Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Director:

Steve Miner

Writers:

Ron Kurz (written by)
Victor Miller (characters)

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 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?

Plot Keywords:

Lake | Murder | Shack | Pitchfork | Death

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
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 (also archive footage)
Cliff Cudney	...	Maxwell
Jack Marks	...	Deputy Winslow
Jerry Wallace	...	The Prowler
David Brand	...	Extra Counselor
China Chen	...	Extra Counselor
Carolyn Louden	...	Extra Counselor
Jaime Perry	...	Extra Counselor
Tom Shea	...	Extra Counselor
Jill Voight	...	Extra Counselor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rex Everhart	...	Enos - Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve Miner

Writing credits
Ron Kurz		(written by)
Victor Miller		(characters)

Produced by
Lisa Barsamian	....	executive producer
Tom Gruenberg	....	executive producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.	....	associate producer
Steve Miner	....	producer
Dennis Stuart Murphy	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Harry Manfredini

Cinematography by
Peter Stein		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Susan E. Cunningham

Production Design by
Virginia Field

Art Direction by
Robert Topol		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Ellen Lutter

Makeup Department
Lisa Brozek	....	assistant makeup artist
John Caglione Jr.	....	makeup effects assistant
Carl Fullerton	....	special makeup effects
Tina and Robert	....	hair stylists: Six Feet Under, Westport, Ct.
Joanne Salarno	....	assistant makeup artist
David E. Smith	....	makeup effects assistant (as David Smith)
Cecilia Verardi	....	hair stylist (as Cecelia Verardi)
Cecilia Verardi	....	makeup artist (as Cecelia Verardi)

Production Management
Lisa Barsamian	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sean S. Cunningham	....	director: 'Friday the 13th Part 1' footage
Richard Feury	....	second assistant director
Charles Layton	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Tommy Allen	....	carpenter (as Tom Allen)
Eddie Cunningham	....	carpenter (as Ed Cunningham)
Shaun Curran	....	construction coordinator
Duke Durfee	....	scenic chargeman
Christine Gardyasz	....	property master: outside (as Chris Gardyasz)
Martha Gibson	....	scenic
Jeffrey L. Glave	....	scenic (as Jeff Glave)
Sandy Hamilton	....	assistant property master
Manuela Hartsuyker	....	carpenter
Alice MaGuire	....	assistant property master
Tom Walden	....	property master: inside

Sound Department
Richard Howorth	....	dialogue editor
Richard Murphy	....	sound recordist
David Platt	....	boom operator
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects (as Steve Kirshoff)

Stunts
Cliff Cudney	....	stunt coordinator
Tony Farentino	....	stuntman
Webster Whinery	....	stuntman

Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Anderson	....	electrician
Phil Beard	....	grip
Jim Canatta	....	panaglide assistant
Sam Ewall	....	key grip
John Foster	....	still photographer
Steve Gerbson	....	gaffer
Steve Gerbson	....	second camera operator
Philip Holahan	....	first assistant camera
Miguel Jimenez	....	electrician
William Klayer	....	electrician (as Bill Klayer)
John Newby	....	best boy
Eric Van Haren Noman	....	panaglide operator
Paul Volo	....	second grip
Edward J. Pei	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Denise Pinckley	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Kaufman	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Guy Barresi	....	editorial assistant
Jay Keuper	....	first assistant editor
Donald Freeman	....	final colorist (uncredited)

Other crew
Randall Badger	....	location scout (as Randy Badger)
Mark A. Baker	....	location manager (as Mark Baker)
Jeffrey Delman	....	production assistant (as Jeff Delman)
Ann Edgeworth	....	production assistant
Martin Kitrosser	....	script supervisor
John Oshima	....	production assistant
Denise Pinckley	....	production office coordinator
Roberta Presser	....	location unit manager
Jerry Wallace	....	production assistant
Mitch Wood	....	production assistant

Thanks
The Smokey Boys Band	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Georgetown Productions Inc.

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1981) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corp. (1981) (UK) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1981) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corporation (1981) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures Entertainment (1981) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Video (1987) (UK) (VHS)
• CIC Video (1997) (UK) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (19??) (Australia) (VHS)
• Esselte CIC Video (198?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
• Movie-Film-Verleih (MFV) (1986) (West Germany) (VHS)
• Odeon (2002) (Greece) (DVD)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (deluxe edition)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Deluxe Edition)
• Paramount Home Video (1989) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Video Elit (1982) (Bulgaria) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Almaviva Music  music copyright © 1981
• Casino, New Preston, Ct., The  special thanks
• Dawn Animal Agency  animals owned and trained by (as Dawn Animal Agency, Inc., New York)
• Deluxe  color by
• Modern Film Effects  titles
• Optical House, The  opticals (as The Optical House, New York)
• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex camera (as Panavision®)
• Pumpkin Payroll Service  location auditor
• Ross-Gaffney Inc.  sound effects
• Simon/Kumin Casting  casting (as Simon & Cumin)
• Six Feet Under  hair styles by (as Six Feet Under, Westport, Ct.)

Also Known As:

"Friday the 13th Part II" - USA (poster title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | Finland:(Banned) | France:-16 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #26254) | West Germany:18 (nf) (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) | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:PG (heavily cut) | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2008) | Brazil:14 | UK:X (original rating) | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) | Germany:16 (re-rating) (uncut) (2009) | USA:Unrated (uncut) | Portugal:M/18

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Company:

Georgetown Productions Inc.

Trivia:

This film has one of the longest pre-credit sequences in cinematic history, nearly 15 minutes in some versions.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Paul and Ginny return from the bar, Paul turns off the car and the windshield wipers are pointing straight up. Later when Ginny returns to the car, they are down.

Quotes:

Ginny Field:Please help me!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nothing to Lose (1997)

Great Slasher Flick

This one has got all the things that make up a fun slasher flick. Pointless nudity + pointless sex + blood-o-rama +cheap scares. All in all I was more entertained by this one than the original. I also like how it was the perfect length for a thriller, it didn't get tiresome. It's hard to make these types un-predictable, but they've avoided that here to my surprise. My only complaint is the ending, I didn't get it. Maybe its cleared up in #3? Anyways, See it for some scares! 8/10