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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
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13 May 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
On Friday the 13th, Jason will meet his match. morePlot:
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. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(26 articles)
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Not very good more (224 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
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Birthday Bash (USA) (fake working title)Friday the 13th: The New Blood - Part 7 (UK) (DVD box title)
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90 min | UK:84 min (DVD)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Ultra StereoCertification:
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-18Fun Stuff
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John Carl Buechler was so impressed with Kane Hodder when he ate live worms on the set of Prison (1988), that he pushed for Paramount Pictures to let him cast Hodder in the role of Jason. If it had not been for Buechler's persistence, the role of Jason Voorhees would have been reprised by C.J. Graham. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The video monitor and VCR on Dr. Crews' desk disappear as Tina looks at the picture of her father. Additionally, there is a model train on the desk in some scenes, but not in others. moreSoundtrack:
Dream Girl moreFAQ
At the end of Part VI, Jason has the gloves on when he is underwater. But in Part VII it shows the parts from the last movie, you see him with the gloves on, then with the gloves off. Jason also got a belt from the guy playing paintball in Part VI, but he doesn't have it in Part VII. Part 6 Jason is wearing a green jacket/shirt with gray pants. However, in part VII he is wearing a dark blue boiler suit! Can you explain that?At the beginning, they show a glimpse of the camp and the sign says Camp Crystal Lake, but in Part VI it was called Camp Forest Green! Why is that?
Why is John Shepard still in the lake after so many years? And why isn't he decomposed?
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This seventh entry in the series is a letdown, especially after the lively 6th installment. This time around we have a telekinetic girl who proves to be Jason's match but they don't meet until after Jason has already hacked a few teenagers to bits.
This proves to be quite the stupid affair. This kills are downright boring (though not the fault of it's director, the MPAA was especially prudish when downsizing the film's gore), it's got no suspense, the humor misses big time (unlike part 6) and the Carrie inspired twist is awfully handled. Couple that with extreme bad acting and a ridiculous finale (even that was taken out of the director's hands) you end up with a disappointing entry in this long running franchise.
But not all is bad. Kane Hodder is great as Jason, there's a decent showdown between "Carrie" and Jason near the end and it's got good production values. If an ultimate cut would surface, leaving all the gore intact this film would easily be a lot better, that is after all what we want from these films. This film reportedly had a lot of gore cut out, some of which can be seen on the Friday Box Set in a rough cut.
Hate those blasted MPAA a-holes.