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Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

  • 1985
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
47K
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Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Still haunted by his past, Tommy Jarvis - who, as a child, killed Jason Voorhees - wonders if the serial killer is connected to a series of brutal murders occurring in and around the secluded halfway house where he now lives.
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Still haunted by his past, Tommy Jarvis, who, as a child, killed Jason Voorhees, is sent to a secluded halfway house in the countryside, where the killing of a young man triggers a brutal se... Read allStill haunted by his past, Tommy Jarvis, who, as a child, killed Jason Voorhees, is sent to a secluded halfway house in the countryside, where the killing of a young man triggers a brutal series of murders in the area.Still haunted by his past, Tommy Jarvis, who, as a child, killed Jason Voorhees, is sent to a secluded halfway house in the countryside, where the killing of a young man triggers a brutal series of murders in the area.

  • Director
    • Danny Steinmann
  • Writers
    • Martin Kitrosser
    • David Cohen
    • Danny Steinmann
  • Stars
    • Melanie Kinnaman
    • John Shepherd
    • Anthony Barrile
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    47K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Danny Steinmann
    • Writers
      • Martin Kitrosser
      • David Cohen
      • Danny Steinmann
    • Stars
      • Melanie Kinnaman
      • John Shepherd
      • Anthony Barrile
    • 491User reviews
    • 183Critic reviews
    • 16Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Photos187

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    Melanie Kinnaman
    Melanie Kinnaman
    • Pam
    John Shepherd
    John Shepherd
    • Tommy
    Anthony Barrile
    • Vinnie
    Suzanne Bateman
    • Nurse Yates…
    Dominick Brascia
    Dominick Brascia
    • Joey
    Todd Bryant
    Todd Bryant
    • Neil
    Curtis Conaway
    • Les
    Juliette Cummins
    Juliette Cummins
    • Robin
    Bob DeSimone
    Bob DeSimone
    • Billy
    • (as Bob De Simone)
    • …
    John Robert Dixon
    • Eddie
    Corey Feldman
    Corey Feldman
    • Tommy at 12
    Jere Fields
    Jere Fields
    • Anita
    • (as Jeré Fields)
    Tiffany Helm
    Tiffany Helm
    • Violet
    Richard Lineback
    Richard Lineback
    • Deputy Dodd
    Carol Locatell
    • Ethel
    Ric Mancini
    • Mayor Cobb
    Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
    Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
    • Demon
    • (as Miguel A. Nunez Jr.)
    Corey Parker
    Corey Parker
    • Pete
    • Director
      • Danny Steinmann
    • Writers
      • Martin Kitrosser
      • David Cohen
      • Danny Steinmann
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Friday the 13th producer Frank Mancuso Jr. didn't get on with the film's director Danny Steinmann. Mancuso called Steinmann a pervert and called the film a soft core porn sex movie rather than a slasher horror film
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 10 mins) When Pam is running through the woods, her sweater disappears then reappears.
    • Quotes

      Anita: What's wrong? Hey, you okay?

      Demon: It's them damn enchiladas.

    • Alternate versions
      There is an alternate version of the film which runs 91 minutes and contains several small and mostly inconsequential differences. These are:
      • "Version 2" is in the lower right hand corner throughout the movie.
      • There is no close-up of Jason pulling the machete out of Neil's stomach during the opening sequence.
      • Duke's (the paramedic) line is altered when he sees Joey's body. In the original version he says "Bunch of pussies..." while in Version 2 he says "I'll be damned...".
      • There is a different angle briefly used in Pete's death.
      • The scene in which Ethel yells at Junior as he is eating his stew is re-edited to remove the profanity, and uses some different angles.
      • When Demon is about to open the outhouse door, an alternate camera angle is used and some of the profanity he uses is cut from the scene.
      • After Junior is decapitated there is an alternate angle of Ethel in the kitchen, and her dialog is slightly altered.
      • The scene of Robin going to bed is re-edited to exclude some of her nudity and some dialog.
      • Before the above scene is a scene of Violet in her room which originally was part of a scene which occurred a few minutes later. When the scene happens a few minutes later, the footage that was previously used is not present.
      • When Pam fights off Roy with the chainsaw, she hits him twice in shoulder. Only the second hit appears in the original version.
      • When Roy dies, the camera stays on Pam, Tommy and Reggie instead of showing Roy falling on the spikes.
    • Connections
      Edited from Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      The Drowning - Part I
      Written by Daniele Amfitheatrof

    User reviews491

    Featured review
    4/10

    Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) Wordless

    I can already start by saying that this is just another film in this franchise. He is not the worst of the entire saga, but he is of such a low level of quality that he almost causes you depression. All the dumb choices that are made during this movie irritate in an inexplicable way. The worst part of the whole movie is in the characters, where in addition to being uninteresting, they are very forced. The actors manage to be so insufferable playing the characters that you get annoyed with them all. The way they try to act crazy becomes comical, but not in a way that makes you laugh, a humor you'd rather pierce your own eyes with than rewatch those scenes. Don't watch this movie if you're having a good day, it could ruin your day.
    • claszdsburrogato
    • Jan 15, 2023
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 22, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Martes 13 parte V: Un nuevo comienzo
    • Filming locations
      • The Rock Store - 30354 Mulholland Highway, Cornell, California, USA(Diner scene.)
    • Production companies
      • Georgetown Productions Inc.
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Sean S. Cunningham Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,930,418
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,032,883
      • Mar 24, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,930,418
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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