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Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

If Jason still haunts you... You're not alone.

19855.31h 32m

Overview

Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason, is back for more sadistic slaughters.

Directed by Danny Steinmann
Written by John Shepherd, Victor Miller, Sean S. Cunningham
Produced by Timothy Silver
Box OfficeBudget: $2.2MRevenue: $21.9M

Top Cast

John Shepherd

John Shepherd

Tommy Jarvis

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Tiffany Helm

Violet

John Robert Dixon

John Robert Dixon

Eddie Kelso

Juliette Cummins

Juliette Cummins

Robin

Melanie Kinnaman

Melanie Kinnaman

Pam Roberts

Richard Young

Richard Young

Matthew Letter

Deborah Voorhees

Deborah Voorhees

Tina

Mark Venturini

Mark Venturini

Victor Faden

Shavar Ross

Shavar Ross

Reggie

Marco St. John

Marco St. John

Sheriff Cal Tucker

Themes & Keywords

masknew jerseysadismpsychopathpsychologysequelwoodsslaughterserial killerhospitalslasherwhodunitseries of murderssupernatural horror

About Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning is a horror, thriller film released in 1985 exploring themes of mask, new jersey, sadism, psychopath, psychology, sequel. Directed by Danny Steinmann, it stars John Shepherd, Tiffany Helm, John Robert Dixon. Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason, is back for more sadistic slaughters.

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