Friday the 13th Part VII -- The New Blood

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Friday the 13th Part VII -- The New Blood

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1988

1h 30m

Horror

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Years after the strange drowning death of her father, Tina Shepard (Lar Park Lincoln) returns to the site of his demise, Crystal Lake. Her developing psychic powers were responsible for ending his life, leaving Tina riddled with guilt as an adult. While deceitful Dr. Crews (Terry Kiser) tries to manipulate her abilities for his own ends, both physician and patient are in for a shock when Tina's powers unwittingly free camper-killer Jason Voorhees from his watery slumber.

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Critics Consensus

As lumbering and bereft of conscious thought as its unstoppable star, Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood finds the franchise in desperate need of the title ingredient.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

The filmmakers have mastered the blood but not the tedium of all of the predictable killings. Nor have they eliminated the '"hate-women" subtext to the entire series of films.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 6, 2018

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

The anxieties suffered by Tina throughout the film are well thought-out by the franchise's typically one-dimensional standards.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 25, 2004

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

The more ways this franchise tries to make things "fresh," the more we're reminded of how little was there in the first place.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 11, 2025

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Sharai Bohannon

A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast

It's inspirationally bad. However, it holds a special place because it was the last one bad at an actual camp.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 17, 2025

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Others may be disappointed at another missed opportunity to revive a franchise that really feels like it's drowning at this point.

Feb 8, 2024

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

The seventh installment is better than expected, because it reserves the final duel between protagonists...something akin to Carrie vs. Jason. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 15, 2022

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Oliver C.

Friday the 13th Part 7” earns 2.5 stars for serving up a few fun telekinetic twists but mostly drowning in the same thin characters and recycled slasher beats.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/25

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GotRizz237

Friday the 13th, Part VII: The New Blood was a great movie and had a great story. I really enjoyed Friday the 13th, Part VII! Great movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/23/25

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Anthony H.

Friday the 13th the New Blood starts off with a story that could be great but then just gets lost in itself. It had its good moments but this is just one of those goofy ones that kept me semi interested but lost me most of the time. Tina’s story was interesting but all the other people in this movie were just boring. I think this could have been better had they done stuck with it just following Tina.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/14/25

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Romas M

Greetings from Lithuania. The only reason why "Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood" (1988) didn't got a lower score then 5/10 from me was the fact they at least tried to do a bit something different with the premise here. The obvious Carry theme that was ripped here trying to fight with Jason is different, but at the end non of that matter as its just below average film in comparison to what came before. Gone is the self awareness of Part 6 - gone is any fun in film at all - it is just a lean and clumsy film that isn't fun to watch. Acting again here again was bad by everyone involved. I liked the Part 6 legitimately but this one is just not a good film to me at all. Overall, "Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood" and small budget, poorly written, badly acted and clumsy directed sequel. Not even an OK film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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Isaac K.

To be honest this one was my favorite Jason looked terrifying

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/25

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Obi-wan K

Y'know it gets tuah point

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/25

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John Carl Buechler

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Lar Park-Lincoln

Tina Shepard

Terry Kiser

Dr. Crews

Susan Blu

Mrs. Amanda Shepard

Kevin Spirtas

Nick

Susan Jennifer Sullivan

Melissa

Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - The Face of Jason Voorhees

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Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Sleeping Bag Kill

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Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Party Horn Kill

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Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Jason vs. Psychic

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Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Psychic Showdown

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Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Resurrecting Jason

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Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - A Heady Surprise

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Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Nowhere to Hide

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Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Undead Dad's Revenge

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Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood: Official Clip - Buzzsaw Bloodshed

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Synopsis

Years after the strange drowning death of her father, Tina Shepard (Lar Park Lincoln) returns to the site of his demise, Crystal Lake. Her developing psychic powers were responsible for ending his life, leaving Tina riddled with guilt as an adult. While deceitful Dr. Crews (Terry Kiser) tries to manipulate her abilities for his own ends, both physician and patient are in for a shock when Tina's powers unwittingly free camper-killer Jason Voorhees from his watery slumber.

Director: John Carl Buechler
Producer: Iain Paterson
Screenwriter: Manuel Fidello, Daryl Haney, Victor Miller
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Friday Four Films Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 1988, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.1M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Surround, Mono, Dolby Digital, Ultra-Stereo, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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