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Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

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Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

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

1985

1h 32m

5.3(1319 votes)

Horror

Thriller

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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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

John Shepherd

John Shepherd

Tommy Jarvis

Tiffany Helm

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

Creative team

Directed by: Danny Steinmann
Written by: John Shepherd
Martin Kitrosser
Produced by: Timothy Silver

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