Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Steve Miner

Writer:

Ron Kurz (writer)

Release Date:

1 May 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The body count continues...

Plot:

Mrs. Voorhees is dead, and Camp Crystal Lake is shut down, but a camp next to the imfamous place is stalked by an unknown assailant. Is it Mrs. Voorhee's son Jason who didn't drown in the lake some 30 years before?

Plot Keywords:

Crystal Lake | Murder | Jason Voorhees | Death | Ice Pick

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Amy Steel	...	Ginny Field
John Furey	...	Paul Holt
Adrienne King	...	Alice Hardy
Kirsten Baker	...	Terry
Stuart Charno	...	Ted (as Stu Charno)
Warrington Gillette	...	Jason Voorhees (Unmasked Scene)
Walt Gorney	...	Crazy Ralph
Marta Kober	...	Sandra
Tom McBride	...	Mark
Bill Randolph	...	Jeffrey
Lauren-Marie Taylor	...	Vicky
Russell Todd	...	Scott
Betsy Palmer	...	Mrs. Pamela Voorhees (also archive footage)
Cliff Cudney	...	Maxwell
Jack Marks	...	Cop

Also Known As:

Friday the 13th Part II (USA) (trailer title)
Jason (USA) (original script title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:PG (heavily cut) | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2008) | Brazil:14 | UK:X (original rating) | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2009) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | Finland:(Banned) | France:-16 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Italy:VM14 | Mexico:C | Finland:K-18 (re-rating) (2002) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Norway:18 (1985) (cut version) | Norway:(Banned) (1981-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

KenWood Camp, Kent, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Georgetown Productions Inc.

Trivia:

A shot of the infamous double-impalement was cut to avoid an "X" rating, yet a still of this censored shot appears on the back of the videocassette box.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The first film takes place on June 13, 1980, which was a Friday, hence Friday the 13th. This film is set five years later, in the summer of 1985, also on Friday the 13th. There wasn't another Friday the 13th during the summer until 1986.

Quotes:

Terri: [to Scott who stepped into a trap] Don't go anywhere.
Scott: Very funny.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Police Quest: Open Season (1993) (VG)

Simple horror at its best.

Friday the 13th part 2 is a great horror film and is the best in the series. Has its share of sex drugs and blood easy to follow with a great opening. Amy Steel gives a good performance as our heroine and the rest of the cast is fine as well.

This film moves at a nice pace has its jump scares and builds up nicely to the final chase. I think this film has stood the test of time nicely does not ever seem too dated in anyway no crazy hillbilly music score (such as in the Burning, Bloody Valentine from the same time}.

Simple horror at its best.