Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

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Director:

Steve Miner

Writers:

Ron Kurz (written by)
Victor Miller (characters)
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Release Date:

13 January 1982 (France)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

2x The Fear...2x The Carnage...2x The Terror! (Deluxe Edition DVD)

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 did not really drown in the lake some 30 years before?

Plot Keywords:

Lake | Shack | Murder | Woods | Gruesome

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Amy Steel	...	Ginny
John Furey	...	Paul
Adrienne King	...	Alice
Kirsten Baker	...	Terry
Stuart Charno	...	Ted (as Stu Charno)
Warrington Gillette	...	Jason
Walt Gorney	...	Crazy Ralph
Marta Kober	...	Sandra
Tom McBride	...	Mark
Bill Randolph	...	Jeff
Lauren-Marie Taylor	...	Vickie
Russell Todd	...	Scott
Betsy Palmer	...	Mrs. Voorhees (also archive footage)
Cliff Cudney	...	Max
Jack Marks	...	The Cop
Steve Dash	...	Jason Stunt Double (as Steve Daskawisz)
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:
Peter Brouwer	...	Steve Christy (uncredited)
Karen A. Brown	...	Dancer in bar (uncredited)
Ronn Carroll	...	Sgt. Tierney (uncredited)
Rex Everhart	...	Enos - Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
Ari Lehman	...	Jason as Child (uncredited)
Robbi Morgan	...	Annie (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve Miner

Writing credits
Ron Kurz		(written by)
Victor Miller		(characters)
Sean S. Cunningham		characters (uncredited)

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

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)
Stan Winston	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

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
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
Ewalt Sam	....	key grip (as Sam Ewalt)
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
Mitchell J. Wood	....	production assistant (as Mitch Wood)

Thanks
The Smokey Boys Band	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Georgetown Productions Inc.
• Sean S. Cunningham Films

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1981) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corp. (1981) (UK) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corporation (C.I.C.) (1981) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1981) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Cinema International Corporation (1981) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures Entertainment (1981) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (1981) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (19??) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Video (198?) (West Germany) (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 (Spain) (2001) (Spain) (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.)

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Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:18 | Australia:R18+ | Brazil:14 | Canada:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Finland:(Banned) | Finland:K-18 (re-rating) (2002) | France:-16 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (uncut) (2009) | Italy:VM14 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 (1985) (cut version) | Norway:(Banned) (1981-2003) (cinema release) | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:PG (heavily cut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | UK:X (original rating) | UK:15 (re-rating) (2008) | USA:R (certificate #26254) | USA:Unrated (uncut) | West Germany:18 (nf) (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Company:

Georgetown Productions Inc.

Trivia:

The actual first shot of Jason in Part 2 is of his legs walking toward Alice's house, but those legs actually belonged to the film's costume designer, Ellen Lutter. This is the only time in franchise history Jason was played by a woman.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: (at around 11 mins) During the prologue, the cat that jumps through the window scaring Alice was obviously thrown through the window by a crew member.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Featured in "SexTV: Dark Desires: Sexuality in the Horror Film (#5.15)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Itsy Bitsy Spider

The carnage continues.

"Friday the 13th Part 2" is good, straightforward slasher fare that plays a formula for all it's worth. Its story (mostly) takes place five years after the events of the first movie, when a camp counsellor training centre has been set up in the Crystal Lake area. For five years the area has been quiet, but that's about to change, as the arrival of a new batch of nubile victims will spur Jason Voorhees to murderous action, as he inherits the mantle of crazed backwoods mass murderer from his late mother Pamela.

This sequel announced the emergence of Jason as a prominent slasher icon in a big way, and he's a truly evil creep in this one, and still more or less human, as opposed to the unstoppable zombie he would become in later sequels. While not ignorant of the iconic status of the hockey mask, this viewer has to say that he really likes the "pillow sack" covering of the face in this entry. The Jason face makeup is good if not too consistent with the way he looked in Part 1. Sadly, the trimming down of key gore scenes definitely dilutes their impact, although there's still a delight in the way he stalks his victims as the preludes to the kills.

Director Steve Miner keeps the story racing forward; if it weren't for that extended, 12 minute plus pre-credits sequence that reminds the audience of what has come before, this would be quite the short movie indeed. Even so, it runs a mere 87 minutes. The woodsy setting works just as well as before, and Harry Manfredini's instantly recognizable score adds to the fun just like it always does.

The cast does acceptable work, with Amy Steel as Ginny making for an appealing and intelligent "final girl"; the best in this series in this reviewer's humble opinion. A psychology major, she actually attempts to mess with Jason's mind in order to get the upper hand, and doesn't do too bad a job. John Furey is likable male lead Paul Holt, a guy scrappy enough to give Jason a good fight. Stu Charno is great as geeky comedy relief guy Ted, and Kirsten Baker as Terry supplies some wonderful eye candy, especially as she goes skinny dipping. A treat is in seeing Adrienne King, Betsy Palmer, and Walt Gorney return to their previous roles; Gorney is just as hysterical as ever as doom sayer Crazy Ralph. Fine cinematography (by Peter Stein) and production design (by Virginia Field) are assets - Jason's isolated decrepit dwelling is truly a marvel to behold.

All in all, Part 2 is one of the best sequels in this franchise by far, a solid continuation to one of the definitive slasher movies, delivering enough laughs, shocks, and thrills to make this a fine hour and a half or so of no-fooling-around entertainment.

Eight out of 10.