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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Friday the 13th - The New Blood
Credits
Title: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Directed by: John Carl Buechler
Written by: Daryl Haney; Manuel Fidello
Produced by: Frank Mancuso, Jr.; Iain Paterson
Music by: Harry Manfredini; Fred Mollin
Cinematography: Paul Elliott
Edited by: Maureen O'Connell; Martin Jay Sadoff; Barry Zetlin
Production
Production: Sean S. Cunningham Films
Distributors: Paramount Pictures
Released: May 13th, 1988
Rating: R
Running time: 88 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Budget: $2,800,000
Gross: $19,170,001 (US)
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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.

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Notes & Trivia[]

  • The tagline for this movie is "On Friday the 13th, Jason is back... but this time... he's met his match".
  • 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 movie was released the same day as Maniac Cop.
  • 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.
  • This is the second film in the franchise to feature "undead Jason".
  • Another slasher film that includes telekinesis is David Schmoeller's Tourist Trap from 1979. The masked killer known as "Davy" uses telekinesis to animate mannequins.

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.

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Friday the 13th Part VII The New Blood - Trailer

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