Anthony Barrile, Corey Feldman, Curtis Conaway

Having landed in a mental hospital after "killing" Jason in The Final Chapter, an older Tommy (now played by John Shepard) is released to a halfway house populated by the usual maladjusted teens. Then...( read more  read more... ), surprise, the grisly murders begin anew. Has the homicidal hockey goalie returned from the dead, or is Tommy turning into Jason himself? Juliette Cummins and Deborah Vorhees co-star, with Dick Wieand appearing as Jason.

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Danny Steinmann

Release Date: March 22, 1985

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DVD Release Date: October 2, 2001

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  • September 28, 2009
    Predictable and often quite hard to watch, It?s quite boring! Still, they tried to move away from the first 4 film which are pretty much 4 different versions of the same film, at least they progressed with the story! It?s just a shame it wasn't a very good one!
  • February 8, 2009
    This is an early example of rebooting a franchise and it is horrible. The script and acting is bad even by Friday the 13th standards. It is cool to see the guy that found the Cross of Coronado in this flick ("You lost today kid. But that doesn't mean you have to like it.").
  • January 21, 2009
    A fairly different installment, but one that has enough bizarre oddities to merit a watch. One noticeable difference is just how 80's this is. The costumes, the music, it's like some weird trip. The film also has some extremely foul language, so much so that it was noticeable. Th...( read more)ere's some huge plot holes and just some stupid conclusions but at least there is at least one moment that you'll never see coming (it's towards the beginning). Disappointing for obvious reasons by the time the final credits roll it's a Friday the 13th film so should appeal to slasher fans.
  • August 28, 2007
    The second in the Tommy trilogy has an older Jarvis recovering from the Jason ordeal at a halfway house. Murders start up and guess who's suspect #1? Horrible acting, neutered kills (thanks MPAA) and a stupid 'Murder, She Wrote' style plot make this entry one of the low points in...( read more) the franchise.
  • August 6, 2007
    This is another fine sequel in the Friday the 13th franchise. This has a good body count and some gory and graphic scenes. The film takes place some years after Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter and now Tommy is 18 but since he killed Jason he's been traumatised by it all and is...( read more) sent to a mental hospital just outside of a small town, this one is different since they are free to roam around as they please. Tommy keeps seeing Jason and remembering what happened, soon after the kid gets axed the murders begin by a mysterious man wearing a boiler, hockey mask and carrying a machete. The police believe that it's Jason by the mayor thinks over wise since Jason cremated but of course he isn't, soon more people are being killed off by the killer and after each murder we keep seeing Tommy lying in his bed covered in sweat making us think that he could be the killer since he keeps seeing Jason.

    The killings soon take place inside the mental hospital and Tommy is nowhere to be seen, Reggie and Pam are the only ones there and find themselves being chased by the killer who could be Tommy or the real Jason or maybe someone else.
  • November 21, 2009
    By far the worst of the series. The acting is terrible to the point of laughter and the entire premise of the four previous films was ignored. You cannot have a Friday the 13th movie without Jason Voorhees, it's just a fact. It's such an irrelevant chapter and much like Halloween...( read more) III, it can be unseen without losing any story.
  • November 14, 2009
    kinda lame didnt evenhave the lake in it!
  • October 31, 2009
    i like all the scary stuff
  • October 29, 2009
    This one should have ended the series. Not....
  • October 24, 2009
    this is one of my favorite "friday the 13th" series and the fifth series sequel as the slashers this time again. character tommy jarvis performance different cast by john shepherd this fifth sequel & corey feldman's(starring in after film "friday the 13th: the final chapter")came...( read more)o return to sequel. i like one with character ethel bit moment that keeping me laughing!

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