| Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood |
| Director: | John Carl Buechler |
| Writers: | Daryl Haney; Manuel Fidello |
| Producers: | Frank Mancuso, Jr.; Iain Paterson |
| Composer: | Harry Manfredini; Fred Mollin |
| Cinematography: | Paul Elliott |
| Editors: | Maureen O'Connell; Martin Jay Sadoff; Barry Zetlin |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Paramount Pictures Sean S. Cunningham Films |
| Released: | May 13th, 1988 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 88 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $2,800,000 |
| Gross: | $19,170,001 (US) |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) |
| Next: | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) |
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood is an American feature film of the horror genre. It is the seventh installment in the Friday the 13th film series. The movie was directed by John Carl Buechler with a script written by Daryl Haney and Manuel Fidello. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and Sean S. Cunningham Films and premiered in the United States on Friday, May 13th, 1988.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Banko | Young Tina Shepard |
| John Otrin | Mister John Shepard |
| Susan Blu | Mrs. Amanda Shepard |
| Lar Park-Lincoln | Tina Shepard |
| Terry Kiser | Doctor Crews |
| Kevin Blair | Nick |
| Susan Jennifer Sullivan | Melissa |
| Heidi Kozak | Sandra |
| Kane Hodder | Jason Voorhees |
| William Butler | Michael |
| Staci Greason | Jane |
| Larry Cox | Russell |
| Jeff Bennett | Eddie |
| Diana Barrows | Maddy |
| Elizabeth Kaitan | Robin |
| Jon Renfield | David |
| Michael Schroeder | Dan |
| Debora Kessler | Judy |
| Diane Almeida | Kate |
| Craig Thomas | Ben |
| Delano Palughi | Rescue worker |
| John Carl Buechler | Fireman |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline for this movie is "On Friday the 13th, Jason is back... but this time... he's met his match".
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), Friday the 13th Part VII, and Friday the 13th: The New Blood all redirect to this page.
- This film opened on a Friday the 13th.
- There are a total of twenty-one credited cast members in this film.
- Production on Friday the 13th Part VII: Thew New Blood began in October, 1987. Principal shooting commenced in January, 1988 and concluded in March. Post-production on the film concluded in May, 1988.
- This is the first film with Kane Hodder in the role of Jason Voorhees. Kane will reprise the role in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan; Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday and Jason X.
- This movie was released the same day as Maniac Cop.
- Walt Gorney provides the opening narration to this film, and is uncredited. Gorney played the role of Crazy Ralph in Friday the 13th and Friday the 13th Part 2.
- This movie includes archival footage from Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter and Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.
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- Tina Shepard is the only Friday the 13th heroine to possess special abilities with telekinesis and precognition as she is able to see her mother's death before it happens.
- This is also the first film in the Friday the 13th franchise to feature no off-screen kills.
- Director John Carl Buechler makes an uncredited cameo appearance in the film as a fireman.
- Actor Delano J. Palughi is credited as Delano Palughi in this film.
- Actress Heidi Kozak Haddad is credited as Heidi Kozak in this film.
- Actor Kevin Spirtas is credited as Kevin Blair in this film.
- This is the second film in the franchise to feature "undead Jason".
Body Count[]
| Order | Overall | Victim | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | Jane McDowell | Stabbed in the throat with a tent spike. |
| 2 | 58 | Michael Rogers | Tent spike thrown into back and lifted. |
| 3 | 59 | Dan Carter | Impaled through the back by Jason's arm and neck broken. |
| 4 | 60 | Judy Williams | Bashed against a tree while inside of a sleeping bag. |
| 5 | 61 | Russell Bowen | Axe to the face. |
| 6 | 62 | Sandra Casey | Pulled under Crystal Lake and drowned. |
| 7 | 63 | Maddy Paulson | Throat slit with a sickle. |
| 8 | 64 | Ben MacNeal | Skull crushed. |
| 9 | 65 | Kate Pataki | Impaled through the eye with a party horn. |
| 10 | 66 | David Peabody | Stabbed in the stomach with a knife. |
| 11 | 67 | Eddie McCarlo | Neck sliced with a machete. |
| 12 | 68 | Robin Peterson | Defenestration from the second-story. |
| 13 | 69 | Amanda Shepard | Impaled with a spear. |
| 14 | 70 | Dr. Crews | Gutted with a motorized branch saw. |
| 15 | 71 | Melissa Paur | Axe to the face. |
Recommendations[]
See also[]
Friday the 13th media
The World of Jason Voorhees
External Links[]
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood at IMDB
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood at The Terror Trap
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood at the Flesh Farm
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood at Popcorn Pictures
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood at Rotten Tomatoes
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood at Obscurehorror.com
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood at The Video Graveyard
References[]
Axe | Broken neck | Camp Crystal Lake | Cats | Chains | Crystal Lake | Crystal Lake Township | Decapitation | Disfigurement | Dreams | Drowning | Evisceration | Exploding buildings | Eye injuries | Head injuries | Impalement | Machete | Mutilation | Nightmares | Precognition | Psychokinesis | Psychopaths | Reanimates | Resurrection | Severed head | Sickle | Skinny dipping | Slit throat | Stabbings | Telekinesis | Throat injury | Wessex County