Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)


Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Release Date22 March 1985
Budget$2,000,000
US Box Office$21,000,000
TaglineIf Jason still haunts you, you're not alone!
GenreHorror, Mystery
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsCamarillo, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSlasher Film, Teen Movie
ThemesSerial Killers
TonesLurid, Tense, Menacing
TagsAtrocity, Counselor, Halfway House, Kill, Promiscuity, Rampage, Slasher, Teenagers

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning is a 1985 slasher film. It was released on March 22, 1985. It is the fifth film in the Friday the 13th film series. Despite the previous film claiming to be the "final chapter," this installment set out to live up to its title by being a "new beginning" for the franchise.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Anthony Barrile
Vinnie

Suzanne Bateman
Nurse Yates, Receptionist

Dominick Brascia
Joey

Todd Bryant
Neil

Curtis Conaway
Les

Juliette Cummins
Robin

Billy

John Robert Dixon
Eddie

Tommy at 12

Anita

Tiffany Helm
Violet

Melanie Kinnaman
Pam Roberts

Richard Lineback
Deputy Dodd

Ethel Hubbard

Ric Mancini
Mayor Cobb

Jerry Pavlon
Jake

Reggie

Rebecca Wood
Lana

John Shepherd
Tommy Jarvis

Sonny Shields
Raymond

Eddie Matthews
Second Deputy

Ron Sloan
Junior Hubbard

Sheriff Tucker

Caskey Swaim
Duke

Mark Venturini
Victor J. Faden

Debi Sue Voorhees
Tina

Vernon Washington
George

Chuck Wells
Third Deputy

Dick Wieand
Roy

Richard Young
Matthew Letter

Director

Danny Steinmann
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Writer

Martin Kitrosser
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David Cohen
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Danny Steinmann

Victor Miller
characters

Producer

Frank Mancuso Jr.
executive producer

Timothy Silver
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Stephen L. Posey
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Editor

Bruce Green
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Casting Director

Pamela Basker
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Fern Champion
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Production Designer

Robert Howland
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Makeup Department

Enid Arias
hair stylist

Martin Becker
special makeup effects

Larry S. Carr
special makeup effects artist

Earl Ellis
special makeup effects artist

Kathryn Fenton
makeup artist

Louis Lazzara
special makeup effects artist

David B. Miller
special makeup effects artist

David Arthur Nelson
special makeup effects artist

Anton Rupprecht
special makeup effects artist

William Scott Strong
special makeup effects artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gary Dahl
additional second assistant director

Leon Dudevoir
first assistant director

Denis L. Stewart
second assistant director

Mike Topoozian
second second assistant director

David M. Robertson
first assistant director: second unit

Art Department

Barbara Benz
property master

Michael Gastaldo
set dresser

Clayton Hartley
construction coordinator

Alexander Hendrie
lead man

Jeanine Lambeth
scenic artist

Robert Rosenbaum
scenic artist

Frederick B. Van Brunt
property assistant

Sara Lee Wade
set dresser

Sound Department

Wallace R. Bearden
adr mixer

James Beshears
adr editor

Larry Carow
sound effects editor

Chris Carpenter
sound re-recording mixer: effects

David B. Cohn
sound effects editor

Mary Jo Lang
cable person

Patrushkha Mierzwa
boom operator

Bob Minkler
sound re-recording mixer

Robert R. Rutledge
sound effects editor

Mark Ulano
production sound mixer

Ray West
sound re-recording mixer: dialogue

Charles Ewing Smith
sound effects editor

Jerry Trent
foley artist

Special Effects

Tom Del Genio
special effects: Reel EFX, Inc.

Tom Hartigan
special effects: Reel EFX, Inc.

Frankie Inez
special effects coordinator

Victor D. Lupica
special effects: Reel EFX, Inc.

Frank 'Paco' Munoz
special effects: Reel EFX, Inc.

Duncan J. Simpson
special effects: Reel EFX, Inc.

Mark Sparks
special effects: Reel EFX, Inc.

Martin Becker
special effects supervisor

Stunts

Debbie Evans
stunts

Gene Hartline
stunts

Johnny Hock
stunts

Desiree Kerns
stunts

Steven Lambert
stunts

Gene LeBell
stunts

John Moio
stunts

Tom Morga
stunt double: Roy

Debby Lynn Ross
stunts

John Sherrod
stunts

Ed Mathew Shinstine
stunts

Dick Warlock
stunt coordinator

Cindy Wills
stunts

Ray Woodford
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

David Amann
company electrician

Alan Caso
camera operator, Steadicam operator

Mark Davison
second assistant camera

Barbara Delpuech
company electrician

company grip

Darrell Gardiner
company electrician

Tommy Magglos
first assistant camera

Joseph Mealey
still photographer

George S. Neil
best boy electric

Steven Queen
best boy grip

Richard 'Rico' Sands
gaffer

Dermot Stoker
key grip, dolly grip

Wayne Stroud
company grip

Chuck Wells
company grip

Casting Department

Mark Holub
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jan Larkham
wardrobe assistant

Camile Schroeder
wardrobe supervisor

Nola Sharp
wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department

Armen Minasian
assistant editor

Karen Schwartz
assistant editor

Stephen R. Sheridan
color timer

Music Department

Jack K. Tillar
music editor

Transportation Department

John Bateman
driver

Duard Wayne Binkley
driver

Gene Graham
driver

Ruth Harmon
driver

Perry Husman
transportation coordinator

Dennis Jorgenson
driver/operator

Chaz Merriam
driver

James Neilan
driver: grip/electric

Jim O'Keefe
transportation captain

J.D. Orlebeck
driver

Rebecca Poulos
driver

Graham Richardson
driver

Lawrence J. Romanoff
transportation co-captain

Other Crew

Connie Barzaghi
script supervisor

Edwina Barzaghi
stand-in

Anita Dreike
assistant: Mr. Steinmann

Thomas W. Foster
first aid

Barbara Gogny
studio teacher

Michael Goldberg
assistant accountant

Sheri Hooper
production assistant

Eddie Matthews
stand-in

Jeanne Marie O'Brien
production coordinator

Pam O'Har
location manager

Krystoff Przykucki
craft service

Curtis Ross
stand-in

Constance Talley-Sherman
production accountant

Shelley Weiss
production secretary

Sylvia White
production coordinator

production assistant

Mary Carroll Zumbrook
assistant: Mr. Mancuso

Kim Thio
set medic

Don Wyse
fire safety

Production Company

Georgetown Productions Inc.
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Paramount Pictures
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Terror Inc.
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Distributor

Paramount Pictures

Argentina Video Home

CIC-Taft Home Video
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Home Video Hellas (HVH)

Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Video
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United International Pictures (UIP)

Video Elit

Special Effects

Makeup Effects Laboratories
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