The Horror Department: Interview with the First Jason
Todd interviews Ari Lehman, Jason in the first Friday the 13th movie, about working with Kevin Bacon and Harry Crosby.
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Hell yeah! People can say what they want about who played the best Jason, but Ari Lehman is indeed, the first and only 'REAL' Jason.
That was pretty damn good interview, Todd. Seriously. A bit longer than some, but felt more in-depth. Kudos to you, Sir Raven!
I can't remember how the story went exactly, but I had heard that Ari Lehman had shown up to a recent Horror Convention (can't remember which one) and was doing something like signing autographs for fans, but wasn't a scheduled guest at said Con and was escorted out by the convention organizers or something to that effect... Any truth to this or is it a mere rumor? If it is true, then thats just flippin' retarded.
Out of all the horror icons out there, Ari Lehman is by far the most fan friendly and I'm glad that The Horror Department gave him his spotlight time. Awesome!
Ari Lehman is indeed an incredibly nice guy, and a talented musician too. He ROCKED the house (which I was in) at this Brooklyn concert! Fans who know him only as an actor should check out his music projects FirstJason and the Ari Ben Moses Band, and the soundtrack to the new documentary Vampira: The Movie.
Thanks for posting this cool interview!