Friday the 13th -- A New Beginning

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Friday the 13th -- A New Beginning

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Released Mar 22, 1985

1h 31m

Horror

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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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Austin Chronicle

Rated: 0/5

Sep 3, 2011

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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

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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

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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.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

This one had potential but largely blows it.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 21, 2021

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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

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Audience M

A New Beginning doesn’t shy away from its bloody roots. In fact, the film ups the previous instalments with some creative, entertaining and often grisly kills to go along with its extensive and funny cast of side characters. The nudity is fairly typical for the genre, often before a violent death, which became a staple of the slasher formula at the time it was made.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

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William S

This movie has the best side characters of the entire franchise. The plot is formulaic and goes through all the cliched beats you expect from a slasher of this era, but the whole reason to watch this movie in particular is for the hilarious side characters.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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Carter D

There is no Jason... so? It's still a good movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/05/24

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Jerod S

Nothing new in this beginning really - just some poorly written scripts.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/04/24

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tik t

A New Beginning doesn’t shy away from its bloody roots. In fact, the film ups the previous instalments with some creative and often grisly kills. The nudity is fairly typical for the genre, often before a violent death, which became a staple of the slasher formula at the time it was made.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/21/24

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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 out of 5 stars

10/25/24

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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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