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 imfamous 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 | Shack | Murder | 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
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
Steve Dash	....	stunt double: Jason (as Steve Daskawisz)
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

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) (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:

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:X (original rating) | Portugal:M/18 | 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)

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 gory still photo of this censored shot appears on the back of the videocassette box.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

Paul:These kids smoke better dope than I do.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Official Friday the 13th Parody (2010) (V)

Underrated Sequel That's Pretty Creepy!

This is an underrated sequel that's pretty creepy!. It's pretty well made, with 2 very strong leads, and a very suspenseful and scary finale!. Jason is a bit of a weakling in this one, and is probably the weakest Jason in the series, and that Town That Dreaded Sundown Look just doesn't' cut it!. i really liked a few of the characters, but of course as in all F13th movies some are just there to get killed off. There is a fair amount of nudity, and there is a couple pretty cool death scenes as well, however the ending was kinda cheesy, and a lot of the death scenes were cut, but i really enjoyed this sequel overall. The Direcion is very good. Steve Miner does a very good job here, creating a few scares, and lots of suspense,in the finale however it did take a while to get going, and the ending could have been better, but overall a very good job That score is awesome!. There is a bit of gore. but way too many off screen murders!. We get a severed head in a fridge, another severed head, ice pick in the side of the head (off screen),throat cut by barbed wire (off screen ATF), gory mangled dog, double impaling, machete in the face(cut),hammer in the back of the head (cut), bloody slit throat, 2 bloody stabbings, bloody corpses, machete in the shoulder, Axe in the leg,and a machete in the neck. The Acting is very good for a f13th film. Amy Steel, is excellent as the main lead, she is hot, had great chemistry with, John Furey, said her lines well, and was very likable. John Furey , is very good here he is likable, had good chemistry with Amy Steel, and did a very good job Adrienne King. does what she has t do in her short scene. Kirsten Baker has a great body but that's about it. Stuart Charno, is decent as Ted, but was a little annoying at times. Warrington Gillette, is decent as Jason but is kind of wimpy, and i didn't find him all that menacing he had his moments though. Walt Gorney does his thing as Crazy Ralph and does it well. Marta Kober, is a typical f13th character, she did okay i guess. Tom McBride, is good as Mark, in the wheelchair i felt sorry for him. Bill Randolph, is okay as Jeffery didn't have much to do. Lauren-Marie Taylorl,is HOT, and did well with what she had to do. Russell Todd, is okay as the ass.Betsy Palmer shines in her scene. Overall well worth the watch, highly recommended, for a night of entertainment! ***1/2 out of 5