[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Dolemite

THAT'S the reason the hockey mask chevrons change at the end of the movie? They...got wet? I mean, the cheek chevrons just sort-of...disappear right at the end without any explanation. I've always assumed it was just some production error, like they used the wrong mask or something. After all, it's not you see the paint running off the mask or anything after Jay comes in from the rain.

Is this, like, something official you got from a DVD commentary or interview?

If memory serves me correctly, the reason the chevrons are gone from the mask was an unintentional flaw in that mask through general wear and tear over the years. The mask that was used in part 4 was in fact the original "hero", or stunt mask that was used in part 3, and it was the only mask used throughout the entire duration of filming for part four due to the film's low budget. The chevrons on the mask were not painted on, but were actually applied vinyl stickers, which had long dried up and cracked, and began to flake off during the movie's filming. The weather machine especially helped speed this process up.

The director tried having new labels reapplied to the mask at several points, but due to the residue left on the mask from the previous vinyls, as well as the constantly falling water from many of the scenes, they just would not stay on. Since again, this was the same mask that was being used from Part 3, this explains the weathered triangle "tan lines" where the chevrons should be.

I say that this was an unintentional flaw, as like many Hollywood movies filmed under secrecy it was filmed out of sequence. (Paramount kept the film very close to it's vest as to not allow spoilers to leak.) In many scenes, you will see the chevrons not there, only to be there in the next shot and then gone again a moment later. The most notable scene where this occurs is when Jason chases Tommy's sister Trish into the party house from the Jarvis cabin (after she hits him with the TV.) The scene starts with one chevron, then all three are suddenly present, before it goes back to one.