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.

Director:

Steve Miner

Writers:

Ron Kurz, Victor Miller (based on characters created by)

Stars:

Betsy Palmer, Amy Steel, John Furey

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Cliff Cudney	...	Max
Jack Marks	...	The Cop

Storyline

Months after Alice beheaded psycho killer/mother Pamela Voorhees at Camp Crystal Lake, survivor Alice is still traumatized because of the murders. But there is one problem: Mrs. Voorhees' son Jason never drowned and died, so he saw Alice behead Mrs. Voorhees. Jason finds Alice soon and murders her. Five years later, a camp counselor-in-training program begins at Packanack Lodge, right near Camp Crystal Lake. As teenagers in the program start snooping around Camp Crystal Lake, they start getting killed violently one by one.

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Plot Keywords:

pitchfork | ice pick | slasher | jason voorhees | b movie | 

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Taglines:

One year ago today, 12 of her friends were violently murdered. Why should the first anniversary be any different?

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filming took place in August 1980.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 6 mins) 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.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Ginny: Paul? Paul? Where's Paul?

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Crazy Credits

Just like Part 1, we see giant letters proclaiming 'Friday the 13th' moving towards the screen (minus the shattering glass). When they reach the screen, they explode and reveal letters proclaiming 'Part 2.'

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Alternate Versions

The following scenes were cut from the film in order to avoid an "X" rating from the MPAA:

• A close-up shot Jeff and Sandra being double-impaled while having sex on the bed.
• A close up shot of Crazy Ralph and the wire cutting.
• A scene at the very end where we are shown the inside Jason's shack and see Pamela's face. While there, her eyes open. It was cut by Paramount for looking too fake.
• A facing shot of Mark's face being split by the machete.
• Blood was trimmed from the shot of Jason driving the hammer in the cop's head.
• The flashback footage showing Mrs. Voorhees decapitation was trimmed.
• Bloodflow was cut from the shot of Jason driving an icepick into Alice's head. Additionally, Jason turns her to the camera, revealing the icepick tip exited through her nose while a look of shock is on her face.
• Additional bloodflow was cut from the shot of Jason slicing Scott's throat.
• Originally, sex scene between Sandra and Jeff was longer and it included full frontal nudity from actress Marta Kober but when Paramount studio discovered that she was underage the scene was deleted completely.

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Connections

Referenced in Psychos in Love (1987)

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Soundtracks

Itsy Bitsy Spider
(uncredited)

User Reviews

War With MPAA

When the original 'Friday' came out into theaters, some people (read, the MPAA) were outraged at the level of the gore effects that were in the film. So, with Gene Siskel at the helm, the MPAA began a crusade to tone down the effects in horror movies. 'Friday II' was an easy target. At least one death (with a beer bottle) was cut out completely. The double impalement is seen in the film only from underneath the bed (when the arrow comes through) - however, the VHS box always tantalizes you with a shot of the spear from the top of the impalement - never made it in thanks to the MPAA. Not to mention the poor guy hanging from the tree. Although many slasher films were released the same year as 'Friday II', 'Friday II' got most of the MPAA backlash on the effects. Too bad these effects have never been put back into the film.

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)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,429,784, 3 May 1981

Gross USA:

$21,722,776

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,722,776

Company Credits

Production Co:

Georgetown Productions Inc., Sean S. Cunningham Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Dolby (DVD re-release)

Color:

Color (Deluxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1