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Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

1985 · 92 min

A grimy, campy slasher that delivers frequent, gruesome kills and cheap thrills with a mean-spirited, exploitative edge.

Directed by
Danny Steinmann
Genres
Horror
Tagline
If Jason still haunts you... You're not alone.
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.

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Directed by
Danny Steinmann
Genres
Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • revenge
  • madness
  • death
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • hospital
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

In this series

Friday the 13th Collection

  1. Friday the 13thMovie · 1980
  2. Friday the 13th Part 2Movie · 1981
  3. Friday the 13th Part IIIMovie · 1982
  4. Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterMovie · 1984
  5. Friday the 13th: A New BeginningMovie · 1985 This title
  6. Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VIMovie · 1986
  7. Friday the 13th Part VII - The New BloodMovie · 1988
  8. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes ManhattanMovie · 1989
  9. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final FridayMovie · 1993
  10. Jason XMovie · 2001
  11. Freddy vs. JasonMovie · 2003

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Danny Steinmann
Written by
Danny Steinmann, David Cohen, John Shepherd, Martin Kitrosser
Starring
Melanie Kinnaman, John Shepherd, Shavar Ross, Richard Young, Marco St. John, Juliette Cummins, Carol Locatell, Vernon Washington
Music
Harry Manfredini
Cinematography
Stephen L. Posey
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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