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

Years after Tommy Jarvis chained him underwater at Camp Crystal Lake, the dormant Jason Voorhees returns to the camp grounds when he is accidentally released from his prison by a telekinetic teenager.

Director:

John Carl Buechler

Writers:

Daryl Haney, Manuel Fidello

Stars:

Jennifer Banko, John Otrin, Susan Blu

4 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 | massacre | slaughter | killing | 

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Taglines:

Her Mind Awoke Jason From The Dead! (Deluxe Edition DVD)

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Birthday Bash

Filming Locations:

Alabama, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,800,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$19,170,001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Friday Four Films Inc., Sean S. Cunningham Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Iain Paterson played Russ's dead body in the distant shot of him lying on the shore.

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Goofs

(at around 45 mins) When Tina is driving, she swerves to avoid Jason. The trees that she almost hits change between shots.

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Quotes

Eddie: [Opening Michael's presents and reading the box] "Personal Penis Enlarger"
[pulls out a magnifying glass]

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Connections

Followed by Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

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Soundtracks

I'm Not Mad (Ready For The World)
Written by Cameron Hawkins, Nash the Slash and Michael Waite
Performed by FM
Courtesy of Duke Street Records

User Reviews

Jason Vs. Carrie...sort of

Weepy Tina Shepard arrives at Crystal Lake with her mom and her doctor. Tina is a wreck of a girl - plagued by a powerful telekinetic ability, Tina killed her drunken and abusive father in a fit of rage many years ago and has been trying to deal with her guilt ever since. Unfortunately, her sadistic doctor wants only to exploit Tina's powers and drives Tina to the breaking point with his cruelty. In yet another emotional fit, Tina attempts to raise her dead father from the depths of Crystal Lake, but instead raises the rotting carcass of Jason Voorhees instead, who emerges with his hockey mask intact and his bloodlust stronger than ever. Jason immediately heads into the woods and starts killing, gradually working his way to the house next door to Tina's, filled with vacuous partying teens. Tina, who is also precognitive, tries to warn those around her of impending death, but no one will believe the stressed out girl. Finally, Tina must battle Jason herself is she hopes to save her new boyfriend and herself from death.

This is Kane Hodder's first outing as Jason Voorhees and its a really great one. Jason is a hulking killing machine of pure, cold rage and the deaths the accrue have never been more vicious or grimly satisfying. The now-famous sleeping bag bludgeon makes its first appearance in this 6th installment, and its one of my favorites - really nasty and brutally hilarious. Lar Park Lincoln is great as Tina

• perhaps a bit too weepy, but almost as angry as Jason and erupting in

great displays of rage, both verbal and telekinetic. Lincoln did a lot of her own stunts in this one too, which is always impressive.

The make-up effects in this movie are my absolute favorite. Jason is a wet, rotting cadaver, his spinal cord clearly visible through the shredded remains of his clothes, his ribcage poking out, his flesh dark with rot. The unmasking scene is a truly shocking and "wow!" inspiring awesome moment, as Jason's face is revealed to be little more than an animated skull - but animated it truly is! Beneath the hideous make-up, Hodder impressively expresses the evil wrath of Jason with one empty eye socket and half a mouthful of teeth. The telekinetic effects are a lot of fun as Tina "throws" every weapon at her disposal at Jason: a couch, a jar full of nails, a light fixture and finally a can of gasoline and the flames from the basement furnace. It was great to see someone give Jason a run for his money instead of just screaming and running away.

All in all, one of the better sequels to follow the original Friday the 13th. 7 out of 10.