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

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

John Carl Buechler

Writers:

Manuel Fidello (writer)
Daryl Haney (writer)
(more)

Release Date:

13 May 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Tagline:

On Friday the 13th, Jason will meet his match.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Crystal Lake | Telekinesis | Jason Voorhees | Teen | Murder

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Kane Hodder	...	Jason Voorhees
Lar Park-Lincoln	...	Tina Shepard
Susan Jennifer Sullivan	...	Melissa
Kevin Spirtas	...	Nick (as Kevin Blair)
Terry Kiser	...	Dr. Crews
Susan Blu	...	Mrs. Amanda Shepard
Heidi Kozak	...	Sandra
William Butler	...	Michael
Staci Greason	...	Jane
Larry Cox	...	Russell
Jeff Bennett	...	Eddie
Diana Barrows	...	Maddy
Elizabeth Kaitan	...	Robin
Jon Renfield	...	David
Michael Schroeder	...	Dan
Debora Kessler	...	Judy
Diane Almeida	...	Kate
Craig Thomas	...	Ben
Jennifer Banko	...	Young Tina Shepard
John Otrin	...	Mr. John Shepard
Delano J. Palughi	...	Rescue worker
Corey Feldman	...	Young Tommy Jarvis (archive footage)
Thom Mathews	...	Tommy Jarvis (archive footage)
Ted White	...	Jason Voorhees (Part IV) (archive footage)
Kimberly Beck	...	Trish Jarvis (archive footage)
C.J. Graham	...	Jason Voorhees (Part VI) (archive footage)
Darcy DeMoss	...	Nikki (archive footage)
Nancy McLoughlin	...	Elizabeth (archive footage)
Mike Nomad	...	Cop on pier (archive footage) (as Michael Nomad)
Tony Goldwyn	...	Darren (archive footage)
Lauren-Marie Taylor	...	Vicky (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Carl Buechler	...	Fireman who picks up Jason's mask (uncredited)
Walt Gorney	...	Opening Narrator (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by
John Carl Buechler

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Manuel Fidello		writer
Daryl Haney		writer
Victor Miller		characters (uncredited)

Produced by
Iain Paterson	....	producer
Barbara Sachs	....	associate producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Harry Manfredini
Fred Mollin

Cinematography by
Paul Elliott

Film Editing by
Maureen O'Connell
Martin Jay Sadoff
Barry Zetlin

Casting by
Anthony Barnao

Production Design by
Richard Lawrence

Set Decoration by
Woody Crocker

Costume Design by
Jacqueline Johnson

Makeup Department
Maria Lupe de Caesar	....	assistant hair stylist
Maria Lupe de Caesar	....	assistant makeup artist
Jerrie Werkman	....	hair stylist
Jerrie Werkman	....	makeup artist
Kathleen Karridene	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Rebecca Greeley	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Todd Amateau	....	second assistant director
Francis R. Mahoney III	....	first assistant director (as Francis R. 'Sam' Mahoney)

Art Department
James Biggs	....	construction coordinator (as James Beggs)
Jaime Bird	....	construction coordinator
Gene Bishop	....	swing gang
Larry Clark	....	paint foreman
Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello	....	construction painter (as Frank Costello)
Albert Cummings	....	assistant set decorator
César Díez Álava	....	prop man (as Cesar Alava)
Les Godwin	....	swing gang
Batia Grafka	....	property master
Mark Haskins	....	set dresser (as Mark C. Haskins)
Bart Hilliker	....	swing gang (as Barton Hilliker)
Sylvia Lawrence	....	swing gang
John Philpotts	....	lead man
Terry Tubbs	....	assistant set decorator

Sound Department
Joel Berkovitz	....	foley editor
Gail Brodin	....	boom operator (as Gail Dalton Brodin)
Jan Brodin	....	sound mixer
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor (as Dane Davis)
Holly Davis	....	sound effects editor
Lisa Davis	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Ganary	....	adr mixer
Scott Ganary	....	foley mixer
Gary Gegan	....	adr mixer
Gary Gegan	....	foley mixer
Cynthia Haagens	....	adr editor
Wayne Heitman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jon Hussein	....	adr recordist
Jon Hussein	....	foley recordist
Greg Jacobs	....	dialogue editor
Stanley Kastner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kini Kay	....	sound effects editor
Val Kuklowsky	....	sound effects editor
Mark 'Frito' Long	....	sound recordist
Matt Patterson	....	adr recordist
Matt Patterson	....	foley recordist
Joan Rowe	....	foley walker
Christopher Sheldon	....	supervising sound editor
Jerry Trent	....	foley walker
Paul M. Wagner	....	assistant sound editor (as Paul Wagner)

Special Effects by
Ponina Ben-Daniel	....	production secretary: special makeup effects unit
John Carl Buechler	....	line producer: special makeup effects unit
Lynn Buechler	....	production controller: special makeup effects unit
Lou Carlucci	....	mechanical effects coordinator: Image Engineering, Inc.
John Criswell	....	animatronics: special makeup effects unit
Lenny Dalrymple	....	technician: special mechanical effects unit
Robin L. D'Arcy	....	coordinator: special mechanical effects unit (as Robin D'Arcy)
Michael Deak	....	location supervisor: special makeup effects unit (as Michael S. Deak)
Jim Doyle	....	lead mechanical designer: special mechanical effects unit
Eric Dressor	....	technician: special mechanical effects unit
Loraina Drucker	....	location crew: special makeup effects unit
David Fletcher	....	lead technician: special mechanical effects unit
John Foster	....	production manager: special makeup effects unit
John Frassrand	....	location crew: special makeup effects unit
Karin Hanson	....	wigs: special makeup effects unit
Mecki Heussen	....	laboratory technician: special makeup effects unit
Cary Howe	....	fabrication supervisor: special makeup effects unit
Cary Howe	....	location supervisor: special makeup effects unit
Sheila Jackson	....	laboratory technician: special makeup effects unit
Greg Johnson	....	laboratory technician: special makeup effects unit
Greg Johnson	....	location supervisor: special makeup effects unit
David Kindlon	....	animatronics: special makeup effects unit (as Dave Kindlen)
Jim Kundig	....	assistant: special mechanical effects unit
Joe Lombardi	....	pyrotechnical consultant: special mechanical effects unit
Jennifer Martin	....	laboratory technician: special makeup effects unit
Joe Podnar	....	laboratory technician: special makeup effects unit
Scott Prescott	....	technician: special mechanical effects unit
Timothy Ralston	....	laboratory technician: special makeup effects unit (as Tim Ralston)
Patrick Simmons	....	laboratory technician: special makeup effects unit
Richard Snell	....	contact lens: special makeup effects unit
Heidi Snyder	....	laboratory technician: special makeup effects unit
Heidi Synder	....	laboratory technician: special makeup effects unit
Martin Becker	....	special effects supervisor: Magical Media Industries Inc. (uncredited)
Barbara Anne Bock	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Richard Miranda	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
AJ Workman	....	special effects design: MMI, John Carl Buechler (uncredited)

Stunts
Bob Bragg	....	stunts (as Bobby Bragg)
Karen Garrett	....	stunts
Kane Hodder	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Hulin	....	stunts
Tracy Hutchinson	....	stunts
Tod Keller	....	stunts
Maria R. Kelly	....	stunts (as Maria Kelly)
Jean Malahni	....	stunts (as Jeannie Malahni)
Alan Marcus	....	stunts
Paula Marie Moody	....	stunts
Paul E. Short	....	stunts (as Paul Short)
John Sistrunk	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Ansell	....	still photographer
Wayne Baker	....	assistant camera: underwater photography unit
Monty Bass	....	grip (as Monte Bass)
Curtis Bradford	....	key grip (as Curtiss Bradford)
Anthony Caldwell	....	best boy grip
Thomas L. Callaway	....	camera operator: second unit
Don Cely	....	best boy electric
Henry DeBardeleben	....	grip
John Drake	....	gaffer
Giles Dunning	....	second assistant camera
Ali Farboud	....	electrician
Harry K. Garvin	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Ed Giovanni	....	first assistant camera (as Edward Giovanni)
Carl Johnson	....	electrician
Chris Kiperman	....	grip (as Christopher Kiperman)
Renton-Paul Medcalf	....	grip
Richard Mula	....	gaffer: underwater photography unit
Nick Nelson	....	electrician
Oliver Peale	....	electrician
Robert Pugh	....	electrician
Pete Romano	....	camera operator: underwater photography unit (as Peter Romano)
Kevin Whitlow	....	grip
Rick Lamb	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Hal Trussell	....	additional photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Maria Gafney	....	location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Donna Barrish	....	key costumer
Marcy Craig	....	wardrobe supervisor
Debra L. Wright	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Lori Ball	....	assistant editor
Lauri Brown	....	assistant editor
Marcy Stoeven	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Christopher Kennedy	....	music supervisor
Jeff Wolpert	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ella St. John Blakey	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles (as Ella Blakey)
Marvin Dials	....	driver
Pam Hart	....	driver
Kim Larsen	....	driver
Michael Locke	....	driver
Tony Mercier	....	transportation coordinator
Janice Phelps	....	driver
Arthur Smith	....	driver
Shelba Travis	....	transportation captain: Alabama
Dave Walden Jr.	....	driver: honeywagon (as David Walden Jr.)
David Walden Sr.	....	driver: honeywagon
Tim Wright	....	driver
Troy Flynn	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Leslie Buzbee	....	boat wrangler
Curt Covert	....	production assistant
Patricia Dugan	....	craft service
Bruce Robert Fahr	....	craft service (as Bruce Fahr)
Patricia Frazier	....	assistant production coordinator (as Pat Frazier)
Thomas A. Irvine	....	production associate (as Thomas Irvine)
Cheryl Livingston	....	craft service
Ronnie Livingston	....	craft service
Suzan Lowitz	....	script supervisor
Pam O'Har	....	visual consultant (as Pamela O'Har)
David Ronan	....	assistant to director
Jonathan Sachs	....	production assistant
Eddie Salmon	....	production assistant (as Charles 'Ed' Salmon Jr.)
Pamela Solomon	....	office coordinator: Los Angeles
William Mark Spencer	....	production assistant
Constance Talley-Sherman	....	production accountant (as Connie Talley Sherman)
Franklin A. Vallette	....	set production assistant (as Franklin Vallette)
Shalini Waren	....	production coordinator (as Shalini Waran)
Vikki Williams	....	assistant production accountant
Don Wyse	....	fire safety (uncredited)

Thanks
Victoria Barney	....	special thanks
Lynn Booth	....	special thanks
Leslie Buzbee	....	special thanks
Bob Gray	....	special thanks
Charles Rawls	....	special thanks
Gerald Redmon	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Friday Four Films Inc.
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (deluxe edition)
• Paramount Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Image Engineering (mechanical effects)
• Image Special Effects Company
• Magical Media Industries (special make-up effects)

Other Companies

• BSX Records  score album released by (limited edition)

Also Known As:

Birthday Bash (USA) (fake working title)

Runtime:

90 min | UK:84 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | USA:R (certificate #29206) | Singapore:(Banned) | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | Brazil:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Canada:R | France:-12 | Norway:18 | UK:18 | West Germany:18 | Mexico:C | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

Bay Minette, Alabama, USA

Company:

Friday Four Films Inc.

Trivia:

Jason's mask in this film was cast from the same mold as the original mask from Friday the 13th Part III (1982), but was modified slightly; in addition to the damage seen in the mask (the axe cut and propeller damage), the edges of the mask have been trimmed to make it smaller, to allow more of actor Kane Hodder's head to be seen around the mask.

Goofs:

Plot holes: The suit Jason is wearing is not the same suit he wore in Part VI.

Quotes:

Judy: I'm cold
Dan: Why don't we crawl in the sack?
Judy: Why don't you fix the fire?
Dan: There's no wood.
Judy: We're in a forest!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Independent (2000)

Soundtrack:

The Real Thing

Carrie Vs. Jason

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood is more of the same to be honest. It adds original ideas to it and throws in a bit more plot structure, but underneath all of that new material is basically the same old Friday the 13th material. Not necessarily a bad thing in this case, because the acting is very good in this instalment. However the Jason formula does hit rock bottom. The thrills, chills and scares are the same old same old. Victim hears a noise, hunts about, then Jason jumps out on them, and they meet their demise. Now, this is the whole trait of the Jason Voorhees franchise, but it can get a little tedious and boring when they play this the whole way through the movie. Gore wise there is a decapitation, a party horn shoved into a head, an axe to the face, which happens twice, a drowning, a hand thrust through a chest, a body thrown out a window and the fantastic scene where Jason whacks somebody in a sleeping bag against a tree. The soundtrack is more tense and chilling in this sequel which is a benefit to the weaker points of the movie. The characters are very clichéd; the spoilt bitchy girl, the ugly girl who wants to be beautiful and popular, etc. These personalities make you want the characters to die. However Maddy, the ugly-turned-beauty girl was one of the few characters I enjoyed watching on screen, and truly felt sorry for. It really seems that popularity and good looks do, indeed, kill. Anyway, the introduction of a telekinetic girl to battle Jason was a bit of a twist. It half works and half doesn't, to be fair. It just doesn't seem to be very appealing, the fact that this girl, Tina, has her telekinetic powers yet takes forever to get rid of Jason. It was also her powers which summoned him up from the lake. So Jason hacks his way through a cabinful of partying teens, celebrating a birthday. The usual stalk-and-slash ensues, and the battle between the heroine then follows. Why is it never a male who has the final battling climax? Anyway as you can see, apart from the obvious additions to distract you from the fact that this is more of the same, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood delivers the usual gruesome goods and gratuitous nudity which makes the series so appealing, and is therefore worth checking out.