Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

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

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 | Ireland:18 | Spain:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | 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 Violet is dancing in her room, Jason starts to walk up to her and we see the knife has dried blood on it. Then he picks her up, stabs her takes the knife out and now the knife is clean.

Quotes:

Ethel: You dumb dildo!

Movie Connections:

Features A Place in the Sun (1951)

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.