| Release Date | 22 March 1985 |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $21,000,000 |
| Tagline | If Jason still haunts you, you're not alone! |
| Genre | Horror, Mystery |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Camarillo, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Slasher Film, Teen Movie |
| Themes | Serial Killers |
| Tones | Lurid, Tense, Menacing |
| Tags | Atrocity, 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.