Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

Director:

Danny Steinmann

Writers:

Martin Kitrosser (story) &
David Cohen (story) ...

Release Date:

22 March 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

If Jason still haunts you, you're not alone!

Plot:

While Jason lies unconscious, a local man decides to use Jason's old M.O. and wreaks havoc at a halfway house for troubled teens. |

Plot Keywords:

Teen | Jason Voorhees | Stabbed In The Eye | Spike In The Head | Vertigo Shot

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Anthony Barrile	...	Vinnie
Suzanne Bateman	...	Nurse Yates / Receptionist
Dominick Brascia	...	Joey
Todd Bryant	...	Neil
Curtis Conaway	...	Les
Juliette Cummins	...	Robin
Bob DeSimone	...	Billy (as Bob De Simone)
John Robert Dixon	...	Eddie
Corey Feldman	...	Tommy at 12
Jere Fields	...	Anita (as Jeré Fields)
Tiffany Helm	...	Violet
Melanie Kinnaman	...	Pam Roberts
Richard Lineback	...	Deputy Dodd
Carol Locatell	...	Ethel Hubbard
Ric Mancini	...	Mayor Cobb

Also Known As:

Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (USA) (alternative title)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning - Part 5 (UK) (DVD box title)
Repetition (USA) (fake working title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:(Banned) | Sweden:15 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Brazil:14 | Denmark:15 | Spain:18 | Ireland:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Mexico:C | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

Camarillo, California, USA

Company:

Georgetown Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Although actor Dick Wieand is credited for the part of 'Roy/Jason Voorhees', it was actually stuntman Tom Morga who did the scenes of the impostor Jason wearing the mask and of the real Jason, the hallucination haunting Tommy.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Tommy is at Jason's grave, the stones around Jason's grave are different between the close-up and the aerial shot.

Quotes:

Sheriff Cal Tucker: [talking to himself] What the hell's going on here?
Roy: You talking to me, sheriff?
Sheriff Cal Tucker: Huh?
Roy: I thought you were talking to me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Death Wish 3 (1985)

Soundtrack:

His Eyes

Not As Bad as People Say...

Out of all the sequels to the Friday the 13th series this one tried hardest to be different and yet get closer to what Friday originally was.

This continues the story of Tommy Jarvis a survivor of the last film. Not to kill Tommy off in the first few minutes but actually let Tommy become an important part of the series. There is a murder at the start of the film that sets up the whole movie. it's done pretty ,much off screen but it is the most brutal and heart-wrenching murder that a film of this type will ever get. Tommy is still very scarred seeing visions of the dead jason in his mind and having psychotic attacks it seems that Tommy may have crossed over and started up on Jason's murderous rampage. The ending is put together well and there are a couple good surprises. Its a shame they never followed up on this one with part 6. Instead they took the easy way out. I don't want to give away the films ending enough people come on doing that. As a slasher film that is 5th in the series Friday injects new blood and does a decent job. It has all the pre-requiste nudity and violence and -ohmigod-an attempt at actually writing a coherent script.

I should know I write these type of films for a living.