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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood is the sixth sequel to the original Friday the 13th
. The film has earned a favourable following among fans (some who affectionately nicknamed it "Jason Vs. Carrie
") for many reasons, one of which being the first entry (of four) to feature Kane Hodder in the role of Jason.

Plot summary

As a child, Tina Shepard unconsciously used latent psychokinetic powers to kill her father after witnessing his abuse on her mother. Now as a young woman, her mother takes her to the same lakeside residence so that her powers can be studied (and exploited) by a doctor. But during an attempt to raise her father, she incidentally resurrects someone else long ago left to die in the lake: Jason Voorhees. Tina's torment from her powers is increased as Jason kills everyone around her, leaving her no choice but to control her abilities so they can be used to stop him.

Cast

Kane Hodder
.... Jason Voorhees
Lar Park Lincoln
.... Tina Shepard
Kevin Spirtas .... Nick (as Kevin Blair)
Terry Kiser .... Dr. Crews
Susan Blu .... Mrs. Amanda Shepard
Susan Jennifer Sullivan .... Melissa
Heidi Kozak .... Sandra
William Butler .... Michael
Staci Greason .... Jane
Larry Cox .... Russell
Jeff Bennett .... Eddie
Diana Barrows .... Maddy
Elizabeth Kaitan
.... Robin
Jon Renfield .... David
Michael Schroeder .... Dan

Trivia

The voice that narrates the opening recap is provided by Walt Gorney
who played Crazy Ralph in the first two Friday the 13th films.
The last name of Tina Shepard is taken (albeit with a different spelling) after the last name of John Shepherd
who played the adult Tommy Jarvis
in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
. Both films begin similarly with a nightmare of Tina and Tommy, respectively, as a child before we see them wake up as an adult in a moving vehicle.
The film was originally hoped to be a clash between Jason and Freddy Krueger
. Plans fell apart when Paramount Pictures and New Line Cinema
, who held the rights to the Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street
films respectively (at that time; New Line currently owns the rights to both franchises), failed to come to an agreement.
The film originally ended with a fisherman out on a boat when Jason rises up and pulls him into the water. This was cut when it was perceived to be too close to the endings of Friday the 13th and Friday the 13th Part 3
. Consequently, its absence left the film with a more optimistic ending than the previous films in the series. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
is the only other film in the series that ends on a less ominous note.
Possibly the hardest hit film in the series by the MPAA, director John Carl Buechler has kept much of the cut footage on VHS and shows it often at horror conventions. Regardless, the film has almost been cut to the point of having the majority of blood and gore cut out. Many of the cut scenes were featured on the Friday the 13th DVD Boxset that was released in 2004.
Director Cameo: John Carl Buechler the firefighter who picks up Jason's broken mask at the end.
Kane Hodder did all his own Jason stunts in this film, including falling through the stairway, and having the porch roof fall on his head.

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