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

Colour:

Colour (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:(Banned) | Sweden:15 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Brazil:14 | Denmark:15 | Ireland:18 | Spain:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #27734) | West Germany:18 | Mexico:C | South Korea:18 | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

Camarillo, California, USA

Company:

Georgetown Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Not counting the laughing or yelling, the Tommy Jarvis character only says 24 words throughout the whole movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Billy is waiting for Lana outside the diner, his car stereo is on and playing loudly. Yet, when Lana comes out to the car, the radio is then off. It is very unlikely that Roy turned it off.

Quotes:

Pete: Now either you've got the car started, or you're a dead man.
[gets in car, singing]
Pete: A ratta-tatta-tatta-tatta-tooey! A ratta-tatta-tatta-tatta-tooey!
[yells]
Pete: It's not starting, Vinnie!
[sings]
Pete: A roota-toota-toota-toota-tinny! A ratta-tatta-tatta-tatta-tooey!
[starts the car]
Pete: Yeah! Whoo! And we're off! Come on! Let's go!
["Jason" grabs his head from backseat and slits his throat with a machete]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

Soundtrack:

His Eyes

This one's alright...

Give this movie a break. It is a little lame but at least they tried. They should have just kept Jason in the films and not tried to trick their target audience.

However, at least there was a bit of a mystery to it. Except for the fact that it is at a weird halfway house it is an overall predictable but good horror movie.