Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)

Years after Tommy Jarvis chained him underwater at Camp Crystal Lake, the hulking killer Jason Voorhees returns to the camp grounds when he is released accidentally by a teenager with psychic powers.

Director:

John Carl Buechler

Writers:

Daryl Haney, Manuel Fidello,

Stars:

Jennifer Banko, John Otrin, Susan Blu

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Banko	...	Young Tina Shepard
John Otrin	...	Mr. John Shepard
Susan Blu	...	Mrs. Amanda Shepard
Lar Park-Lincoln	...	Tina Shepard
Terry Kiser	...	Dr. Crews
Kevin Spirtas	...	Nick (as Kevin Blair)
Susan Jennifer Sullivan	...	Melissa
Heidi Kozak	...	Sandra
Kane Hodder	...	Jason Voorhees
William Butler	...	Michael
Staci Greason	...	Jane
Larry Cox	...	Russell
Jeff Bennett	...	Eddie
Diana Barrows	...	Maddy
Elizabeth Kaitan	...	Robin

Storyline

Lying dormant at the bottom of Camp Crystal Lake, Jason Voorhees is released from his watery grave by a telekinetic girl. And so the killing begins again. Can she use her powers to stop Jason, or is he back for good?

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Plot Keywords:

jason voorhees | telekinesis | teen | scythe | thrown through a window | 

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Taglines:

Jason is back, but this time someone's waiting!

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

X

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Friday the 13th Part 7

Filming Locations:

Kelly Gulch - 1801 North Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga Canyon, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,800,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$19,170,001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Friday Four Films Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Original writer Daryl Haney was sacked after his agent contacted executive producer Frank Mancuso Jr. and told him that Haney would not do any more work on the project unless he received a large pay increase (even though Haney had never told his agent to do any such thing). The screenplay was completed by a second, unknown writer, who was credited as Manuel Fidello.

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Goofs

The video monitor and VCR on Dr. Crews' desk disappear as Tina looks at the picture of her father. Additionally, there is a model train on the desk in some scenes, but not in others.

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Quotes

Maddy: Need a little touch-up-work my ass.

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Connections

References The Munsters (1964)

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Soundtracks

"Heart of Ice"
Written by Fred Mollin and Stan Meissner
Performed by Stan Meissner
Courtesy of A&M Records of Canada Limited

User Reviews

this ones ok

Last time I blamed Tommy for causing the deaths of others after inadvertently raising Jason from 6 feet under. I must do the same here concerning Tina, the very cute Lincoln as a girl with powers to move things with her mind. Thinking shes moving her dead father from the same lake where Jason is stuck under water, she ends up snapping the chain attached to the rock holding Jason down and hes back in business. So like Tommy, shes kinda responsible for the batch of teens who get skewered. But missing from part 6 and really the rest of the other films, are the inventive murders. Jasons slams a girl into a tree, stabs a few, throws one outta window, its just a little too dull. Theres a couple decent ones like the party favor in the eye or the ol' axe to the face, but the rest are standard. And way too much time is spent on Lincolns character trying to get over her past at the lake and her would be romance with Blair. Most of Harry Mandredinis great music is stuff from previous films as either he and/or Fred Mollin unfortuntely decided to overuse a lot of "banging" sounds. And after being the lead character the last 3 films, Tommy Jarvis was dropped. Tack on a totally unsatisfying ending (Jasons pulled under a dock and disappears) and you've got only a fair follow up. At least its more watchable than 8 or 9.