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Years after Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd) murdered hockey-masked serial killer Jason Voorhees, he resides in a mental hospital and struggles with the trauma of the experience. When Tommy moves to an isolated halfway house, he has nightmares about Jason's return, and soon one of the patients (Dominick Brascia) is killed. As the body count grows, Tommy begins to question his sanity and wonder if Jason has risen from the dead. But, to determine the killer's identity, Tommy will need to survive.

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Friday the 13th -- A New Beginning | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Austin Chronicle Rated: 0/5 Sep 3, 2011 Full Review Friday the 13th -- A New Beginning | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Jeremiah Kipp Slant Magazine The tone is crude, raunchy, and leering, with kill scenes combined with more nudity than usual. Rated: 1.5/4 Jun 12, 2009 Full Review Friday the 13th -- A New Beginning | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine The spiciest entry in the series, it boasts the most T&A, an incredible double homicide, a witty reference to A Place in the Sun, and yokels chopping chickens. Rated: 2/4 Sep 25, 2004 Full Review Friday the 13th -- A New Beginning | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Kat Halstead Common Sense Media Yet despite these changes, the film quickly ends up feeling like much of the same, and a lackluster version at that. Feb 1, 2024 Full Review Friday the 13th -- A New Beginning | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Matt Brunson Film Frenzy This one had potential but largely blows it. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 21, 2021 Full Review Friday the 13th -- A New Beginning | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Matthew Rozsa matthewrozsa.com If you are curious about classic '80s horror and need a gateway into the genre, though, this should be the first movie you check out. Rated: 3/4 Nov 11, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Why do the actors have to be such caricatures? Is it supposed to be comedy? It's just stupid Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review Dallas H The jump scares are a rehash of the same stunts used in the previous installments. And the kill scenes appeared to be toned down and not as intense. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review Yuri M For some reason I really like this movie Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Rowan C I liked the idea of continuing Tommy’s story at first, but this movie ended up disappointing me because of how it was put together. Two things I liked about this movie was the cast and obviously the kills. What made this movie a 2/5 was the fact that they tried to make a Friday the 13th movie using a copycat behind the mask of Jason. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Jinnifer F Roy Burns is just a cheap Jason Voorhees replacement. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/10/24 Full Review thiago s filme legal, o roteiro é igual aos outros, mas mudaram o local da matança do filme, agora foi em um local para pessoas com problemas mentais, com mortes mais diferenciadas e legais e com plot twist que todo mundo achou que era o jason, mas na verdade era um dos paramédicos que viu seu o rapaz morto na depois descobriu que era o seu filho que havia morto e depois ele ficou maluco e começou a matar todo mundo e se vestiu de jason. é um filme que parece ser mais do mesmo, só que o plot twist melhorou o filme. eu queria colocar 2 estrelas e 1/2 só que o rotten não deixa, mas é um filme que eu recomendo. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Danny Steinmann Director John Shepherd Tommy Melanie Kinnaman Pam Roberts Shavar Ross Reggie Richard Young Dr. Matt Leonard Marco St. John Sheriff Tucker
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Synopsis Years after Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd) murdered hockey-masked serial killer Jason Voorhees, he resides in a mental hospital and struggles with the trauma of the experience. When Tommy moves to an isolated halfway house, he has nightmares about Jason's return, and soon one of the patients (Dominick Brascia) is killed. As the body count grows, Tommy begins to question his sanity and wonder if Jason has risen from the dead. But, to determine the killer's identity, Tommy will need to survive.

Director
Danny Steinmann

Producer
Timothy Silver

Screenwriter
Martin Kitrosser, David Cohen, Martin Kitrosser, David Cohen, Danny Steinmann, Victor Miller, Tina Landau

Distributor
Paramount Pictures

Production Co
Sean S. Cunningham Films, Paramount Pictures, Terror Inc., Georgetown Productions Inc.

Rating
R

Genre
Horror

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 1985, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2013

Runtime
1h 31m

Sound Mix
Mono
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