Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Seen it?1985 | 92 min | Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It made about 10 times its budget, but just 18% on Rotten Tomatoes and a weak 5.3 out of 10 from audiences held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans. If you loved Halloween, start here.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
18% on Rotten Tomatoes, 16 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
5.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$22 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 205K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Danny Steinmann
- Melanie KinnamanPam
- John ShepherdTommy
- Shavar RossReggie
- Richard YoungMatt
- Marco St. JohnSheriff Tucker
- Juliette CumminsRobin
- Carol LocatellEthel
- Vernon WashingtonGeorge
- John Robert DixonEddie
- Jerry PavlonJake