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Friday the 13th - Part 5: A New Beginning

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Friday the 13th - Part 5: A New Beginning (1985)

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Reviews Counted:357

Fresh:104

Rotten:253

Average Rating:3.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Tommy, the young boy who finally killed hockey-masked murderer Jason Voorhees in Part 5, has grown up and is now spending time in a home for the mentally fragile. Not long after Tommy checks in... Tommy, the young boy who finally killed hockey-masked murderer Jason Voorhees in Part 5, has grown up and is now spending time in a home for the mentally fragile. Not long after Tommy checks in though, someone starts killing the patients one-by-one. Has Tommy picked up where the legendary serial killer left off or has Jason come back from beyond the grave to kill again? [More]

Starring: John Shepherd, Melanie Kinnaman, Richard Young, Carol Lacatell

Starring: John Shepherd, Melanie Kinnaman, Richard Young, Carol Lacatell, Shavar Ross, Juliette Cummins, John Robert Dixon

Director: Danny Steinmann

Director: Danny Steinmann
Composer: Harry Manfredini
Producer: Frank Mancuso
Screenwriter: Martin Kitrosser, David Cohen, Danny Steinmann

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Release:

Jun 16, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region [unknown]
  • NTSC
  • Keep Case
  • Letterbox - 1.85
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, Spanish
  • Dolby Digital Mono- English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitled - English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

Trailers:

  • 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Audio Commentary:

  • 1. Director/Co-Screenwriter Danny Steinmann, Cast and Crew

Featurette:

  • 1. Lost Tales from Camp Blood - Part 5
  • 2. The Crystal Lake Massacres Revisited Part II

Making Of:

  • 1. New Beginnings: The Making of Friday the 13th: Part V A New Beginning

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If you've read my reviews of the first four Friday the 13th films, you'll probably grasp that I'm... More
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Good: 1. Boobies of three different women. 2. Flare in the mouth, awesome kill. 3. The opening... More
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Sure it was bad but it did have its scery setting and a good twist at the end still it was bad. More
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Why didn't they just resurrect Jason in this one? But, you can enjoy this if you are a hard core... More
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