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1985

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

The mask comes back — but the man behind it may not be who you fear.

Directed by
Danny Steinmann
Killer
Roy Burns
Setting
Pinehurst Halfway House
Souls claimed
19
Survivors
2

A grown, institutionalized Tommy Jarvis lands at a rural halfway house just as a masked killer begins slaughtering its residents. The mask is back — but the man beneath it is not who the legend promised.

The Trailer

Official trailer, played from YouTube.

Filmed At · 2

Camarillo (Pinehurst Halfway House)© Frantik · CC BY 3.0
Camarillo (Pinehurst Halfway House)
Camarillo, California

A private ranch (Rancho Rosito) near Camarillo served as the Pinehurst halfway house where most of the film takes place. Private property; coordinates approximate.

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Franklin Canyon Park (Heavenly Pond)© Zigzig20s · CC BY-SA 3.0
Franklin Canyon Park (Heavenly Pond)
Beverly Hills, California

The wooded pond at Heavenly Pond / the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir doubled for the forest in Tina and Eddie’s death scene. A much-filmed public park.

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From the Vault

  • The killer is a grief-maddened copycat, Roy Burns — a twist that still divides fans.
  • Among the goriest entries before the ratings board’s cuts.
  • Continues the Tommy Jarvis psychological arc.
  • Corey Feldman returns briefly as a young Tommy in the opening dream.

The Cast & Their Fates · 21

  • Joey BurnsDominick Brascia
    Hacked to death with an axe
  • VinnieAnthony Barrile
    Lit road flare forced into his mouth
  • PeteCorey Parker
    Throat slashed
  • BillyBob DeSimone
    Axe to the back of the head
  • LanaRebecca Wood-Sharkey
    Axe to the chest
  • RaymondSonny Shields
    Stabbed in the stomach
  • TinaDebi Sue Voorhees
    Eyes gouged out (off-camera)
  • EddieJohn Robert Dixon
    Skull crushed against a tree with a tightened strap
  • AnitaJere Fields
    Throat slit (off-camera)
  • DemonMiguel A. Núñez Jr.
    Run through the outhouse wall with a long spike
  • Junior HubbardRon Sloan
    Decapitated while riding his motorbike
  • Ethel HubbardCarol Locatell
    Cleaver through the kitchen window into her head
  • DukeWilliam Caskey Swaim
    Throat slit (body found later)
  • Dr. Matthew LetterRichard Young
    Spiked through the head (body found later)
  • GeorgeVernon Washington
    Eyes gouged out (body found later)
  • JakeJerry Pavlon
    Cleaver to the face
  • RobinJuliette Cummins
    Stabbed up through the mattress from below
  • VioletTiffany Helm
    Stabbed in the stomach
  • Roy BurnsDick Wieand
    Falls from the barn loft onto the spikes of a harrow
  • Tommy JarvisJohn Shepherd
    Survived
  • Pam RobertsMelanie Kinnaman
    Survived