Friday the 13th, Part V: A New Beginning (1985)
- Starring:
- John Shepard, Melanie Kinnaman, (more)
- Director(s):
- Danny Steinmann
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Friday the 13th, Part V: A New Beginning
The murderous spirit of Jason Vorhees lives on in this horror sequel, although the plot hinges on the mystery of whether the killer's body actually survives. Opening with a nightmare prologue in which Corey Feldman reprises his role as Tommy Jarvis, the boy who killed Jason in the previous installment, the film jumps forward several years to when a teenaged Tommy (John Shepherd), haunted by visions of Jason returning to life, moves into a group home for mentally disturbed kids. Almost as soon as he arrives, Tommy witnesses the death of Joey (Dominick Brascia), an overweight, annoying boy who is hacked to death by psychopathic patient Vic (Mark Venturini). Although Vic ends up safely behind bars, other bodies begin to turn up -- more than 20 by the end of the film. Tommy's own violent streak, displayed when he lashes out at a fellow resident, makes him a suspect; he even doubts his own sanity. But as the bloodshed continues, Tommy finds himself allied with Reggie (Shavar Ross), the grandson of one of the home's employees, in a desperate bid to survive the carnage and find out who the killer behind the hockey mask really is. The producers of the Friday the 13th series actually planned to end it with Friday the 13th -- The Final Chapter, but the box-office success of that film paved the way for the series to continue. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast of Friday the 13th, Part V: A New Beginning
- John Shepard - Tommy Jarvis
- Shavar Ross - Reggie
- Marco St. John - Sheriff Cal Tucker
- Juliette Cummins - Robin
- Dominick Brascia - Joey
- Deborah Sue Voorhees - Tina
- Ron Sloan - Junior
- Corey Parker - Pete
- Chuck Wells - Third Deputy
- Caskey Swaim - Duke
- Jere Fields - Anita
- Sonny Shields - Raymond
- Rebecca Wood-Sharkey - Lana
- Suzanne Bateman - Nurse Yates/Receptionist
- Richard Lineback - Deputy Dodd
- Corey Feldman - Tommy at 12
- Melanie Kinnaman - Pam
- Richard Young - Matt Peters
- Carol Locatell - Ethel Hubbard
- Vernon Washington - George
- Tiffany Helm - Violet
- John Dixon - Eddie
- Anthony Barrile - Vinnie
- Dick Wieand - Roy
- Mark Venturini - Victor
- Ed Shinstine - Second Deputy
- Bob de Simone - Billy/Male Nurse
- Jerry Pavlon - Jake
- Miguel A. Nuñez Jr. - Demon
- Todd Bryant - Neil
- Ric Mancini - Mayor Cobb
- Curtis Conaway - Les
- Director(s):
- Danny Steinmann
- Writer(s):
- Martin Kitrosser, David M. Cohen, Danny Steinmann
- Producer(s):
- Timothy Silver, Frank Mancuso, Jr.
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Not For Children, Nudity, Gore, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Horror
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