Friday the 13th, Part V: A New Beginning

Director: Danny Steinmann Danny Steinmann

Overview

After the seemingly unstoppable Jason was killed by a young Tommy Jarvis (John Shepard) in the previous film, he returns to haunt the dreams of the boy. Driven over the edge by his tormentor, Tommy is shipped off to a halfway house for disturbed youth, where Jason returns to murder the inhabitants.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/08/2022
UPC:	0810103685222
Original Release:	1985
Rating:	R
Source:	Paramount
Language:	English
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	47,722

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Shepherd	Tommy
Melanie Kinnaman	Pam
Richard Young	Matt Peters
Corey Feldman	Tommy at 12
Shavar Ross	Reggie
Marco St. John	Sheriff Tucker
Juliette Cummins	Robin
Carol Lacatell	Ethel
Vernon Washington	George
John Dixon	Eddie
Jerry Pavlon	Jake
Caskey Swaim	Duke
Mark Venturini	Victor
Anthony Barrile	Vinnie
Dominick Brascia	Joey
Tiffany Helm	Violet
Richard Lineback	Deputy Dodd
Suzanne Bateman	Nurse Yates/Receptionist
Bob DeSimone	Billy/Male Nurse
Jere Fields	Anita
Ric Mancini	Mayor Cobb
Corey Parker	Pete
Rebecca Wood-Sharkey	Lana
Ron Sloan	Junior
Debisue Voorhees	Tina
Dick Wieand	Roy
Todd Bryant	Neil
Curtis Conaway	Les
Sonny Shields	Raymond
Ed Shinstine	Second Deputy
Chuck Wells	Third Deputy
John Shepard	Tommy Jarvis
Tom Morga	Actor
Carol Locatell	Ethel Hubbard
Deborah Sue Voorhees	Tina
John Robert Dixon	Eddie
Miguel Núñez Jr.	Demon
Harry Manfredini	Composer

Technical Credits

Danny Steinmann

Martin Kitrosser

David Cohen

Danny Steinmann	Director,Screenwriter
Martin Kitrosser	Screenwriter
Frank Mancuso Jr.	Executive Producer,Producer
Timothy Silver	Producer
Larry S. Carr	Special Effects
Earl Ellis	Special Effects
Louis Lazara	Special Effects
Kathryn Miles Logan	Special Effects
David B. Miller	Special Effects
David Nelson	Special Effects
Anton Ruprecht	Special Effects
William Scott Strong	Special Effects
James Beshears	Sound Effects
Larry Carow	Sound Effects
Chris Carpenter	Sound Effects
David Cohen	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Earl C. Ellis, Jr.	Special Effects
Dave Nelson	Special Effects
Frank Mancuso	Producer

Editorial Reviews

A high body count, tight continuity with the previous installment, and a lingering mystery over the participation of perennial serial killer Jason Voorhees characterizes this episode of the interminable slasher series. As usual with entries in the franchise, however, the concept of Friday the 13th, Pt. V: A New Beginning outstrips the execution. The idea of a film in which viewers are never sure whether Jason is even present is a novel one that dovetails nicely with the Jason-free first installment (wherein the monster's mother did all the dirty work). But with unsympathetic characters, flat direction, and a distinct lack of visual flair, the film fails to generate any appreciable suspense. The teens this time are troubled residents in a group home, and their picturesque tics are a nice change from the usual parade of interchangeable plaid-shirted counselors. Surprisingly effective comic relief even arrives in the form of Ethel (Carol Locatell), the group home's trashy, ornery neighbor. As Reggie, Shavar Ross also adds a welcome spot of cultural diversity to the cast, although his character's Prince-esque brother Demon (Miguel A. Nuñez) is as cheesy a stereotype as the biker gang who crashed the party in Friday the 13th, Pt. 3. Not that it matters much, anyway. Sandwiched between the superior efforts Friday the 13th -- The Final Chapter and Friday the 13th, Pt. VI: Jason Lives, this one's almost as bad as the nadir of the series: Friday the 13th Pt. VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan.