these projects, which is so difficult in a detail-oriented world of filmmaking. I’m proud of them.</p>
<p>GS: Oh, absolutely. I’m waiting to get a copy of “Terror Overload”. I think it’s in post right now.</p>
<p>AL: Well, tomorrow night [March 21, 2009] we’re going to St. Paul, we’re playing at Station 4, and it’s a party celebrating “Terror Overload” and Mommy Says No is going to be there, Impaler, Firstjason… so I love it when those things happen, when it’s a really conscious meeting of metal and horror. It’s wonderful because you get these characters to come out, the horror/metal scene has so many eccentric types, because people are kind of tired of the sedentary cemetery of society and want to bust out of that grave and scare the crap out of everyone.</p>
<p>GS: Alright, we’re moving on to the music. We just saw you and your band, Firstjason, kick a little bit of ass out there…</p>
<p>AL: Thank you, thank you. GS: You play what I think you call a keysword… and it’s amazing.</p>
<p>AL: A keysword, yes. I love the keysword.</p>
<p>GS: Well, the question I have is related yet unrelated. I came across some information that you have recorded some tracks with Bill Moseley.</p>
<p>AL: Oh yeah, that’s a cool little project. I did the soundtrack for a movie that got the Rondo Hatton classic horror movie award for Best Independent Film of 2007, “Vampira: The Movie”. Alpha Video put it out and it did quite well. Kevin Sean Michaels, the director, I think he did a wonderful job with it. He was friends with Maila Nurmi, the woman who was Vampira, the original scream queen horror host from Hollywood. She was in “Plan 9 From Outer Space” and she was just wonderful. She was James Dean’s lover and just a crazy character. She pours her heart out and as much as any film documentary should reveal the human experience, this one certainly does. And a woman like Maila… once you’ve seen this film, you feel like you’ve really met her in a way, that wonderful era of Hollywood and all the crazy stuff that was going on at the time. So, Alpha Video was pleased. They said, “Why don’t you put out a soundtrack CD?” So we said fine, but we really need some more tracks. And so what happened was, interestingly enough, Kevin had written some poems about the character from “Plan 9 From Outer Space” and he had Bill Moseley read the poems. And they recorded that, because you know Bill has this wonderful vocal quality, that nasally rasp that can’t be imitated. A wonderfully Midwestern sound, but then it’s just him, he’s really like that. Brilliant person, very intelligent person, warm person and a deeply philosophical person. But also a funny person. So, he did a great job on that and he played some theremin on these recordings…</p>
<p>GS: We don’t hear a lot of that.</p>
<p>AL: So they just gave me the poems and the theremin recordings and I created eight or ten tracks of songs with my music and his vocals and theremin. And actually, Nefarious from Macabre plays on one track. I got George from Yard, who’s a Chicago reggae, toaster… he’s on one track. So when you listen to it, it’s got this wonderfully diverse thing with Bill holding it all together. It’s a lot of fun. They interspersed a lot of tracks on the final soundtrack CD, so there’s all sorts of different stuff. But I had so much fun doing that and it was a great honor. And, you know, it gives me a reason to talk to Bill.</p>
<p>GS: I came across some news, that may or may not be current… in Chicago you’re renovating a 115-year old house.</p>
<p>AL: Thank goodness, we finished that. Yes. My wife’s family owned a house in Uptown, a historic neighborhood of Chicago, right near the Green Mill [Jazz Club] and the Riviera [Theater] and the Aragon [Ballroom]. It was a three-story, Queen Anne Victorian house and it was by a cemetery and it was filled with raccoons, squirrels, bats, opossum, ghosts… everything. The hardest part was getting rid of the squirrels. We got rid of the raccoons, that was a challenge. First we got rid of them and then I found they had made a nest in the roof over the porch and there were baby raccoons. And I didn’t have the heart, so I let them stay there for about two months. Then one day I saw the mom leaving with her babies and I chicken wired the nest… no more! But the squirrels would never leave and the only thing that got rid of the squirrels is I put a death metal station on there. We took a radio and we cranked some death metal and they just ran and never came back.</p>
<p>GS: I have to ask you the question I ask everyone, whether or not you have an answer. Do you have any dirt on David Hasselhoff?</p>
<p>AL: (laughs) Dirt on the Hasselhoff? Well, the answer is simply no. He seems like a real nice person. That was a funny clip of him, I suppose, but we’ve all been in similar situations. Maybe he was acting. I think he seems like a real cool guy to me. They love him in Germany. I must admit, I have no dirt on the Hasselhoff.</p>
<p>GS: Any future projects we should know about, besides the ongoing tour? AL: Yeah, we got this record out now called “Jason is Watching” and it’s going to be up everywhere, all the digital distribution, as well as CDBaby. But for right now, the only place you can get “Jason is Watching” is if you come and check out this tour. GS: The Jason Unmasked Tour.</p>
<p>AL: That’s right, and we’ll be playing eleven cities throughout the Midwest, including HorrorHound Weekend in Indianapolis. And Derek Mears is going to be there, the new Jason. And he’s like freaking 8 feet tall, could barely fit in this room. You know, we got this picture of C. J. Graham [Jason Voorhees in Part 6], who’s a big guy [at 6′3″], and he’s standing next to Derek, looking up at him. But he’s also a very nice person.</p>
<p>GS: Although, even Kane Hodder is surprisingly shorter than you’d expect.</p>
<p>AL: Kane! Come out here! Did you hear what he said!? (laughs)</p>
<p>GS: No, he’s a big guy, but he’s not as tall as you might think. AL: Yes, but he’s mean, man. Let me tell you. (laughs)</p>
<p>Cleaver: I don’t know, I thought he was pretty nice. AL: Yeah, he’s a sweetheart. Very sweet guy. I love how he can stay in character, he just internalizes Jason.</p>
<p>GS: Absolutely. AL: He’s just great, and his body language, to me, is definitive of the character.</p>
<p>GS: No disrespect to you, but he is the Jason Voorhees.</p>
<p>AL: Oh, to me, too. He’s also Ed Gein, he’s Hatchet. I have a lot of respect for Kane, he’s always reached out to me and given me encouragement and help. Shit, Cleaver was there the first time we met him in an elevator. We’re just standing there, and Kane looks up, and he’s like, “Ari Lehman, the first Jason Voorhees.” And I’m like, “Holy shit.” And he’s like, “I always wanted to meet you.” That was like my welcome to the whole horror scene, was from Kane. And Betsy, the great Betsy Palmer.</p>
<p>GS: Any last words?</p>
<p>AL: This is Ari Lehman, the first Jason Voorhees from “Friday the 13th”, and you’re reading Killer Reviews! Many thanks to Ari for taking time to chat with us… be sure to catch him in “Terror Overload”, and pick up a copy of Firstjason’s new CD, “Jason is Watching”. Featuring Ari on the keysword, Nefarious of death metal band Macabre, and Cleaver from hardcore punk band the Cro-Mags, it’s a great fusion of metal and hardcore punk. If you missed him o nthe Jason Unmasked Tour, be sure to watch his website — firstjason.com — for upcoming shows!</p>FIRST JASON: HEAVY METAL FROM ARI LEHMAN THE 1ST JASON VOORHEEStag:firstjason.com,2005:Post/60507722008-11-18T18:00:00-06:002023-12-10T11:35:21-06:00His Name Was Jason Premiere Photos<h1 class="article-title"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">HIS NAME WAS JASON PREMIERE</span></h1>
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