Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

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

Director:

Steve Miner

Writers:

Ron Kurz, Victor Miller (characters)

Stars:

Amy Steel, John Furey, Adrienne King

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Walt Gorney	...	Crazy Ralph
Marta Kober	...	Sandra Dier
Tom McBride	...	Mark
Bill Randolph	...	Jeffrey
Lauren-Marie Taylor	...	Vickie
Russell Todd	...	Scott
Betsy Palmer	...	Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
Cliff Cudney	...	Maxwell
Jack Marks	...	Deputy Winslow

Storyline

After killing Mrs. Voorhees, who was avenging her son Jason's death, Alice Hardy can finally sigh with relief. But there is just one problem. Jason never drowned at Camp Crystal Lake and lived in the nearby woods as a hermit all this time. The day that Alice beheaded his mother, Jason saw everything and his heart filled with thirst for revenge. Two months later, Alice gets stabbed by an ice pick in the temple and disappears. Is Jason behind this? Five years later, a camp next do to Camp Crystal Lake is built and the counselors start snooping around the old, abandoned camp ruins. This makes Jason very upset, since his shack is next to the remains of Camp Crystal Lake and what is inside the shack shall be kept secret forever, even if it means killing nine people!

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Plot Keywords:

lake | murder | shack | pitchfork | death | 

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Taglines:

The body count continues...

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Friday the 13th Part II

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,250,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$19,100,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Georgetown Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

When Alice opens the fridge and finds Pamela Voorhees' decapitated head inside, Alice's hair is covering both her ears and when Jason stabs her in the side of her head, her hair is curled behind her ear.

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Quotes

Ginny Field: [to Paul] There is someone in this room.

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Crazy Credits

In the end credits, Shaun Curran is credited "Constuction Coordinator"

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Connections

Referenced in Beg (2011)

User Reviews

The Best Friday

My friend and I saw this movie years ago when we were teenagers. We both love scary movies, and have seen a variety over the years. Whenever the topic of scary, or horror, movies comes up in conversation, this one is always at the top of our list as the best of the best. The reason (s) being, the story was original enough to stand on it's own, even though it was a sequel; It is the first movie of the series that introduces Jason as the killer; and most importantly, Amy Steel starring as the movie's sole survivor was PERFECT casting . She by far, 'makes' this movie, and her acting is exceptional, making her character, Ginny Field, memorable... In my opinion, she sets the standard for all horror movie heroines. (She was also great in "April Fool's Day.") Steve Miner's directing is also worth noting, as there are several effective scares throughout scenes of the movie. The chase scene in the last half hour of the movie is as adrenaline packed as a roller-coaster ride, and is more suspenseful than most big budget movies made today. This movie is not often given the credit it deserves by critics, etc. (you know who you are,) since it is a sequel and a horror movie, but Friday the 13th Part 2, starring Amy Steel, is at the top of my list for the genre. Thanks for reading.