Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

Director:

Danny Steinmann

Writers:

Martin Kitrosser (story) &
David Cohen (story) ...
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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
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Demon (as Miguel A. Nunez Jr.)
Corey Parker	...	Pete
Jerry Pavlon	...	Jake
Shavar Ross	...	Reggie
Rebecca Wood	...	Lana (as Rebecca Wood-Sharkey)
John Shepherd	...	Tommy Jarvis
Sonny Shields	...	Raymond
Eddie Matthews	...	Second Deputy (as Ed Shinstine)
Ron Sloan	...	Junior Hubbard
Marco St. John	...	Sheriff Tucker
Caskey Swaim	...	Duke
Mark Venturini	...	Victor J. Faden
Debi Sue Voorhees	...	Tina (as Debisue Voorhees)
Vernon Washington	...	George
Chuck Wells	...	Third Deputy
Dick Wieand	...	Roy
Richard Young	...	Matthew Letter

Directed by
Danny Steinmann

Writing credits
Martin Kitrosser		(story) &
David Cohen		(story)
Martin Kitrosser		(screenplay) &
David Cohen		(screenplay) and
Danny Steinmann		(screenplay)
Victor Miller		characters (uncredited)

Produced by
Frank Mancuso Jr.	....	executive producer
Timothy Silver	....	producer

Original Music by
Harry Manfredini

Cinematography by
Stephen L. Posey

Film Editing by
Bruce Green

Casting by
Pamela Basker
Fern Champion

Production Design by
Robert Howland

Makeup Department
Enid Arias	....	hair stylist
Martin Becker	....	special makeup effects
Larry S. Carr	....	special makeup effects artist
Earl Ellis	....	special makeup effects artist (as Earl C. Ellis Jr.)
Kathryn Fenton	....	makeup artist (as Kathryn Miles Logan)
Louis Lazzara	....	special makeup effects artist
David B. Miller	....	special makeup effects artist (as Louis Lazara)
David Arthur Nelson	....	special makeup effects artist (as David Nelson)
Anton Rupprecht	....	special makeup effects artist
William Scott Strong	....	special makeup effects artist (as Wm. Scott Strong)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gary Dahl	....	additional second assistant director
Leon Dudevoir	....	first assistant director
Denis L. Stewart	....	second assistant director (as Denis Stewart)
Mike Topoozian	....	second second assistant director
David M. Robertson	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Barbara Benz	....	property master
Michael Gastaldo	....	set dresser
Clayton Hartley	....	construction coordinator
Alexander Hendrie	....	lead man
Jeanine Lambeth	....	scenic artist
Robert Rosenbaum	....	scenic artist
Frederick B. Van Brunt	....	property assistant (as Frederick Van Brunt)
Sara Lee Wade	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Wallace R. Bearden	....	adr mixer (as Wallace R. Beardon)
James Beshears	....	adr editor
Larry Carow	....	sound effects editor
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer: effects
David B. Cohn	....	sound effects editor (as David Cohn)
Mary Jo Lang	....	cable person
Patrushkha Mierzwa	....	boom operator
Bob Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert R. Rutledge	....	sound effects editor (as Robert Rutledge)
Mark Ulano	....	production sound mixer
Ray West	....	sound re-recording mixer: dialogue
Charles Ewing Smith	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tom Del Genio	....	special effects: Reel EFX, Inc.
Tom Hartigan	....	special effects: Reel EFX, Inc. (as Thomas K. Hartigan)
Frankie Inez	....	special effects coordinator
Victor D. Lupica	....	special effects: Reel EFX, Inc.
Frank 'Paco' Munoz	....	special effects: Reel EFX, Inc. (as Frank Munoz)
Duncan J. Simpson	....	special effects: Reel EFX, Inc.
Mark Sparks	....	special effects: Reel EFX, Inc. (as Mark A. Sparks)
Martin Becker	....	special effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Gene Hartline	....	stunts
Johnny Hock	....	stunts (as John Hock)
Desiree Kearns	....	stunts (as Desiree Keins)
Steven Lambert	....	stunts
Gene LeBell	....	stunts (as Gene Le Bell)
John Moio	....	stunts
Tom Morga	....	stunt double: Roy
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunts
John Sherrod	....	stunts
Ed Mathew Shinstine	....	stunts (as Ed Shinstine)
Dick Warlock	....	stunt coordinator (as Richard Warlock)
Cindy Wills	....	stunts
Ray Woodford	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
David Amann	....	company electrician
Alan Caso	....	Steadicam operator
Alan Caso	....	camera operator
Mark Davison	....	second assistant camera
Barbara Delpuech	....	company electrician (as Barbara Way)
David W. Donoho	....	company grip (as David Donaho)
D.J. Gardiner	....	company electrician (as Darrell Gardiner)
Tommy Magglos	....	first assistant camera
Joseph Mealey	....	still photographer (as Joe Mealey)
George S. Neil	....	best boy electric (as George Neil)
Steven Queen	....	best boy grip (as Steve Queen)
Richard 'Rico' Sands	....	gaffer (as Richard Sands)
Dermot Stoker	....	dolly grip
Dermot Stoker	....	key grip
Wayne Stroud	....	company grip
Chuck Wells	....	company grip

Casting Department
Mark Holub	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jan Larkham	....	wardrobe assistant (as Janis Larkham)
Camile Schroeder	....	wardrobe supervisor
Nola Sharp	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Armen Minasian	....	assistant editor
Karen Schwartz	....	assistant editor
Stephen R. Sheridan	....	color timer

Music Department
Jack K. Tillar	....	music editor (as Jack Tiller)

Transportation Department
John Bateman	....	driver
Duard Wayne Binkley	....	driver (as Wayne Binkley)
Gene Graham	....	driver
Ruth Harmon	....	driver
Perry Husman	....	transportation coordinator
Dennis Jorgenson	....	driver/operator
Chaz Merriam	....	driver (as Chuck Merriam)
James Neilan	....	driver: grip/electric (as Jim Neilan)
Jim O'Keefe	....	transportation captain
J.D. Orlebeck	....	driver
Rebecca Poulos	....	driver
Graham Richardson	....	driver
Lawrence J. Romanoff	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Connie Barzaghi	....	script supervisor
Edwina Barzaghi	....	stand-in
Anita Dreike	....	assistant: Mr. Steinmann
Thomas W. Foster	....	first aid (as Thomas Foster)
Barbara Gogny	....	studio teacher
Michael Goldberg	....	assistant accountant
Sheri Hooper	....	production assistant
Eddie Matthews	....	stand-in (as Ed Matthews)
Jeanne Marie O'Brien	....	production coordinator (as Jeanne O'Brien)
Pam O'Har	....	location manager
Krystoff Przykucki	....	craft service
Curtis Ross	....	stand-in
Constance Talley-Sherman	....	production accountant
Shelley Weiss	....	production secretary (as Shelley Anne Weiss)
Sylvia White	....	production coordinator
Ron Zimmerman	....	production assistant
Mary Carroll Zumbrook	....	assistant: Mr. Mancuso
Kim Thio	....	set medic (uncredited)
Don Wyse	....	fire safety (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Georgetown Productions Inc.
• Paramount Pictures
• Terror Inc.

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1985) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1987) (Greece) (video)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (deluxe edition)
• Paramount Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Video Elit (1986) (Bulgaria) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Makeup Effects Laboratories

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

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:(Banned) | Sweden:15 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Brazil:14 | Denmark:15 | Spain:18 | Ireland: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:

"Victor Faden" can be seen written on the outhouse wall behind Demon. This is the name of the mental patient who hacked Joey to death and was taken away by the police. Many believe this was put there to insinuate the possibility that Victor had escaped and is committing more murders.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Vic is in the police car, there should be a screen separating the front from back seats.

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:

Spoofed in Friday the 13th: A Nude Beginning (1987)

Soundtrack:

His Eyes

Jason Sits This One Out

Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning. This sequel is actually one of the best in my opinion, except for the lousy ending. Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning does everything correctly, through the first three quarters of the movie. We start off with the plot of Tommy Jarvis being sent to a halfway house for troubled teens, and there he is plagued by visions of Jason Voorhees. So we now have a fresh twist that the movie isn't to be set about cabins in the woods again, which is a breath of fresh air. Then, we have the absolutely fantastic array of characters, all of which are rememberal and great to watch. Ethel and Junior provide comical relief as the hillbilly mother and son, we feel sympathy for Jake, Violet and Robin, who are all great people to watch interact. The characters are all interesting, and all have their own personal traits which makes them work, instead of them all just wanting to party, drink, smoke and have sex, so this is also a step in a new direction. Out of all of the Friday the 13th instalments, Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning probably has the most memorable characters, and some fantastic scenes with them, for example when Anita and Demon sing whilst he is on the toilet, or when Violet is dancing the robot. Friday the 13th does have some very memorable and inventive death scenes as well, although plot holes and continuity issues do fall through think and fast. There is some nudity as well, mainly from Debbie Sue Voorhees, which is very enjoyable. The script can get very lame, for instance the conversations between Billy and Lana. However the twist ending is that Jason Voorhees wasn't behind these murders, but it was instead a copycat who was killing off the teens after his estranged son was hacked up at that very same halfway house. This is quite a let down, but seriously, don't let this put you completely off. Jason takes a vacation, but this filler still delivers the goods.